Richard Gere apologizes
http://www.nwfdailynews.com/article/3522
This Richard Gere story is filled with many different angles that pertain to class. Richard Gere, attending an AIDS awareness benefit attempted to parody one of his movies by kissing famous Indian star Shilpa Shetty. This, apparently, is a no-no in Indian culture and many Hindu groups protested Gere.
Whats interesting about this is the differences in our cultures. If this story happened in American culture, it wouldn't be as big of an issue. Gere must have assumed that his parody of his movie was universally known. Unfortunately, Shetty is being punished by the government for this.
What is unfortunate here, is this was all at an AIDS benefit. Suddenly, this is ignored and the focus is on the media picking a celebrity and calling them out. This has become a trend in media.
Also, its interesting that public obscenity is illegal in India and that one can be arrested for this.