Thursday, December 1, 2011

Passing the buck



I liked Imran Khan. I thought he was a teeny bit better than other actors. I was with him when he made the argument that if you are old enough to get married or to vote, you should be old enough to drink.


Then he goes and says something like this - 
Bollywood has time and again made films on topics which are socially relevant and which help in the betterment of the society. Revathy's 'Phir Milenge' addressed the topic of AIDS awareness and HIV. However, it is not our duty to educate people. We are there to entertain. We do take up causes but it is not our responsibility. It is the responsibility of the government, people in charge who should do the needful


All talk and passing the buck when it comes to for action.
Imran seems to think that only the higher ups in the government can make a difference. 
The reality though is that everyone needs to be aware and spread awareness on HIV and AIDS, not just Bollywood and/or the government. 
For him to expect that he can go ahead and talk about social causes and issues but then conveniently put the blame on other parties is stupid.

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