Well the Govt. of India went one up on the Govt. of Maharashtra's ban on beef and put a blanket ban on viewing the buff (porn) on the internet. Some 857 internet sites carrying pornographic material have been shut down with the official explanation being that the ban is directed to put an end to child pornography and women abuse that is on the rise in this great Nation of ours. A noble purpose and I am not being hypocritical here in stating that.Trending questions: Is it constitutional? Will blocking sites succeed in curbing the distribution of such material? How can the Govt. generalize that all watchers of porn are perverts or will succumb to the unacceptable and bizzare excesses? Will it put a stop to child trafficking or curb/reduce pedophilia? Is pornography responsible for abuse against women? Is this not an attack on personal liberty?
Well; I could fill this blog with the angst views being expressed in various mediums by several intellectuals. The answers to most of these questions are rhetorical too. But; if you are a follower of "conspiracy theories"; then the Govt. has super succeeded in shifting the Nation's attention from "Lalitgate", "Vyapam", the dysfunctional monsoon session in the parliament; and other such irksome issues like the debate on the death penalty post the hanging of Yakub Memon. Sex; one may admit it or not, evokes the same impact across all class, creed or religion.
India; it possibly gave the world its first acknowledged treatise on sex and erotica; the "Kama Sutra". Several ancient temples across India sport sexual imagery by way of carvings. So; when did such an evolved civilization that could handle the beauty and art of sex become a Nation of debauched perverts? If propaganda is to be believed then the blame falls squarely on the rise of the internet and smart-phones. Expensive and hard to procure magazines have given way to free and easy access of smut. That's a big - big laugh. I know from my own growing up days that acquiring porn was never a high cost nor difficult. Likewise, all the related ills of present time prevalent even then. Except for the fact that the media fraternity and mediums for distributing was not that large; and there were more compelling issues to stick as headline news.
But; that is still not the answer to its ever growing demand. One could start pinning the blame on the increasing male:female gender gap or the influence of foreign and now media or films or TV shows, travel overseas to sexually "liberated" countries, or even sex education in school for the demand in content to satisfy the very base carnal instinct in mankind (women included). Reality is that it may all be true; so what do we do?
Yes; of course; blame the law for being ineffective in curbing the menace caused by the dark side of pornography. India has been governed under a Indian Penal Code as far back in time as 1860 which lists homosexuality too as a punishable offence. The law of the "Raj" was never thrown out, but was adopted and revised several times based on the supposed needs of society; and each revision left the previous one intact and operable to the point where even the keepers of the law are confused on how to act on them.
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Indians are not the only followers of kink. There are probably a lot more warped minds in other nations too if one was to measure it on a percentage of population scale. Nor is a growing majority of India afraid of being labeled as promiscuous; and this is not just an urban phenomenon. Morality is a very subjective matter and the old school definition of a just and moral society went out of the window a long time back. Unfortunately, many who claim to be the guardians of culture and morality have no qualms against corruption or unethical practices. If prostitution is illegal becuse it corrupts morality; then by that argument corruption too is a form of prostitution as it is a blot on India's morality?One can keep arguing this never ending debate just like that of capital punishment or scam or anything that has a counter view. For now; I will stick to believing the conspiracy theory. Now why is that song "Let's talk about sex baby" playing in my mind? As of now thinking about sex is not banned I hope...moreover.....Can you believe this.....
Government climbs down, says ban on pornography temporary. Hey! While the Govt. decides on Porn let's figure what's hahappening to Indian Corn? I am told it has been corrupted too by a technology of the biological kind to make it look and taste sexy and sweet. How orgasmic? Food Porn better watch out.
https://asiafoundation.org/resources/pdfs/StanfordHumanTraffickingIndiaBackground.pdf
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