Is on-screen kissing okay?

Ok,folks....here's a topic of debate for y'all!I'm sure everybody has had at least one embarassing situation where you're sitting with your family and watching a movie and suddenly the hero plants a nice fat kiss on his heroine's lips and unknowingly,you all go pink in the face. You are embarassed,your parents are worse off!

We all know that lovers do kiss each other.But is it really essential to show it explicitly on screen?In a fairly conservative society like India,where children are encouraged to be children for as long as possible,aren't such acts of vulgarity a slap in the face of our culture?Our culture....which has been praised by famous writers and theologists, is verily going to the dumps because of the advent of western culture.

It is okay to adopt the good things from the West.But are we in such a pathetic stste that we have to copy even their culture to be treated equal to them?And the fact of the matter is that no matter how hard we try, they will never treat us as their equals.Our dignity lies in keeping our identity intact,no matter of what happens.It is indeed shameful that in an age where you find westerners coming to India in search of peace and harmony,and searching for Indian life-partners so that their married life will be one of strong bonds and upright cultures, we find the youth of today drifting towards the hippie culture.

And most of the change in them may be attributed to the changing face of Indian cinema...bolder scenes and heavy lenience from the Censor Board are to blame.Knowing that cinema is quite an integral part of Indian society,producers,directors and most importantly the Censor Board should understand that many of the film-going crowd are youngsters and such scenes affect their character to a tremendous extent.Today teenagers have absolutely no problem in kissing their boyfried/girlfriend in public.Coz that is what is seen in the movies!!!The hero hugs and kisses the herioine in the middle of a busy street,or in a cafe,or in a bus-stop.It's just that the spectators get embarassed.....Twenty years ago,a top-ranking heroine would stage a walk-out if she was required to kiss the hero on screen.But today,tell me who is not doing it?What is reason and the need for all this?Is it the lack of genuine talent that is forcing them to resort to such cheap exhibitionism?I wonder...