[1] Marlon writes: "This issue is not about the right of groups to protest a movie, but rather whether extremist elements within society have the right to muzzle free speech or the right to freely conduct business by attempting to ban such activities."
[2] E DeSousa <ejd...@att.net> wrote: A class action lawsuit would determine soon enough who has the most rights: the exploiters or the exploited. Not sure if this remedy is available in Goa. COMMENT: While a 'class action suit' is hardly the way to approach this issue, it is possible that Marlon and Selma are right on this matter. Both Marlon (in the US) and Selma (in the UK) are allowed (it appears) under their rights to 'freedom of speech' to call Afro-Brits and Afro-Americans .....niggers in public. Will they please confirm? I hope that they will not be claiming next that 'child pornography' is an art which should also be protected under 'free speech'. The fact is that Goans (esp Goan women) have been needlessly, unfairly and ignorantly slandered and cast in derogatory light by Bollywood and the Indian media.....ever since I can remember. The icing on the cake is that these same Bollywood jokers come to Goa and carry on .....very appropriately (do they not?) and then blame Goan women! Perhaps, they do not know what the word "Goan" means! As one joker connected with the film reportedly said recently (I paraphrase): Goa is a fictional item. Later about that. But .....for now .....I would like to ask when Marlon and Selma exercised their "freedom of speech" on the matter I have placed above. Bollywood ....please stay in Bollywood. Goa is a fictional place. Do not come there. Enough is enough. jc