Tuesday, March 15, 2005

Conservative City

I did not understand why people called Chennai the most conservative city in India. After being on the road for a few days, I think I understand why. You can say the mindset of a place can be judged from the ads. First, the ad which has a male model being only in his bikini briefs with lipstick marks and the tagline 'prepare to get assaulted', which I saw even in cowbelt cities like Bhopal have been 'censored' everywhere here, only the male model covered with thick white canvas. I don't know what, maybe you will get 'assaulted', if you look like that model, or wear that brand of briefs or stuff it with stockings like that one :D Next, advertisements for anything and everything do well if they have a temple in the background or are set in a temple - water conservation, mobile phones, motorbikes/cars, name it. Thirdly, none of the ads have women showing more than their elbows (even ankles are not seen!). I am not complaining against anything. Also, there is a 6 feet tall chick sitting in the cubicle next to me. :)... Not complaining again.

4 comments:

Adaengappa !! said...

GOOD OBSERVATION..

Err..about the chick in da next cubile too!!

KL said...

Really, Chennai is like that? So much conservative? I didn't know that.

Ahem! ahem! got a question - you guys call women chick. Is chick short form of chicken? This is a serious question - asked many people about it, never got an answer.

Govar said...

LOL! Ofcourse TN is conservative. And I actually like it that way, coz it doesn't try to be artificial. :)

Anonymous said...

Looks like Conservative no more!