Monday, August 15, 2005

58 things we want freedom from



1. Police harassment
2. Using religion for politics
3. Blindly supporting capitalism
4. Intolerance towards minority groups
5. Potholes
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8. Extravagant weddings that put unnecessary pressure on parents
9. Undue pressure on schoolchildren
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13. The Babri Masjid-Ram Janm Bhoomi tussle
14. Terrorism in Kashmir
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20.Terms like “eve-teasing” or “roadside romeos”. It’s sexual harassment and those who do it are harassers.
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24. Obsession with America
25.The informal joint military alliance with the US (joint military exercises and the offer to permit Indian soil to be used for refuelling facilities for American military airplanes)
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27. Media space provided to Page 3 types
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31. Yellow journalism
32. Mindless dribble that 24-hour news channels broadcast as fillers
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42. Remix videos and the objectification of women
43. The casting couch
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46. Bollywood ‘formula’ films
47. Item girls
48. Media coverage of item girls
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53. Obsessing over Aishwarya Rai’s clothes
54. Double standards about saas-bahu serials

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