Sentences with phrase «public backlash reached»

Public backlash reached a maximum when the CBFC asked the makers of a recent Bollywood film, «Dum Laga Ke Haisha» («Give It All You've Got»), to mute the word «lesbian» in its dialogue.

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The progress of sex - education has now reached a point where it is dangerously close to provoking a public backlash.

Adding to this disillusion, he continues, is a gradual erosion of public faith in politics, driven in part by the distorting impact of 24 - hour news and social media — «it does trivialise politics, and it has done a real amount of damage to the perception of politics» — a backlash against a political class that favours spin over frankness — «I detest spin, it is deceit and it is intended to be deceit» — and, ultimately, by the failure of mainstream parties to «reach out beyond the political sphere» and speak to people's real concerns.

While there are exemptions for those working in sectors with a shortage, the move has caused public backlash, with a petition reaching more than 100,000 signatures and prompting a debate in parliament.