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Moral Policing starts at Home :(

Yesterday on Facebook had an interesting conversation with a friend, who happens to be soft, very well presented and mannered south Indian lady till she posted this picture.  I asked her on the post why is she doing such a thing & decided to message her instead of asking about her decision to do her bit for Moral Policing on Facebook.  I dont know if my conversation helped her to realise she too was Moral Policing like the goons in Mangalore,  but I felt an urge to share this story to all of you (hope you can read & understand Kannada typed in English).  The chat transcript is below the pic

Actual Pic on FB which has lot of hate speech attached to it


P D: Just wanted to know why did you share the ladies smoking pictures please, let me know only if you want to explain yourself

S A: becoz ega tumba hudgiru e tara madtidare so avrella etara fb ge hakidanna nodi adru adu tappu anta smoking madodu bidtare anta

P D: alla tappu annondu avarige gottagbekalva for example neevu car nalli odadteeri alva

S A: yaaaaaaaaaaa

P D: so adarinda pollution aagatte alva

S A: pollution agatte,patakki nu oditrivi adrinda nu pollution agatte adre naav smoking hudugru madode tappu antivi adanna hudgir madudre innu tapp alva?

P D: one minute pls let me finish
its as good as your logic
so pollution madodu tappu taane?

S A: yaa sure

P D: so pollution madodu tappu taane?

S A: yaaaaaaaa sure

P D: so navu pollution madodu nillisalla because car is our convenience alva?

S A: ya adre direct agi health halagodu bere alwa?

P D: well obbanna kole madidru kolene 100 jananna kole madidru kole ne
eega smoking avaravara choice
hege pollution madodu tappu alla anta navella andukondu, dinaa pollution madtaane irteevo
haage avarugalu smoking madodu tappalla andukondu smoke maadtirtaare
so smokers and non smokers are same
may be avara ootada tatteli halli sattide
namma ootada tatteli nona sattide asthe

S A: e matna nan opalla becoz smoking madodrinda health direct agi halagatte adre avr adna bidtaro ilvo gotilla adre idna nodi avrige nachge ansbeku tappu ansbeku amele avr choice

P D: yake nachike aagabeku? gandasaru smoke madidre parvagilva? ondu shaving gel ad ge bari mainalliro hudgirna tv li toristaralla mattu adanna navella nodteevalla idakke yaru yenu yeke matadalla?

S A: re addella nang gotilla adre avr muurige bittoru dudige yen bekaru madtare adnna avrige hogi hellok agatta?

P D: avarige yenu helade iroru bereavarige yaake helakke hogabeku annode nanna prashne?
attegondu nyaya sosegondu nyaya madodu sari na?
so nimma prakara mangalooringalli hudugiyarige baarisiddu sari na?

S A: ya sari bcoz idna nodi adru dari tappo hugir kammi agtare neev heludrala avrige yak helalla anta yakandre avr pooti halagirtare ivru ega halagtirtare avrana tiddona anta aste

P D: nimma sharing inda avaru sari hogtaare anta nimma anisike na?

S A: illa adre nam prayatna naav madbeku avrige artamadsbeku anta aste avr buddi avr kaiyalli idre avr tidkoltare illa andre halagtare aste

P D: illa madam neevu contradict madkotideera
nanu simple prashne kelide
nimma ee sharing inda avaru haalagalla anta neevu andukondideera?

S A: haludnalla adu avr avr choice avr buddi avr kaiyalli idre avr halagalla

P D: so avaravara choice ge bit bidi neevu yake mangaloorina goonda gala thara yaro yello tegeda photo galanna nimma wall mele haaki nimma wall galeeju madkotideera??
ee thara moral policeing madodu bittu yavdadru NGO ge hogi alliro maadaka vyasanigalige sahaya madi
facebook nalli share madodakinta ee karya punyakara
nanna snehite obbalu JP nagaradalli ee tharahada rehabilitation centre nadistale, alli hogi vyasanigalige sahaya needi

S A: re adella nang gottu nan madu birhday prathi varsha anatashrama ke hogi alli sweets,batte kotti bartivi nim hatra helkobekku anta heltilla nan bagge tapp tilkobardu anta helde aste

P D: illa nijwaglu moral policing nimmanthavaru madabaradu annoday nanna uddesha
hope you understand

S A: ya adre ega hodgir yella yest halagtidare anta share madde

P D: ayyo raama matte moral policing madteeni anteeralla

S A: ok pa adre yeno swalpa udara madana anta aase

P D: dayavittu bejar madkobedi nimmanthaha educated haagu sophisticated jana ee thara madidaga swalpa hurt aagatte adikke nimma hatra ee maat aadide asthe

S A: oh thats ok

P D: Nimmantha olle energy, moral police anno peedayge olagagade idre saku, uddhara madokke bere reeti neetigalive & I hope you are sensible eneough to choose & differentiate right from wrong

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