A Sick Media, A Sicker Society
An advertisement in Sinhala, posted on twitter shows a travelling bag. But the advertiser sells vehicles. The content of the advertisement roughly translated goes, ‘Travel in a bag or travel in a car? Give up your illicit relationships. For a marriage that works, get a car.” The twitter post is accompanied with a message, stating that when contacted the man who had answered the phone had justified it, stating that the murdered woman deserved the fate that befell her, as she had had an affair. ...Continued
