Porn for Indians – Taboo says the deciders?

As I have been contemplating writing about a new trend among Indians of filming themselves in their sexual acts, came the news of banning few porn sites on the insistence by the Supreme court by the Govt. of India. Liberals feel, it is treading on their feet by the powers to be and conservatives / hypocrites feel it is the best things to happen to the land of Kamasutra.

While I would like to stay clear of this decision of the Supreme court, based on my conviction that they think for our good, like in the case of making wearing of Helmets & seat belts compulsory.

Let me talk about what I was intending to write for a while, that is the trend to shoot our achievements or conquering a pursuit. I have been 'privileged' to look at some of the videos that are circulated on social media, which apparently were either clandestinely / secretively shot or with the persuaded consent and in some cases self shot.

Apparently when you look at the location, most of the time it is hotel rooms, some in the home environment, some very desperate places like fields and bushes or internet cafe cabins. When someone shoots an act without the knowledge of the players concerned, probably it is used more for voyeuristic pleasure or to blackmail the players concerned.

More concerning factor is the clandestine shoots with the hidden camera by one of the players, don’t see any other intention but to blackmail the other player. Some of the films will show the shooter (mostly men) trying to plead / goad the partner to disrobe n pose to the camera. Wonder what is the purpose, most likely the stated fact is to 'enjoy her beauty post the act for personal pleasure'. Women are apparently falling for this plea and give their consent and pose to the satisfaction of the shooter.

There is this other category of girls dancing to the glory with their chest exposed probably in the dorms or PG rooms. Videos that are shot for fun but finding their way into the internet universe.

What I felt very sad and scared was the increasing participation of teens and kids in either participating in the sexual act or agreeing to be shot on camera. School going children, disrobing their uniform is a trend which should worry their parents in particular and all of us in general.

Now if we are getting to watch these videos on social media, it is apparent someone is uploading them and how this is happening, there could be many reasons. Jilted lovers, Blackmailers who couldn’t get satisfied, Conquerors showcasing their achievement, without any concern for their conquest. In some cases, theft / loss of phone or people having access to the internal memory of the phone or the SD card, getting to see the videos and deciding to show the same to the rest of the world is also another possibility

Many suicides could be for this reason. These videos could break many a marriage and even potential alliance. For all this the origin of the problem is the desire to be video-graphed in the buff and fallout can be very dangerous.

A simple advice, don't pose to a camera in nude unless you want to be a porn star, simply because no one knows where these videos will end up.

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