tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18334306.post113259847824973383..comments2023-11-02T04:33:28.178-04:00Comments on Occupied Space: Fragrance and Pre-Marital Sex<B>Ranjit Nair</B>http://www.blogger.com/profile/13589634933960513747noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18334306.post-1133196246981884582005-11-28T11:44:00.000-05:002005-11-28T11:44:00.000-05:00Anon, Changes are societal, and not based on 'valu...Anon,<BR/> Changes are societal, and not based on 'values' or individual opinions - this is the point I was trying to make here. It is a fact that pre-marital sex IS happening in India today, whether one likes it or not. What Khushboo said was her opinion, and whether you agree / disagree with her opinion, she has the right to express her point of view. If you do not like it, or feel that her opinion infringes on your dignity, express your protests in a civilized manner. NOT through chappal throwing and vicious smear campaigns. <BR/><BR/>I disagree with your view that freedom of speech only allows one to give opinions that do not 'hurt' anybody else. Am I allowed to comment on only rogues / corrupt politicians ? Of course not - in my opinion, the freedom of expression that my consitution allows me gives me the right to opine on anything I please - as long as it does not amount to slander. As for people who are 'moral', one man's morality is another's superstition - I may not share all the moral values that you believe in, but that hardly means I am immoral (for instance, I know parents who have no compunctions in marrying their daughters off to rich old men with fat dowries - I feel they are as immoral as corrupt politicians).<BR/><BR/>It is NOT my 'duty' to panter to a supposed set of moral values - I suscribe to my own set of morals. I can choose my own right and wrong for myself. As for the NHRC, I have to admit I share your views - terrorists ought to be amputated, have their tongues cut out and then set free. Rapists ought to get the same punishment too !<B>Ranjit Nair</B>https://www.blogger.com/profile/13589634933960513747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18334306.post-1133089953615117712005-11-27T06:12:00.000-05:002005-11-27T06:12:00.000-05:00Change is fine...but change without any regard for...Change is fine...but change without any regard for the feelings of others and without any concern for others definitely is not. While there is freedom of speech, it is also the duty of someone using that right to not offend someone else who might be having some values. Nobody ever said that freedom of speech should not be used to expose someone who is corrupt or is a rogue but in today's world it is only used to cause shock to people who are perfectly moral and follow age old traditions(like the parents of most of the teenagers who have supposedly become liberated). In all this talk about rights people seem to have conveniently forgotten their duties(just like the NHRC which fights for the rights of the terrorists but not for those of the common man)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com