I have written earlier also about this. This particular post was prompted by an article I read.
When will people learn to develop a slightly thick skin and stop issuing fatwas and running to courts? This practice is not related to any one community. I will say this before anyone brands me anti-any community. Remember the Hindu right-wing attacks against M F Hussain? Okay, painting some nudes might not exactly be the best idea but attacking his studios and not allowing an old man to come to his native land is sheer barbarism. By the way, Hussain was not exactly a favourite of Muslims either. There was a song in his movie Meenaxi which caused protests and led the artist to withdraw the movie from theatres. The complaint? The word of the lyrics (Noor-un-ala-noor if I am not mistaken) are used in the Koran to refer to Allah, and how dare these be used in the movie in that setting!
There was a guy some time back who created a 'work of art' called Piss Christ. It was a photograph of a crucifix submerged in the artist's urine. There was obviously a huge controversy over this. But the work also won an award and there were calls to maintain freedom of expression.
However I also have this to say - 'artists' must keep basic common sense if not religious sentiments in mind before they create anything. After all, is it so difficult to use your thinking ability? But then again it is said that common sense is not something that is common.
When will people learn to develop a slightly thick skin and stop issuing fatwas and running to courts? This practice is not related to any one community. I will say this before anyone brands me anti-any community. Remember the Hindu right-wing attacks against M F Hussain? Okay, painting some nudes might not exactly be the best idea but attacking his studios and not allowing an old man to come to his native land is sheer barbarism. By the way, Hussain was not exactly a favourite of Muslims either. There was a song in his movie Meenaxi which caused protests and led the artist to withdraw the movie from theatres. The complaint? The word of the lyrics (Noor-un-ala-noor if I am not mistaken) are used in the Koran to refer to Allah, and how dare these be used in the movie in that setting!
There was a guy some time back who created a 'work of art' called Piss Christ. It was a photograph of a crucifix submerged in the artist's urine. There was obviously a huge controversy over this. But the work also won an award and there were calls to maintain freedom of expression.
However I also have this to say - 'artists' must keep basic common sense if not religious sentiments in mind before they create anything. After all, is it so difficult to use your thinking ability? But then again it is said that common sense is not something that is common.
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