1/07/2008, Blacktown Sun:
BLACKTOWN'S Hindu community has called for a boycott of Mike Myers' new film The Love Guru.
They say the movie, which is scheduled for a nationwide release on Thursday, July 10, goes too far at making fun of the Hindu faith.
Sajana Nand, president of the Australian Hindu Multicultural Association, said he believed a comedy should make people laugh but not at the expense of ridiculing faith or spreading misinformation.
"It's us today but could be your community tomorrow,'' he said ...
"We support free speech,'' he said. "But our faith is sacred and attempts at belittling it has hurt the devotees ...
American Hindu leader Rajan Zed, who has called for a boycott in the US, said the antics of Myers' character, Guru Pitka, mocked the institution of guru ...
"Any attempt by an individual or an organisation to make a mockery of a guru shouldn't go unchallenged,'' he said.
"Based on the information I have got, I would strongly urge a nationwide boycott of the movie."
Mr Nand said he would call on the Film Classification Board to review the suitability of the fun ...
I'm speechless, so I'll leave this to Mike Meyer's good friend Garth ...
Garth Algar: Did you ever see that "Twilight Zone" where the guy signed a contract and they cut out his tongue and put it in a jar and it wouldn't die, it just grew and pulsated and gave birth to baby tongues? Pretty cool, huh?
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