Does Asim not deserve confidence and self-belief?

The show is biased for Shukla. We all know this. Shukla fans know this. Its not a discussion point anymore. He has single handedly committed more violence than all contestants from all seasons combined ever, and is still not only in the show but heavily favored. Not only are the favors evident in the game itself, but also in his treatment by Salman. Asim is younger, less successful, and perhaps not the creatives favorite or something, so Salman directly talks down to him and calls him names. He never does this with Shukla. Even when Shukla f**ks up beyond discussion, Salman's words are always like "apko shobha nahee deta hai" or "itna logical hotehuye bhi ap calm nahi reh paye."

Okay, now that is out of the way. Let's talk about Asim.

Asim has been heavily bullied in the show from day one because of many reasons: Paras was looking for a scapegoat to get some 'alpha' type footage, he looked different, he sounded different, he didn't know anyone from before, he wasn't as famous as the others, he hadn't done reality TV before etc. Over time, he learned, improved, and adapted, and as grown to become one of the top contenders on the show now.

My question is - why shouldn't he be confident about it? Why should he act secondary and stay in the background?

- If Paras is telling him he doesn't know who he is, WHY SHOULDN'T he scream back " No, you don't know who I am!" (A thread on this forum today)

- If Asim says something causing Sana and Shukla's disagreement, why is that necessarily a proof of him being a bad person? We have seen every single person (and every single combination of people) do this countless times in all the seasons, and many times they are appreciated for being 'gamers.' (Another thread on this forum today)

- If Asim says one of the most common and frankly overused lines said by people in love related to those opposing them "I don't owe them anything!" SO F**KING WHAT? Its a god-damn expression we have all heard a million times. (Also a thread on the forum today)

- If Asim happens to sit and listen and agree with a conversation between himself, Himanshi, and Vishal (about the Arhaan thing), WHY THE F**K is he a bad human being if he doesn't run to Rashmi right away and tell her everything? Why can't he be his own person? How many times have we seen Shukla/Paras openly bitch about Asim in such a derogatory manner. Just because Salman or the show doesn't show it back in a TV set, so its fine to act that way? And because Salman highlights Asim's mistakes, so the intensity of his mistakes are amplified? (Many threads this week suggesting Asim isn't invested in RaSim as much as he should be)

There are two reasons why Asim is so heavily scrutinized:

1. Shukla fans desperately scraping for material to use against him because they know their hero is beyond redemption.

2. We have become brainwashed by the housemates/show's bullying of Asim.

My message is to those of us who belong to number 2. PLEASE come to terms with the fact that Asim is just as much of a contestant as Shukla, Paras, Mahira, Arti, and Sana are. He has lasted over 135 days in an intensely difficult circumstance where he has been not just bullied left and right, but also physically assaulted multiple times and STILL every time, told to his face why his assault was his own fault. Please lets think of ourselves. The show has made a habit of scrutinizing Asim's mistakes, and I think somewhere we, too, have formed this habit. Always look at degrees. He is a trophy contender at this point. If you think Shukla, Sana, Paras are allowed the confidence and self-belief that they are winner materials, but if Asim does it then it is arrogance, then frankly, maybe you have a bullying problem as well!

Sidharth was poked instigated by him always..

N he admitted using sid weakness against him In many clips.. Happy 2 weeks left now sid will live peacefully

Weak logon ko sahare ki zaroorat hoti hai...Shukla ko to bheek me poori ki poori trophy mil rahi hai!

Why don’t u guyz understand..the show makers or producers have no interest in any of them.They just choose one person whom they blindly support and one whom they bully.That too becoz only by doing that they can garner the attention of the audience..only then the show will be talked and discussed.Just look at the trp..do u see any fall in the trp..no..people hate the show for its biases yet watch it.For them it’s like good guy vs bad guy.

Plus the show is biased and it always was..so when people come to the show they have to be prepared for these things or don’t come.

Like I really find RAshmi sweet..I like Asim too.And when they are bashed it’s heartbreaking but then they chose this..they knew the format of the show yet came.And inspite of getting bashed they have been loved too by so many.Its only through BB that I came to real RAshmi..who is an absolute sweetheart.

Thank u so much for this much needed post!

It was really really needed!!

Really fed up to see such negative posts about him.

Heights of unecessarily targetting a contestant.

And the hatred he is getting the reasons I read totally illogical!

And this week I saw the episode, only thing I didnt like was his i love you chant for Himanshi but besides that it was alright! And I m really surprised the hatred is coming for very lame reasons!

Plus this week he didnt even do anything serious, I thought he did worse things earlier on(like the Shukla fight, not entirely blaming him, but both were wrong) that time he didnt receive this much hatred!!! And now he receives sooooooo much hatred for a such a minor thing which even that fellow contestant wont give a damn about!

Dont u know other contestants ke liye alag rules and Asim ke liye alag rules?! It is like a huge favour that they r allowing Asim to breathe!

Dont worry guys u dont have to do this, anyways Asim is not gonna win!

Doesn't matter anymore Asim is a top notch dheeth 😆& that's how he has managed to not only survive but also thrive despite all the abuse, bullying, biased bashing etc

Bohot sahi likha he.