[Reader-list] The Pink Condom Campaign

Fri Feb 13 20:20:54 IST 2009

Dear Aditya,
Just wondering about a few things that are unclear in this blog post:

1.  Just how does being progressive & secular lead to AIDS. I think (and
hope)
     I am both, but at 41 haven't got AIDS as yet. Though I think Condoms
are
     a good idea otherwise since India does have a population problem.

2.  Seems strange the way the cloak of 'anonymity' has been used to hide.
     The action has been made in a public forum, yet the author(s) are too
     scared to "reap what they sow" - something that seems the purpose of
     the blogs existence !!

3.  As a Hindu, haven't yet figured out where the Pink Chaddi blog has gone
against
     'our faith' - unless there is some hidden religious subtext somewhere
that defines
     sending pink underwear to a man is not suitable Hindu behavior.

4.  The goons who went about beating women certainly ware against Hindu
culture
     which is supposed to revere women in many forms. Yet the Pink Condom
blog
     doesn't even have the basic thought of leaving out women's names. Seems
I
     have some very confused Hindu's who don't even dare to name themselves
     acting as spokespeople for my religion !!

Must be me at the end of what's been a long day, but the Pink Condom logic
was very convoluted.

Guess you're just posting a blog post, so you may not be the person to ask
these questions, but since this post was here, responded.

Rgds, Partha
.................

On Fri, Feb 13, 2009 at 5:45 PM, Aditya Raj Kaul <kauladityaraj at gmail.com>wrote:

>  The Pink Condom Campaign
> Link - http://www.thepinkcondomcampaign.blogspot.com/
>
> *What is Pink Condom campaign?*
>
> This campaign has been started as a response to some self righteous and
> progressive people who started the *Pink
> Chaddi<http://thepinkchaddicampaign.blogspot.com/>
> * campaign. Their chaddi campaign ends on Valentine's Day of 2009, but this
> is just a beginning for us.
>
> We are more democratic and transparent that the *Pink Chaddi walas*. We
> don't claim inflated figures of support. There is a poll at the right hand
> corner of this page, which shows how many people support us, and how many
> don't!
>
> *Why condoms?*
>
> Condoms are necessary to save yourself from AIDS and to lead a progressive
> and secular life. The *Pink Chaddi walas* claim themselves to be pubgoing,
> loose and forward - a condom will help them maintain being that.
>
> *Who are we?*
>
> We are the ordinary Hindus, who don't bark on television channels to defend
> our faith, but we definitely get hurt when some people bark against our
> faith.
>
> We know that not everything is right with Hindu society, and things needs
> to
> be improved upon. That's the whole essence of Hindu Dharma or Sanatana
> Dharma – to constantly change and evolve. We don't need self-righteous
> sickular (so-called seculars) to reform us.
>
> *Why are we anonymous?*
>
> Unlike *Pink Chaddi walas*, our intention is not to grab news headlines and
> appear on Indian and international television (what else do you think
> sending *chaddis *will achieve?). We are just trying to convey a message –
> you reap what you sow.
>
> *Why this opposition to Pink Chaddi campaign?*
>
> Because the campaign tried to unnecessarily implicate an assertive Hindu
> and
> RSS (they showed pictures of RSS members in a derogatory way) for
> Managolore
> pub attack incident. RSS and Hindus didn't approve of Mangalore incident,
> still they were demonized, which was result of a mentality which is full of
> hatred towards Hinduism.
>
> *Do we support Sri Ram Sene?*
>
> Not at all for beating up women in Mangalore. We know nothing more about
> them to declare an overall support or opposition. They don't really matter
> to us.
>
> *Do we support RSS?*
>
> Yes and No. We support RSS for their social work and for fighting
> sickulars.
> We support them because we hate Hindu haters like Christian Missionaries,
> Jehadi Muslims and Indian Communists. We don't support them if they would
> want to subjugate ordinary Christians and Muslims.
>
> *How can join Pink Condom campaign?*
>
> First, click on the poll on right hand corner and express your support (or
> opposition). You can also join us on orkut and facebook and promote the
> word, as media surely won't promote us as they did to *Pink Chaddi walas.*
>
> Secondly, send pink condoms (if you want to spend money, buy them, or just
> send them colorful and creative picture of condoms) at following addresses,
> or call up these people (*Pink Chaddi walas*, their contact numbers and
> addresses were put up on *Pink Chaddi
> *blog<http://thepinkchaddicampaign.blogspot.com/>)
> to know more:
>
> People to call:
>
> Benson (9845167575)
> Areeba (9900569456)
> Samir Gandhi (9246282223)
> Kaushik (9703508756)
> Nithin (9886081269)
> Divya (9845535406)
> Nisha (9811893733)
> Vivek (9845591798)
> Ratna (9899422513)
> Padma (99400 25231)
> Jeny (9840398852)
> Aniruddh (98840 17695)
>
>
> Addresses:
>
> Nisha Susan
> C/o Tehelka
> M76, M-Block Market
> Greater Kailash 2
>
> Ashwini
> C-Wing, Lake Pleasant
> Phase-2, Lake Homes
> Powai
> (Hand it over to the security guards in Mumbai)
>
> Shalini M
> A1201
> Beaumonde Apts
> Appasaheb Marathe marg
> Near Chaitanya , opp Tata Motors
> halfway between siddhivinayak/century mills
> Prabhadevi – 400025
>
> The Shakti Center/ Corporate Accountability Desk,
> No: 42 A, I
> floor,5 Avenue,
> Besant Nagar,
> Chennai - 600090
>
> *We will remove the above contact details and names after they are removed
> from the Pink Chaddi blog*
>
> *Why trouble these people?*
>
> We are not trying to trouble them. We are just asking you to send them
> *Pink
> Condoms*, just like they have decided to send *Pink Chaddis *to *Sri Ram
> Sene*, unsolicited. We believe that we have equal rights to protest in the
> same manner as chosen by them. They might be good people, we are not
> contesting that at all, but we just paying them in the same coin.
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