By now many of you have probably heard about Richard Gere and the famous kissing incident. It is almost getting as much publicity as the (in)famous rodent in the butt story. However, this story is real and just as annoying.
During an AIDS fundraiser in India Gere swept a co-star off of her feet, planted a long kiss on her, and reenacted a scene from an old movie (Shall We Dance).
The people of India have turned the story into a nightmare claiming that the event was obscene and that the woman's modesty had been tarnished forever.
I know that I am an American. I know that my freedoms are different and my moral scale is harder to tip over. Still, Gere's face is being burned, images of him are being slashed, and the country is ready to throw him in jail for 3 months.
Honestly, is this really the most imporant item on India's agenda. Really? Some old timer plants a little kiss on a chic at a fundraiser and he needs to go to jail? Gere and the actress have both apologized and she has even hit out at the mob saying that India is showing the world that it is a bit regressive.
Gere's generosity towards the country and his belief in the Tibetan cause will now be diminshed. He probably won't be able to step foot back into the country because of the chance he could be heavily fined or be tossed into jail.
The folks of India deserve a big fat helping of WTF.
OUT!
2 comments:
Ask me about Shilpa Shetty, the woman he kissed, and then I'll tell you why this story is even 10 times more annoying than it already sounds. -Jo
WTF indeed!!!!
Rich
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