Lately certain things have been bothering me...The voices in my head are growing louder, I'm afraid they wont shut up... need to talk this through... would appreciate your opinion / thoughts heck even your criticism (nervous look).
Where's the line....... which side of it do you take ? Do you have a stand? Is there a method to the grey and cream madness?
When it comes to ethics and integrity, principles and morality are they just words in a vision statement... Can we stand up for what we believe in?
Why do I see plastic everywhere.. plastic on magazine covers... foreign publication houses the best in the world... supposedly eco friendly... eco aware.. responsible socially & morally upright beacons of the civilised world?
Conde Naste? Harper Collins are you listening? Your Uk & Us mags scream from the top of the stands eco friendly eco friendly...is India so remote and inacessably third world that you wont accept responsibility but will lap up the revenue every sale of your exhorbitantly priced desi versions yield?
Marie Claire for eg is one of the international publications I've long since adored, purely because of its content... the latest British issue is dedicated solely to eco concerns, ethical awareness blah blah...imagine my disgust when I find the Indian version wrapped in alarming amounts of plastic month after month..
Same story with the Cosmopolitans, Vogues etc.
As for us locals ? The UB group ? World Wide Media (and other erstwhile jumpers on bandwagons) What gives? As an avid bibliophile and a loyal consumer I'd just like to rant :IM APPALLED!
How on Gods green earth can this be happening...how can you devote reams and reams of content to saving the environment lectures and then go right ahead and actively encourage pollution? And how the hell ( in a much smaller voice now... am Ibuying into this? regularly month after month? As you can see the little voice got too much for me)
Hello people? I missing something here?
Mr. Bush when you point the finger of blame in our direction hows about taking a lil ole southern responsibility too?
What about all these mega fashion brands mushrooming all over the town before you can say Choo (sic!)... Do you see more plastic packaging? In fact ive seen more hope (if i look closely enough I usually can spot a ray or two) in the supermarkets in Pune where people simply refuse to use plastic.. Supermarket whizzes are you listening?
People what about the planet? what about the next generation? You know all you responsible parents out there striving to ensure junior gets admission into the best school? News flash they mightnt be a planet for his kids/ grandkids if we continue the way we are?
If this sounds like an impassionate rant it is... gimme ur views now, gimme hope or gimme answers but do something like right now!
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