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NEW DELHI: In protest of the storming of a cafe in Kozhikode, Kerala by BJP workers who smashed glass and furniture raising the cry of “immoral activities”, a group of young people in the state have declared November 2 to be “Kiss Day.” As part of the festivities, people will gather in Kochi to kiss in public, in obvious defiance and protest of the spate of moral policing in the state.
The group’s facebook page (/kissoflovekochi) says: “Moral Policing is a criminal activity. Most of political parties and religious organizations tries to do that.” An upcoming event listed by the page is titled, “To Express The Freedom Of Love” and is scheduled to take place on Marine Drive in Kochi on November 2.
The planned event has drawn its share of opposition, with a group of law students filing a Public Interest Litigation with the High Court on Thursday that asked for an interim order directing Kochi city police and Ernakulam district collector to prevent "obscenity in public". In the PIL, the petitioners said the 'Kiss of Love' event will "promote an unhealthy culture and cross the limits of decency and create law and order problems.”
However, the organisers are confident that the event will be held as planned, posting this to the group’s Facebook page:
Predictably, #KissOfLove began trending on Twitter, with Tweets overwhelmingly in support of the cause:
There were a few critical voices, predictably linking “kissing” to western culture:
The Facebook page has had its own share of criticism, largely in the form of trolls. TheLadiesFinger.com dug up a humourous take on an FAQ of sorts on the page, possibly as a responses to trolls -- and translated it for our reading pleasure. It is reproduced below:
1. ?????? ????????? ?????????? ?????? ???????? ?: ??????? ???????? ????? ????????? ?????????????? ???. ??????? ??????????????????? ????????????. ??? ???????????????? ?????? ????? ???????????? ??????? ??????? ???????. ????? ?????????????? ??????????? ??? ???? ??????????????????? ????????, ???????, ???????, ????????????? ???.
Translation:
Q: Yo, will you be bringing your mother or sister?
A: ‘Mother’ and ‘sister’ are two independent individuals. If they want to, they will participate. If they participate my family’s morals will not collapse. Everyone who participates similiarly will be someone’s sister, mother, father or brother.
2. ?????? ??????? ??????? ?????????? ???????? ?: ????????????? ??????? ?????????? ????????????? ???? ‘???’ ????????? ??????????. ????? ??????? ???? ???????!. ?????? ?????? ????? ???????? ????????????????????. ??????? ???? ?????????? ?????? ???????? ?????? ???????????? ??? ???????. ??????????????? ??????? ?????? ?????????? ??? ????????? ???????????????? ????. ??? ??????? ??????????? ???? ????????????????? ??????????????? ??????? ??? ??????????? ???????????????? ????.
Translation:
Q: Yo, will you give me your sister to kiss?
A: If she feels like kissing you I have no need to interfere. But she should feel like kissing you. The kiss must be welcome to both parties. Otherwise, if you pile on and try to kiss her you might end up measuring the thickness of her slippers. If you are prepared to receive that in front of everyone, come on over. If you feel brave enough to kiss with mutual consent then come on over.
3. ?????? ????????????? ???? ?????????? ?????????????: ??? ???? ???????????? ????????? ????????? ????????????. ?????? ???????? ???? ????? ??????? ???????????? ???????? ???? ???????? ????????. ??????? ??? ???????? ??????? ?????. ?????? ?????? ?????? ??????????????????? ??????? ?????????.
Translation
Q: Only kissing? No other ‘cultural’ performances?
A: This is what happens if you watch too much porn. Sticking your penis into a vagina immediately after a kiss is not what homo sapiens do. That only happens in porn movies. A kiss is only a kind of demonstration of love.
4. ??? ??? ???????? ??? ??????? ?????? ?: ???????? ???? ?????? ????? ??????????? ???? ???? ????????? ????????? ??????? ?????? ???????? ????? ???????? ?????? ???? ????????? ????????. ??????????? ??????? ???????????? ????????????? ????? ????? ??????????????????? ‘???????’ ???????????????? ?????????????? ????????????????????? ??????. ??? ???? ??? ???????? ??????????? ????????? ????? ??????? ?????????? ????????. ??? ???????????????? ?????? ??????? ????????????? ???? ?????? ????????? ????????? ?????? ???? ????????? ?????????????? ?????.
Translation
Q: Should I bring someone or will the organisers make arrangements?
A: You ask this question because you are used to consuming only the sexuality you’ve paid for, in the same way you consume the liquor you stand in the Beverage queue for. If in all the years you’ve lived you’ve not acquired the ‘stuff’ to make someone desire you then best not to venture on this enterprise. At this point even if you find a woman to love you won’t be able to kiss her. You will probably be able to masturbate — only if someone leaks a Whatsapp video of her peeing.
5. ???????????? ????????????? ???????????? ??????? ?????????? ?: ???????????? ????? ??? ????????? ??? ???????????? ???? ??????! ?????? ????? ?????????? ?????????? ???????????? ?????????? ???????? ????????? ??????? ?????????? ?????? ???????????? ???? ???????. ??????? ???? ?? ??? ???????? / ????? ???? ??????????? ????? ??????? ?????????? ??????????.
Translation
Q: Yo, will you guys bring your mother-father?
A: As if mother-father have never kissed till this day. They started this business long before half your genes travelled from your father’s penis to your mother’s uterus. So they aren’t going to die if you, who was created thus, kisses a woman/a man.
(Link to the original post: http://theladiesfinger.com/keralas-kiss-of-love-campaigns-rude-hilarious-perfect-response-to-trolls/)
