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RE: Why India Needs A Sex Revolution (Part 1) - Hypocrisy & Social Stigma Around Sex
Its progressing. They show kissing scenes in bollywood movies now days? I don‘t think india should look up to western consumerism, which means cheaply portrayed ideals of mainstream pop iconic vulgarisms. Globally, natural is the new esthetics of the sophisticated class. Believe me, i was born in the west and gender inequality fetish, open relationship etc. is making many forget about culture and family values. In fact india should probably try to get back to some of what it was before the 12th century AD. Looking at the bright side, for a country packing so many religions in one spot they are doing a great job?
I agree times are indeed changing, thanks to the open-minded people among us. But it's also true that we're still far from calling ourselves free from social stigma. We proudly call ourselves the largest democracy in the world, but what we don't share is how that democracy comes with a lot of strings attached.
There are a whole bunch of things that are completely legal, but you will still be shamed by society for doing/being them. Legal doesn't always mean socially accepted, especially not in the case of India.
People do try to make changes and there is definitely some positive growth, but we can't pretend that everything is all fun and rainbows while people get punished for doing something that should be considered completely normal.
I also agree that we need to stop romanticizing the western ideals so much. In fact, a lot of people from western countries are actually starting to live by Eastern philosophies. Perhaps the world is coming to some sort of equilibrium.
Thanks for your comment! Really appreciate it :)