{"id":1846,"date":"2010-03-11T21:13:20","date_gmt":"2010-03-12T04:13:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/?p=1846"},"modified":"2010-03-11T21:13:20","modified_gmt":"2010-03-12T04:13:20","slug":"why-are-we-angry-with-m-f-husain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bhagwad.com\/blog\/2010\/rights-and-freedoms\/why-are-we-angry-with-m-f-husain.html\/","title":{"rendered":"Why are we angry with M F Husain?"},"content":{"rendered":"

I was reading news in the\u00a0 TOI about how M F Husain is no longer an Indian<\/a> the other day and saw the four hundred <\/em>odd comments left by regular Indians who needed to express their opinion. Surprisingly for me, the overwhelming sentiment seems to be an outrage against the painter for depicting Hindu goddesses in the nude, and most are happy to be rid of him. The TOI blogger Ramesh Khazanchi has written a scathing article on how the Freedom of Expression is not unqualified<\/a> and how Husain will learn\u00a0 in his new home how precious it is – of course, forgetting in the process that it was India which drove him away.<\/p>\n

I myself have to ask the question: “So what if he painted nude goddesses?” I mean what exactly are people protesting? Suppose Husain had painted the nude goddesses and kept them in his room – never displaying them to anyone. Would they have objected then? If so, then what they’re saying is that a person has no right to even think<\/em> about naked goddesses since a painting is a mere expression of one’s thought.<\/p>\n

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Husain's Paintings are not being forced on anyone, so what's the big do?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

But of course, Husain displayed his paintings, and again I have to ask: “So what?” It’s not as if they were forced on people, not as if they were projected onto buildings, not as if they were advertised on TV. In fact, everyone who saw the paintings chose to see them<\/em>. The question crosses my mind, what kind of insane person goes to view pictures that he or she knows will offend them? And worse, what kind of person chooses to view pictures and then complains<\/em> about it?<\/p>\n

So perhaps people are objecting to the fact that others<\/em> saw the pictures since one presumes they never saw the paintings themselves (they being so offensive and all). If so, they’re essentially claiming that adults don’t have the strength of mind to know what’s good for them and that someone<\/em> has to ensure they’re kept in check…Not so different from people like our beloved Pramod Muthalik who feel the need to “protect” India’s culture and force their version of it down people’s throats, saying they don’t know what’s good for them.<\/p>\n

In my opinion, people are too quick to put limits on free speech using phrases such as “Freedom of expression is not absolute” or “Freedom of speech doesn’t mean you can say what you want.” Well, I’m afraid it does! A mature society realizes that words themselves don’t harm anyone and more importantly, one can choose what one wants to see and hear. So if you read or hear something which offends you, you have no one to blame but yourself.<\/p>\n

What’s your<\/em> opinion? (You can choose two answers)<\/p>\n

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