~~Apart from the misleading arguments which have been making the rounds, another facet of this protest is the homogenisation of the event. UoH is a multicultural space housing individuals and groups from across the globe. A group of one hundred fifty students claiming their voice to be that of 6000-odd students of the University is an exaggerated self-proclamation and an unwarranted representation of the student community. The organisers also failed to take any criticism on the event from different quarters; rather they indulged in vilifying individuals and groups. Thus, through the rhetoric of moral policing, victim herself/himself has been accused of indulging in moral policing. The KoL protest which is considered to be against the act of moral policing, needs to be de-codified in terms of its origin and ideology. In a Hindu majoritarian society it is the predominant thought that prevails and conceptualises culture. This dominant thought has been contested from time to time by the dominated. It is the dominant who always create a safety wall in order to save or maintain cultural norms through different modes of operation to keep away deviations. In this context the act of general policing is not general in its nature, it rather originates from the Brahminic thought processes and is deeply rooted in Brahminic ideology. People at large are the victims of this dominant ideology.~~ A big clap and thanks to Sanjana Krishnan, Abdullah A Rahman and Rahul Meenakshi for clearing the air and bringing the real issues behind the #KissofLove at University of Hyderabad
Posted on: Wed, 05 Nov 2014 12:55:27 +0000