[***The video while has been withdrawn from (at least) one youtube site, it is still very much available on (at least) another. One may watch and form one's own informed opinion, not one based on hearsay.***
The choice of "liking" or "not liking" the film, of course, rests with the concerned individual. ***The demand to ban its airing, even under the pretext of "postponing", is, however, highly retrograde and deplorable.*** Having said that, I, for one, found the film reasonably well made, even if not anything extraordinary, one that quite effectively communicates the message that the Indian society must change its attitude towards women. (Of course, there are divergent views, as the film brings out.) That the filmmaker is a non-Indian is a non-issue for me. I do find objections based on that ground simply xenophobic. The news report at sl. no. II is truly obnoxious. It claims that 'India's Daughter' was the trigger for a highly deplorable act of lynching of an *alleged* rapist in Nagaland. There is of course no effort to establish the cause-and-effect relationship. It appears as if India has discovered (or invented?) lynching only now after the airing of the BBC film! The film actually offers a 360degree view. And does not, repeat not, incite violence. Of course, the victim's father is asking for the execution of the rapist. But there are also testimonies of the relatives of the accused. At no point, repeat at no point, it incites violence, let alone lynching. Btw, did anyone of the lynch mob watch the film? ***What, however, is profoundly disturbing is that no less than the Union Home Minister of India, in a tweet, has apparently endorsed (or actually initiated?) this obnoxious claim!*** Btw, one, rather a major, line of argument asking for banning of the film is that by showing a rapist, and his lawyers, pleading his case and justifying rapes, the film would encourage rapes! Now, we're told it is triggering lynching of rapists! That would have been considered quite silly but for the grave implications.] I/II. http://urbanasian.com/whats-happenin/2015/03/bbc-releases-indias-daughter-on-youtube/ BBC releases India’s Daughter on YouTube! by Diana Lydia March 5, 2015 Events & Gigs After much speculation, the highly controversial documentary, India’s Daughter, makes its way to the World Wide Web. Banned in India, the documentary focuses on the rape case of Jyoti Singh who was brutally beaten and raped in Delhi in 2012. [Video] The documentary highlights the aftermath of the event as well as a one on one interview with assailant Mukesh Singh. While BBC was in high hopes of releasing the video on television for Women’s Day (March 8th), heavy protests against Mukesh Singh’s lack of remorse and despicable comments lead the the ban of the documentary in India. Directed by Leslee Udwin, the film has now been made available on YouTube. II. http://www.vocativ.com/world/india/rapist-lynched-bbc-documentary/ Rapist Lynched After BBC Rape Documentary Aired A day after the BBC showed a controversial documentary on the gang rape of a woman in Delhi, a convicted rapist has been pulled from his prison cell and beaten to death by an angry mob in India. The mob broke into the prison in the northeast Indian state of Nagaland Thursday, dragged him out and lynched, him while dozens of onlookers recorded it all on their cell phones. Reports say he was pulled out of the prison in the northeast Indian state of Nagaland on Thursday. Local media reports the crowd marched for miles toward the jail and tore down its gates. An angry mob of hundreds then stripped him, beat him and hung him, killing him in the process, Al Jazeera reports. They then reportedly dragged his body through the street using meat hooks. Indias Daughter Rapist In India Lynched BBC 003a Convicted rapist Mukesh Singh as interviewed in the Documentary "India's Daughter". BBC The Indian government had ordered the BBC on Wednesday not to air a documentary on the infamous gang rape. But the network published a letter later Wednesday declaring it intended to broadcast “India’s Daughter”, but not in Indian territories. The video has since become available on online video platforms, like YouTube and Vimeo. BBC Director of Television Danny Cohen responded to Indian government concerns, saying that the documentary would “raise awareness” about India’s rape crisis. “We feel ‘India’s Daughter’ has a strong public interest in raising awareness of a global problem and the BBC is satisfied with the editorial standards of the film,” the letter states. Indian home minister Rajnath Singh offered this on his Twitter account Wednesday: HMO India ✔ @HMOIndia I was deeply hurt by this when I came to know about it yesterday.I spoke to authorities &made sure all steps taken to stop the broadcast:HM 12:16 PM - 4 Mar 2015 Individuals from all levels of government have either pleaded or demanded to suppress the documentary. Some have claimed the film would compromise the dignity of India’s women and the Indian people as a whole, while others suggested that its airing would threaten civil safety. The film allowed the accused rapists to comment, with one of them saying “A girl is far more responsible for rape than a boy.” -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. 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