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So much dhamaka on the forum today!! So since the other thread is closed temporarily 😭, I will wait for it to re-open or be closed off before commenting I suppose.
But I'll just say a few things here...In my short time on this forum, I will whole-heatedly accept that I have been outspoken (some say sarcastic...maybe) about the characters, content of HD, and the logic that is used to blindly justify characters. Thru my remarks, I try to see if I can bring out the inconsistencies that are present in many of the arguments that are made. I will not apologize for trying to be fair and consistent in my logic and expecting others to do the same.
But I will also whole-heartedly declare, that there has not been a single instance on this forum, when I have degraded an actor personally for their looks/personality/popularity/lack of popularity (if someone thinks to the contrary, please show me the post and I'll be more than willing to apologize).
Regarding the whole thing about "freedom of speech," yes absolutely people have the right to express what they feel. But let me give you an example (since I am a foodie, it'll be a foodie analogy 😆).
I absolutely detest Spinach. Never liked it, never will. Paneer on the other hand, I can never get enough of! So lets suppose there was a restaurant that served only spinach/paneer (palak paneer).
Now what do you think I should do? On the one hand, I detest spinach and can't stand the taste, but on the other hand, I love love love paneer.
Should I go the restaurant every time, sit down at the table, order the dish, and just separate the panneer out and enjoy it and leave everyone else alone to enjoy the palak paneer. Seems like a fair and mature way to solve the problem.
Or should I go to the restaurant everytime and go around to everyone who is enjoying the palak paneer and say:: hey I hate spinach, I hate how it looks, I hate how it tastes, I wish the restaurant combined the paneer with aloo instead. Yes my freedom of speech allows me to go around and say this a million times over, every time I go to that restaurant. But is this what I should do?
Or maybe the restaurant comes up with a new dish...Matar paneer...should I go to the restaurant and just enjoy the matar paneer...or should I go and make it a point to everyone and say...hey this matar is so much better than the "green stuff" people like to eat...and make indirect statements to put spinach down?
And last but not the least, if someone asks me about how I like the food at the restaurant, do you think I can give a fair assessment if the only thing I like and eat is the paneer and not the whole dish that is served by the restaurant? Wouldn't it be fair to just say...hey I like the paneer they serve...don't know about the spinach. Or should I say, the paneer is great...but the spinach...its so bland, undercooked, and green!
I know this is a super dumb analogy but hopefully it clears up the confusion. Here' the truth though..I love palak paneer 😆I don't have a problem with people who don't like palak or paneer, they are free to come to the restaurant and enjoy the part that they like, but please don't come to the restaurant and make it a point to go around everytime! and tell everyone that you hate the palak or the paneer. I already know that you don't like it (from the first time I met you at the restaurant), so why repeat it everytime? Why ruin the fun for me?
That is all I am asking. If someone finds anything offensive in this post, please let me know and I will edit it asap!
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Well, all I will say is that the direction this thread has taken basically proves my point. Nowhere in my post, nor in any of my replies, did I put down palak or paneer or even aloo or matar. I said I respected people's right to like matar paneer and aloo paneer and I didn't say anything to the contrary to put down matar or aloo.
Yes people have the right to go to this restaurant everyday where people are enjoying palak paneer, sit in the center of the restaurant, and say things like: I hate palak, palak tastes gross, palak tates even worse with paneer, palak is the most bland food ever and on days they serve matar paneer, people also have the right to go to the restaurant and say things like "Is restaurant mein pehli baar kuch dhang ka khane to mila hai." Yes people have the absolute right to say all these things. But the question here is not if we can do it, the question is should we do it.
Regarding my previous thread, I apologize to anyone who was offended by my comments and will be more mindful of what I write next time.
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