Why are people offended by Bride and Prejudice?
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What are your friends talking about!  Most Bollywood films are musicals where people burst into song and dance in the street!  Have they never seen Kuch Kuch Hota Hai and any other film like that?\n\nBride and Prejudice isn't meant to be a 100% Bollywood film, or a 100% Western film, its a mixture of both.\n\nThe director (Gurindher Chadha) is a British born Indian - she saw that Bollywood is popular in the UK (and other western countries) and came up with the idea to make a Western/Bollywood mixture film.  She used a "Western" story (based it on Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice) and a Bollywood musical-style setting and a mixture of actors from both cultures.\n\nIt stars some British Indian actors (Naveen Andrews as Balraj, Nitin Ganatra as Mr Kholi, Indira Varma as Kiran) and obviously some Indian actors (Aishwarya Rai, Namratha Shirodhka, Meghnaa, Peea Rai Chowdhury as the four Bakshi sisters) and some Western white actors (Martin Henderson as Darcy and Daniel Gillies as Wickham).  Its supposed to be a mixture.\n\nIf you try to approach it as a pure Bollywood or a pure Western film you will be disappointed because its not.\n\nI'm not Indian, but all my Indian friends love it!  \n\nIts one of our "feel good" films I put on to cheer us up when we're ill or feeling down! \n\nMy BF (not Indian) loves it as he's hopelessly in love with Aishwarya!   Grr!  LOL!!\n\nhttp://www.imdb.com/title/tt0361411/
777651
People being too politically correct is a major issue. It only dulls our senses to what is really going on and what is dangerous. We are becoming too...."tolerant" of immoral behavior, ruining innocence for our children too soon, allowing poison ideas to run wild in our country....giving too much leniancy to enemies of our ideals. ...etc. It's sick and sad. Probably a side effect from everyone being on LEGAL DRUGS pushed to us like candy from our doctors. It's turning everyone into zombies who think everything is fine and dandy.
635613
Hatred and prejudice.
1082065
Take stuff on here "with a grain of salt" as we say where I live ... some people will be rude and others will get upset when they are rude ... it is just Q and A from total strangers ... not exactly of earth shaking importance in the overall scheme of things ... don't let it get to you ...
137165
People allow themselves to become offended or have feelings hurt. If we had to worry about offending someone all the time we would just have to be silent. As a small child I learned the saying "sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never hurt me." People should realize that this is true and move on.
206609
As long as you add a smile and not a veil and handkerchief to you outfit I don't think anybody will be offended.  I think it is worse when people pick something that total clashed with the wedding colors.  Red was the color at our wedding and my Mother in law wore a teal green dress that was hideous.  I'm sure your happiness with out shine anything you have on!
421007
Maybe what you're seeing is more curiosity than disapproval.  I agree with you that in this day and age mixed-race couples are pretty common.  Maybe people are looking at you the same way they would if she was wearing a fuzzy pink easter bunny costume - it's something out of the ordinary, but not necessarily bad.\n\nAn American author, Mark Twain once said "Never attribute to malice that which can adequately be explained by stupidity."  After years of thought and observation, I think he was right.
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I'm the type of person who truly believes in people respecting the privacy of others, and in minding their own business.\n\nI, too, have read negative comments on various cultures and religions, and some of them are very cruel.  I would  prefer to learn about the activities of others, rather than go with negative thoughts about things which I have no knowledge.\n\nWhat's making it hard for people on this site, is that they are made to feel that they have to "defend themselves" from all the negative, and bigoted questions and answers.
547782
Because they're narrow-minded and stupid. I've read the book too (and I'm CATHOLIC for Christ's sake) and I agree that it is a lovely piece of FICTION. If they can't see that, then I feel very sorry for your friends because they are missing out on a wonderful book.
418553
Why can I call my girlfriend ugly, or an idiot, and she thinks it funny, but if someone else says it she'd probably be offended and cry?\n\nAh, probably because the ways it's said, the meaning behind it, the sharing of feeling behind it.\n\nI think a black person is right to be offended when a person of ANY other race says that.  If they wish to use that term as a word of kinship and sharing amongst themselves, great.. but from anyone else it still is truly a word of disrespect.
587694
While you're at it, you can tear up the Constitution and punish people for having original thoughts... \n\nThere are so many worse things to be offended by...
261042
b/c people don't want to honor or respect wife beaters.
99992
Yes, I am going to say she would be offended, there are many different ways to approach that. Why would you even have to say it to her in the first place?
659960
I don't think they're overeacting at all. It's very offensive toward the entire church and faith community. Someone draws a cartoon of Muhamad and it causes worldwide rage among Muslims. This movie completely shoots down the credibility of the Christian faith - and sadly - a lot of people buy into these theories. I think it's only rational to be upset - if you're a Christian period - not just a Roman Catholic.
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Why is this question in the Love and Romance section?  Don't they have a nosy section?\nThere are 2 main reasons people answer those questions.\n1.  They want to ridicule, or make fun of, the person asking the question.\n2.  They really care about other people, and hope they can give another viewpoint, or some insight into the problem.
977132
I don't think they were offended...i think some were just ignorant to the lord. And those who spoke the work in your comments and still judged you are not true believers either. You know what the funny thing is....people who see that someone is spreading their believe  in the lord love to critisize becuase they are misserable and think it is fun to toy with others ...they have nothing better to do with their lives..let them though because we know better! may god have mercy one those poor souls! And find a way into their hearts becuase it's sad really even those who don't beleive he still loves them the same as the ones who do and what thanks does he get...
1182863
Oh for pity's sake!  Of course it's okay.  How is declaring your pride for your nation going to offend anyone?  If someone does claim to be offended, it's only because hand-wringing liberals, who are terrified of being labelled bigots, have branded anything other than fawning deference to other cultures as racism.  If you constantly worry about causing offence to a self-pitying, thin-skinned minority, then you'll spend your life tip-toeing around people and never asserting yourself or stating your true feelings.\n\nShould you apologise for being English or supporting England?  Of course not.  There are certain people who feel resentful because their ancestors were wronged by the Empire and want the English to hang their heads in shame for ever more, but that's just revisionist nonsense.  This sort of brainless mindset would have us constantly extolling the virtues of others, while considering any pride in our own character or achievements as arrogant.  Be proud.  Fly your flag.