What would be our stand now? Would we close our facebook accounts, because facebook is not supporting us Or because facebook has blindly taken a step against a simple support picture? That is what my point was (when I talked about BJP's voice on SC's verdict) that we should not get judgmental and get divided based on different political views of the topic. May be I have taken an unrelated context, but thought of explaining my point from a different example.
--- Reuse Paper by Both Sided Printing ---- FashionAra - An online shopping mall, with Fastest Delivery.<http://www.fashionara.com/ref/hrXdm> On Wed, Dec 18, 2013 at 1:12 PM, gay_bombay moderator < modera...@gaybombay.in> wrote: > > > Deleted Facebook photo of gay Sikh man kissing another man goes viral, > sparks debate > INDIA TODAY ONLINE NEW DELHI, DECEMBER 18, 2013 | UPDATED 11:48 IST > Tweet <https://twitter.com/share> > Close on the heels of the Supreme Court giving the thumbs down to gay > rights, protests erupted worldwide amid the Indian communities abroad. On > Sunday, which was being called the Global Day of Rage, in more than 30 > cities across the world people gathered to protest the ruling that upheld > Section 377 and criminalised homosexuality and to fight for India's LGBT > community. > > Amid all the din that erupted worldwide, a photograph, that of Kanwar > Anit singh Saini kissing another man, which he had posted on his Facebook > Page, "Sikh Knowledge", went viral within hours of it being posted online. > > This photograph of Kanwar Anit Singh Saini was removed by Facebook. > Source Tumblr > > > Within hours, it had amassed more than a 1,000 likes and had sparked off a > debate on the social networking site. However, while most of the comments > on his photograph were reportedly abusive and accused him of having > betrayed his religion, others supported him. > > However, the photograph was removed by Facebook a few hours later saying > that the photo had been removed as it "violates our terms and policies". > Not just that, his account was also suspended for 12 hours. > > Refusing to taking it lying down, Saini shifted his focus to Twitter, > Instagram and Tumblr where he posted the same photograph and questioned > Facebook's screening policy. > > See his tweets here: > > Photo: Heres me stickin it to section 377…happily > #rage<https://twitter.com/search?q=%23rage&src=hash> > http://t.co/WcC3b4GbEQ > Sikh Knowledge (@sikhknowledge) December 15, > 2013<https://twitter.com/sikhknowledge/statuses/412309440160088065> > > So #facebook <https://twitter.com/search?q=%23facebook&src=hash> blocked > me for the next 12 hours and removed this post of me kissing another man > protesting #section377<https://twitter.com/search?q=%23section377&src=hash> > pic.twitter.com/thdXQAE9CM <http://t.co/thdXQAE9CM> > Sikh Knowledge (@sikhknowledge) December 16, > 2013<https://twitter.com/sikhknowledge/statuses/412585623061417985> > > @facebook <https://twitter.com/facebook> u guys suck. Do you see how > important my post was? Homophobic morons are being hateful and violent, why > not delete their posts? > Sikh Knowledge (@sikhknowledge) December 16, > 2013<https://twitter.com/sikhknowledge/statuses/412591409506418688> > > @MadTatterFilms <https://twitter.com/MadTatterFilms> i had a heated > thread, but it was really interesting. So, for unknown violations, they > removed it and banned me for 12 hours > Sikh Knowledge (@sikhknowledge) December 16, > 2013<https://twitter.com/sikhknowledge/statuses/412721889207783424> > > @SeanEPanjab <https://twitter.com/SeanEPanjab> well, im not clear on why > it violates their terms... I think more than one of my haters flagged it, > and FB deleted it auto. > Sikh Knowledge (@sikhknowledge) December 16, > 2013<https://twitter.com/sikhknowledge/statuses/412725712672399360> > > @facebook <https://twitter.com/facebook> You guys are awful. What's