Twinkle khanna on Roast Controversy - Page 3

A well written and sensible response from Mrs. Kumar!

Its an irony that Twinkle wrote such a classy blog to support something as crassy as AIB...

It's the first time I've read her pieces, she's really articulate
Well written, I agree with what she said

Edited by rosetreasures - 9 years ago

well said and sensible write up..

Whenever you  have to justify one wrongdoing, compare it with another one of higher degree and ask people to go after the higher degree of offense and ignore the lesser offense..  That's what I concluded from Twinkle's long rant.

Originally posted by: ShylockHolmes

In my heart my city will always be Bombay because that is what I have known it as, and it does not antagonize me that a political party decided that it needs to be changed to Mumbai because according to them it was a legacy of the British rule, but a few weeks ago even the word Bombay was bleeped from poor Mihir Joshi's song and I have not been able to wrap my head around that.

In the last few months, we have been offended by Obama's chewing gum, Modi's suit, Kiran Bedi for various reasons and, of course, by the infamous roast.

If I had to be offended by a live show I would rather be offended by Arnab who invites people on his show and then doesn't let them speak. I saw an episode where he is asking the education minister a question and then screaming over her answers.

We now also have an assortment of people up in arms about the gags made on a person's sexuality but shouldn't we be more offended by the fact that homosexuality is considered illegal in India and that Section 377 still exists?

The jokes about dark skin offend us because deep down, some of us idiotically think that having dark skin is a shortcoming. Would we be as offended if jokes were made about having fair skin like, You are so fair that you were thrown out of the Nirma washing powder commercial for being whiter than the washed shirt.'?http://blogs.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/mrsfunnybones/why-some-of-us-choose-to-face-the-cave-wall/

These few bits up here are gold. Especially the bold.

People are forgetting again...that this roast was in India...and was out on the Youtube for an Indian audience...and it will take another 1000 years or may be never...to use extra white skin as an insult in India...like seriously Twinkle NO...anything to do with being fair skinned will not be an insult...especially when being dark is considered UGLY in India...yes try using white trash in the west...that is offensive..

Originally posted by: blue-ice

.(.and it will take another 1000 years or may be never...to use extra white skin as an insult in India...

So your admitting now India is behind the times 😆😆😆

Your words not mine 😉😉

The jokes about dark skin offend us because deep down, some of us idiotically think that having dark skin is a shortcoming. Would we be as offended if jokes were made about having fair skin like, You are so fair that you were thrown out of the Nirma washing powder commercial for being whiter than the washed shirt.'?