Booring

[gerkin]

Richard kissing Shilpa - whats the big deal ?

[Miss Inquiry]

Seems like they like burning effigies in India @ the moment.

[crete]

who is richard ?

[matt66]

Ricahrd gere was a right plonker for doing that. It went beyond a joke. yes a peck then another peck, but to grab her and maul her the way he did in front of crowds of Indians, on stage was bizarre. either he was drunk or is a complete prat. his effigies are rightly burning !!!

[ludwig]

It's complete nonsense. Richard Gere may well be a plonker, but it doesn't justify idiots burning effigies in the streets. What the F's it got to do with them anyway?
These people need to get a life and realise that no-one has some god given right to go through life without ever being offended by anyone else.

[crete]

shipla was kissed by richard gere ? shes lucky.

[matt66]

its their country, they can burn Gere's effigy if they like. They are no doing it in your back garden are they so dont act so sanctimonius. Have you even seen the footage of what he was doing. it was buttock clenchingly embarrasing. As for god given rights....they dont worship your god, they worship millions of gods (try getting your hrad round that one) and their god gives them the right to do as they please.

[Miss Inquiry]

But they were burning Effigies of Shilpa?

[ludwig]

Matt, just because it's their country and they can do what they like, doesn't mean they're not behaving like idiots.
Try getting your head around that one.
Yes, I've seen the footage, yes it's embarrassing, yes he's a fool, and yes, they're still idiots.
ps - I'm an atheist.

[maxximus]

it would appear infundibulum has got her/his head wrapped around it perfectly, excellent answer!

[geo0939]

He is a victim of his own publicity (fame) and is obviously under the impression that every woman in the world is just gagging for a snog with him.
I'm sure I read somewhere that he was a follower of an eastern religion. Surely he understands the store that some nationalities set by appearances, and how they conduct thamselves in public.
There is no excuse for a grown man to act like a 15 year old boy , and to be honest, he actually looked as though he was getting excited.
Disgusting!

[matt66]

cant argue with that infi

[BooldawgsMrs]

Will Shilpa Shetty be working in a call centre now?

[sp1814]

Good Lord...Richard Gere snogging a woman????

Now there's a memo that I didn't receive.

[society]

that's right geo, i've read that also.

i think it's more a culture thing.

[Neilzulu1]

Who cares ?

[dyli795]

another example where one must "turn off" to make perfect sence of all the interest and hoo haa!

[LeMarchand]

So the hamsters of the world can sleep easily now?

[brachiopod]

Like the answer, Infundibulum !

For those who fail to appreciate cultural difference, and think that they should "get a life and realise that no-one has [the] right to go through life without ever being offended by anyone else", should appreciate that, to many on the Sub-continent, this action is analogous to a guest getting his kn*b out on Blue Peter*.

Ok, we may not burn images in the street, but in our subjugated apathy, we might be so incensed with rage as to enact our culture's equivalent, and write a strong letter of complaint to our MP.