Saturday, June 23, 2012

BEING WHO MAN? by The Chauvinist



While the youth around does so much to the society by wearing  tshirts that say INDIA AGAINST CORRUPTION or BEING HUMAN,here I am smoking american blend and wearing funny beer quote tshirts.I'd be damned!
Here in bombay,every second guy wears a BEING HUMAN tshirt,the clothing line is owned by a celebrity who has charges against him for running his car over a man  shooting a rare species animal and the list just goes on.
Whenever I see a guy wearing a Being Human Tshirt,i have an urge to punch him in the face and see blood gush out of his nose,but apparently every Being Human man is the size of Hanuman.
Offlate another celebrity has kickstarted a tv show that spotlights evil in the society.
The man definitely has a seat reserved in heaven,if not he'd buy one,there should be plenty of money left from the 30 million he earns from each episode.

Last time I was home,i caught my folks addicted to this reality show on a regional channel.
The format is quite simple,an old actor would play the negotiator in a verbal fight between couples on the brink of  divorce.There would also be a panel consisting of retired judges to spice up the whole thing.Few of my own folks were crying looking at the plight of some woman who was fighting to get her husband back from his mistress.
Sad situation,but I dont get why she or anybody for that matter would come on tv to share their problems.Its as lame as watching pornography with your whole family.My folks however,lost interest soon, the show they claimed lacked variety.

I had to deal with a client who wanted photographs of the city.Being the struggling artist I am,i went around for days with my gear and went back in with about 30 photographs.
The man had issues with my work.He claimed that my work conveyed just happiness.The man said he could get the editorial done as soon as I got him some variety.Begging handicapped people for instance.The editorial never happened.

I once made the mistake of tossing a few coins to a child who was begging.I usually dont do such a thing.But I had seen him look at kid walking out of a store with an ice cream cone.The kid all excited rushed in to get one while I went about doing my photography.In about 20 minutes,the kid had come back with about a dozen other friends of his and was demanding more money.I stood there looking at him and doubting whether i'd wet my pants.I was lucky enough to be spotted by the other photographer who had gone with me and she came in and sent the kids away.

The only time I felt the urge to attend an event for a social cause was when a female celebrity decided to strip.I didnt know what the cause was,but neither did the others who showed up.The event unfortunately didnt happen.I heard somebody say later that the celebrity didnt show up because she didnt have anything to wear to the event!Now that,I found to be a very lame excuse.

Cheers :)
The Chauvinist

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