What Were We Saying About Hindus? (Norman Costa)

What Were We Saying About Hindus? (Norman Costa)

From the Wall Street Journal

July 21, 2011

Animated Debate Is Curtain-Raiser

By SUMATHI REDDY

""Sita Sings the Blues," an animated modern take on the Hindu religious epic, "The Ramayana," has won awards and been shown at hundreds of locations across the world since its release two years ago.

"Never has creator Nina Paley faced a problem until now, oddly enough, in Queens, one of the most diverse communities in the country.

"A planned screening of the film has had to be moved at least twice—the most recent this week—because some Hindus said they found the film's interpretation offensive."

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Comments

[Sujatha]

This is standard M.O. for fundamentalists of any stripe if their God(s) are reinterpreted in any form different from their canonical versions. What about the brouhaha over the Da Vinci code when the book and later the movie came out? 'Sita Sings the Blues' isn't unique in the opposition generated, nor is it the only target. A recent retelling of the story from the villain's perspective raised similar ire from the same group now protesting the showing of 'Sita sings the blues' : http://www.hindujagruti.org/news/9497.html