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Saturday, April 21, 2007

mad mad world!

i've been thinkin to myslf that i must start writing...soon! there is so much to observe and always so much to say!!!
i was hooked to the tv yesterday....watching the big bollywood wedding unfold! what little they showed, that is! its amazing how the paparazzi culture has hit us here! and how crazy the public can get about actors! and what psychological disorders can creep in to a person's psyche, given some instability...
i was amazed by the accusations of the "sedated" woman....i mean it was ludicrous, and yet so sad! its so tragic, how the mind can play games on a person. and how a mother can play along.. that shows one of two things, either implicit belief in everything the child says, or plain stupidity!
then there are people climbing trees, all for a glimpse of the hero and heroine and family, not to mention the "extras" ( the anil ambanis and the karan johars of the world!) !!
then there are the poor policemen (some of whom must be embarassed to be caught on camera, chatting on their cell phones...then again, its indian policemen we're talkin about...i guess its good enough that they didnt take bribes from people and let them in!) had to resort to lathi charge...something they seem to get increasingly efficient at. sheer practice, from what we see.
then again, there is the media, invading privacy totally, and speculating quite stupidly, at what must be happening, and what the "plan" is supposedly!! i mean, how would they know?? and why do "smart" anchors in the studios ask stupid questions like "so what do u think is going to happen in the next few minutes...?" the poor reporter is not only having it out with the heat and the mad public, s/he also needs to speculate, when in truth, is clueless, cos they're on the road and the functions are not!!!
also, i think the hype was more because it was the forbidden fruit...it was jus curiosity, simply because the celebs wanted the privacy! and i wouldn't blame them....
its not a nice culture we're fostering and media must not be encouraged to snoop where its not wanted...
however, the devil must be given its due....we should be thankful that justice is gaining a voice now, and that our hands are not tied anymore!
all in all, its truly a mad mad world! but so what.....??