Hot, or Hideous?,

Theres no dearth of porn sites on the worldwide web. And, in India, content
with a desi flavor are the most sought-after in cyber space with lots of sites
sprouting up everyday. But when it comes to toon porn, there are hardly any
sites. Now theres one which serializes the sexcapades of a fictitious cartoon
character, called Savita bhabhi, which claims to be the first Indian toon
character custom-made for India. The website said it has been inspired by a hot
Indian Bhabhi.

All that Sleaze

Referring to bhabhi or elder sister-in-law, the sites tagline says: She is
a regular Indian womanDue to social issues (she is married) she is not willing
to expose her true identity. So we decided to immortalize her in the form of
Savita Bhabhi. The site is about the fantasies of this buxomly bhabhi whose
sexual escapades are serialized daily in fantasy story formats. The stories are
in English, Hindi, Gujarati, Malayalam, Tamil, and Telugu.

The toon stories are the typical sleazy kinds, once popular in the
now-archaic print mode targeted at the younger generation. Indian porn sites are
increasingly using bhabhi as an icon like other typical neighborhood lady,
lady-driving instructor, and tuition teacher, et al. Psychologists however take
exception to the proliferation of such kinds of websites saying it will have an
adverse impact on the Indian male psyche. According to psychologist Mythili M
Sharma, the portrayal of bhabhi in such a poor light can make a dent on the way
a traditional Indian male considers family values.

Affronted Values

In the typical Indian traditional family bhabhi is almost on par with the
mother. In the absence of mother, men in a traditional Indian family often reach
out to their elder sister-in-laws whenever they have a problem. Websites like
this one are definitely not going to be taken in good taste in India by an
average Indian male psyche because a bhabhi holds a special place in the mind of
an Indian male, says Sharma. She felt that such websites should be discouraged,
especially considering the fact that we are living in a time where values are
breaking down slowly. Family values cant just be transgressed, Sharma added.

Cyber law experts also cried hoarse over the site citing legal as well as
moral implications. According to cyber law expert Vijayasankar, the websites
content runs contrary to the existing cyber laws in India.

I am certain that the activity of the website is illegal and anti-social. It
violates Section 67 of ITA 2000 and several other provisions of IPC. In my
opinion this site is more dangerous than a normal adult site since it targets
young Indian audience and degrades women, says Vijayashankar, director of Cyber
Crime Complaints and Resolution Assistance Center.

He said it is possible that the publishing of the story itself (if the URL is
revealed) would be falling in the grey area of promoting obscene content and
could invite objections.

Vijayashankar has filed a petition with the police in Karnataka and also
written to the Indian Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT-In) to find the
owners and block the site. In his email to Gulshan Rai, director of CERT-IN,
Vijayashankar said the content of the site is aimed at corrupting the minds of
young Indians in a manner worse than the worst pornographic sites.

The site needs to be blocked immediately besides action being taken on the
owners. Perhaps the investigation to trace the owners should precede the
blocking. However, blocking cannot be postponed for long and hence urgent action
is called for in starting an investigation, the mail said.

Vijayashankar has also suggested a CBI enquiry to bring the owners of the
Canada-registered website to book. A recent issue of the Tehelka magazine named
the creators of Savita bhabhi as Deshmukh, Dexstar and, Mad, who are
appropriately underground.

According to Alexa.com, the website has a traffic ranking of 3,361, with
Indians constituting 89.5% of the viewers, followed by those in the US.

BF Firos

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