Mind Your Language
Last few weeks, we have seen many a debates going on, about the kind of language used by our politicians these days. The media all over is 'shocked' by their behaviour, but not me. However, I am amused by the content of the debate itself.
Most of the politicians are guttersnipes themselves. This is the kind of the language they usually use at their homes and close circle. It is solely the undue and free publicity by the media itself, which has embolden these guys to show their true colour in public. Media is playing at their hands. After all they have a 24-hour channel to maintain. Both the groups are feeding on each other.
It all begin with ubiquitous Laloo. Who new Laloo 10 years back ? Now we have his histrionics live or recorded, in our living rooms. There is not hardly a day when we don't seem him. He has got used it and quite enjoys the attention. He is proud that people are making movies on his name, and that there is so called research going on him. From amusing histrionics, he gradually moved to abusive stuff. Trust media to have it all on camera. Others have quickly picked up from him. Amar Singh, Mani Shankar Aiyyar, Narendra Modi are other such fellows, and there are many more.
AVB was called Dhritrashtra by Priyaranjan DasMunshi, Sonia was called Gandhari by Vinay Katiyar, while Manomhan was meted with most horrible treatment. He was termed as Shikhandi by no less than ex-Foreign and Finance minister, Yashwant Sinha, and Paltoo by Kalyan Singh). Then Laloo called Amar Singh a Dalal, Nachania and Chirkut.
Debates themselves were no less ridiculous. They were abound with funny and lame explanations. There were claims that names were given for 'respect' and 'fun'. Others opined that they should be taken as 'metaphors', rather than 'literally'.
People like Rajdeep Sardesai, Devang others were having the field day seeing the cats fighting. What they didn't realize that even their channels are guilty of using such languages. Prabhu Chawla, it seems, never went to school. They were also not ready acknowledge that channels also are indirectly responsible in encouraging such utterances. The patented answer is that public wants to see all this, so it's their duty to present.
The same reasoning can be given by the politicians as well. Public wants to see it, so media shows it and that's why politicians say it. This makes an ugly vicious circle. Not sure how to get out of this.
Most of the politicians are guttersnipes themselves. This is the kind of the language they usually use at their homes and close circle. It is solely the undue and free publicity by the media itself, which has embolden these guys to show their true colour in public. Media is playing at their hands. After all they have a 24-hour channel to maintain. Both the groups are feeding on each other.
It all begin with ubiquitous Laloo. Who new Laloo 10 years back ? Now we have his histrionics live or recorded, in our living rooms. There is not hardly a day when we don't seem him. He has got used it and quite enjoys the attention. He is proud that people are making movies on his name, and that there is so called research going on him. From amusing histrionics, he gradually moved to abusive stuff. Trust media to have it all on camera. Others have quickly picked up from him. Amar Singh, Mani Shankar Aiyyar, Narendra Modi are other such fellows, and there are many more.
AVB was called Dhritrashtra by Priyaranjan DasMunshi, Sonia was called Gandhari by Vinay Katiyar, while Manomhan was meted with most horrible treatment. He was termed as Shikhandi by no less than ex-Foreign and Finance minister, Yashwant Sinha, and Paltoo by Kalyan Singh). Then Laloo called Amar Singh a Dalal, Nachania and Chirkut.
Debates themselves were no less ridiculous. They were abound with funny and lame explanations. There were claims that names were given for 'respect' and 'fun'. Others opined that they should be taken as 'metaphors', rather than 'literally'.
People like Rajdeep Sardesai, Devang others were having the field day seeing the cats fighting. What they didn't realize that even their channels are guilty of using such languages. Prabhu Chawla, it seems, never went to school. They were also not ready acknowledge that channels also are indirectly responsible in encouraging such utterances. The patented answer is that public wants to see all this, so it's their duty to present.
The same reasoning can be given by the politicians as well. Public wants to see it, so media shows it and that's why politicians say it. This makes an ugly vicious circle. Not sure how to get out of this.
posted by Unknown at 9:47 AM
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