this > tap on the hand 12-hour suspension thing? I have 2 hours left like im on > political parole. > Sikh Knowledge (@sikhknowledge) December 17, > 2013<https://twitter.com/sikhknowledge/statuses/412742811910295552> > > I cant even communicate with my fans > @facebook<https://twitter.com/facebook>...You > guys need to stop this automated post deletion and use some of ur $ to hire > a screener > Sikh Knowledge (@sikhknowledge) December 17, > 2013<https://twitter.com/sikhknowledge/statuses/412743475478528000> > > Someone at Facebook is judging people for the way they look imo. > http://t.co/aepHQnLvFkI'd like to know why my post was del'd. > @facebook<https://twitter.com/facebook> > ? > Sikh Knowledge (@sikhknowledge) December 18, > 2013<https://twitter.com/sikhknowledge/statuses/413151467608875008> > > > > > > Here are some more photos of the Global Day of Rage in which people from > more than 30 cities around the world participated. > > GLOBAL DAY OF RAGE TORONTO. > #377DayOfRage<https://twitter.com/search?q=%23377DayOfRage&src=hash> > #nogoingback <https://twitter.com/search?q=%23nogoingback&src=hash> > #Canqueer <https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Canqueer&src=hash> > pic.twitter.com/300SM6dB4l <http://t.co/300SM6dB4l> > VIVEK SHRAYA (@vivekshraya) December 15, > 2013<https://twitter.com/vivekshraya/statuses/412304456764891136> > > > > > #dayofrage <https://twitter.com/search?q=%23dayofrage&src=hash> > #Toronto<https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Toronto&src=hash> > @377gdr <https://twitter.com/377gdr> multi-lingual power > pic.twitter.com/s0xhorApB1 <http://t.co/s0xhorApB1> > Indu (@indu_geita) December 15, > 2013<https://twitter.com/indu_geita/statuses/412299240309030912> > > > > The rain hasn't dampened our spirits > #sec377<https://twitter.com/search?q=%23sec377&src=hash> > #dayofrage <https://twitter.com/search?q=%23dayofrage&src=hash> > #nogoingback <https://twitter.com/search?q=%23nogoingback&src=hash> > #London <https://twitter.com/search?q=%23London&src=hash> > pic.twitter.com/TjxTGUE0q9 <http://t.co/TjxTGUE0q9> > Gay & Lesbian Sikhs (@SarbatSikhs) December 15, > 2013<https://twitter.com/SarbatSikhs/statuses/412210500748197888> > > > > > Read more at: > http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/deleted-facebook-photo-of-gay-sikh-man-kissing-another-man-goes-viral-sparks-debate/1/331729.html > > > -- > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > *Email: modera...@gaybombay.in <modera...@gaybombay.in> E Groups: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gay_bombay > <http://groups.yahoo.com/group/gay_bombay> > http://groups.google.com/group/Gaybombay > <http://groups.google.com/group/Gaybombay> > http://groups.google.com/group/GayIndia > <http://groups.google.com/group/GayIndia> Public archives at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gay_bombay%40yahoogroups.com/maillist.html > <http://www.mail-archive.com/gay_bombay%40yahoogroups.com/maillist.html> > Rss feed: > http://www.mail-archive.com/gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com/maillist.xml > <http://www.mail-archive.com/gay_bombay@yahoogroups.com/maillist.xml> GB > Internet Radio at http://www.gaybombay.in/gbradio > <http://www.gaybombay.in/gbradio> Web Sites: www.gaybombay.in > <http://www.gaybombay.in> www.gayindia.org <http://www.gayindia.org> Orkut: > http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#Profile?uid=15084918632470824129 > <http://www.orkut.co.in/Main#Profile?uid=15084918632470824129> Blogs: > http://gaybombay.blogspot.com <http://gaybombay.blogspot.com> > http://gaybombay.wordpress.com <http://gaybombay.wordpress.com> Twitter: > http://twitter.com/gaybombay <http://twitter.com/gaybombay> > http://twitter.com/gayindia <http://twitter.com/gayindia> Facebook: > http://www.facebook.com/gaybomba <http://www.facebook.com/gaybombay> * > > >
