Originally posted by: Bana
Ironically in Indian Hindu culture we have a wonderful model for how women should be - Matarani or the Goddess Durga. She is the symbol of righteous courage as the destroyer of evil and at the same time she is the all-forgiving compassionate "mother" (that's why she is called matarani).
Women can be strong and bold in opposing evil and at the same time gentle caring and feminine. It is unfortunate that makers of Indian shows praise Durga on one hand and show weak sacrificing women as an example of feminity and family values (while the strong bold ones are shown as evil anti-family), thus reinforcing stereotypes. Even a woman maker like Ms EK does that 😲. And worse, the typical Indian female audience of behenjis and matajis lap it up 😒.