Guest guest Posted June 10, 2012 Report Share Posted June 10, 2012 Today there is a report that M Karunanidhi wants a cartoon in a Class XII NCERT book showing anti-Hindi campaign launched in Tamil Nadu in the 1960's removed. Why? Because it may infuriate the Tamils. Only Karunanidhi knows why it may infuriate the Tamils. Perhaps his thinking has got slightly distorted. By the way, paraphrenia may afflict a few persons in advanced age. Let us forget Karunanidhi for the time being. A woman who is widely believed to be paranoid even went for the arrest of people who she thought were lampooning her in their cartoons a few weeks ago. It later turned into a national tamasha. Soon thereafter we saw collective stupidity in the Parliament. The members (ironically, they insist on being addressed as Honourable Members) created a big ruckus over a cartoon showing Ambedkar getting whipped for his slow progress on the constitution for which he headed a committee . Even apes are capable of better behaviour. The most important question is this: Why do we dread cartoons so much? One simple view is that Indians lack the sense of humour. It is appropriate to mention subtle humour here. Otherwise an average Indian does love Laloo-Govinda chhaap homour. Secondly, we cannot accept the other side of our character shown in cartoons. Thirdly, some of us could be having ideas of persecution. (Stalin suffered from paranoid personality disorder which made him kill millions of his countrymen.) Fourthly, we are simply stupid to waste our time on unimportant things. There is one more reason for the comical actions of people who go after cartoons (and cartoonists). Seemingly, they have a valid reason this time. They fear competition from cartoons. Which 'cartoon' would like to have himself cartooned? They want us to enjoy the live cartoons crawling around in the political world instead of getting diverted by the figurative ones. Who has not enjoyed seeing Laloo in his knee-length underwear, scratching his copious abdomen and chewing a man while he entertained visitors at his official residence? I feel newspapers and magazines should not waste any space by printing cartoons. It is absolutely unnecessary. Let the people see the real cartoons. Bharat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 I think all right thinking people must agree with your point of view. Is it again over sensitivity without application of wisdom?OPG To: mgims From: bharat_7910@... Date: Sun, 10 Jun 2012 15:40:19 +0800 Subject: Cartoonmania Today there is a report that M Karunanidhi wants a cartoon in a Class XII NCERT book showing anti-Hindi campaign launched in Tamil Nadu in the 1960's removed. Why? Because it may infuriate the Tamils. Only Karunanidhi knows why it may infuriate the Tamils. Perhaps his thinking has got slightly distorted. By the way, paraphrenia may afflict a few persons in advanced age. Let us forget Karunanidhi for the time being. A woman who is widely believed to be paranoid even went for the arrest of people who she thought were lampooning her in their cartoons a few weeks ago. It later turned into a national tamasha. Soon thereafter we saw collective stupidity in the Parliament. The members (ironically, they insist on being addressed as Honourable Members) created a big ruckus over a cartoon showing Ambedkar getting whipped for his slow progress on the constitution for which he headed a committee . Even apes are capable of better behaviour. The most important question is this: Why do we dread cartoons so much? One simple view is that Indians lack the sense of humour. It is appropriate to mention subtle humour here. Otherwise an average Indian does love Laloo-Govinda chhaap homour. Secondly, we cannot accept the other side of our character shown in cartoons. Thirdly, some of us could be having ideas of persecution. (Stalin suffered from paranoid personality disorder which made him kill millions of his countrymen.) Fourthly, we are simply stupid to waste our time on unimportant things. There is one more reason for the comical actions of people who go after cartoons (and cartoonists). Seemingly, they have a valid reason this time. They fear competition from cartoons. Which 'cartoon' would like to have himself cartooned? They want us to enjoy the live cartoons crawling around in the political world instead of getting diverted by the figurative ones. Who has not enjoyed seeing Laloo in his knee-length underwear, scratching his copious abdomen and chewing a man while he entertained visitors at his official residence? I feel newspapers and magazines should not waste any space by printing cartoons. It is absolutely unnecessary. Let the people see the real cartoons. Bharat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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