Satyamev jayate, too hard-hitting? - Page 4

Originally posted by: return_to_hades

I've not watched the show yet, but I don't think it can be any worse than SVU. I've been watching SVU for years and some of the stories about abuse and rape on children are sickening.

It's even more disturbing because a lot of their stories are based on real-life incidents. I wonder if someone will ever be able to make a desi show like that.

Originally posted by: Kal El

It's even more disturbing because a lot of their stories are based on real-life incidents. I wonder if someone will ever be able to make a desi show like that.

Even though SVU is fictional, some episodes have been based on true life events. They have shown episodes based on the Christian incest cults that were busted, infamous kidnappings etc. One horrifying episode was about the international child trafficking ring. It was sickening how parts of Eastern Europe have streets specially for child sex - with curtains on windows representing gender and age.

Gosh! India could do with a show like Special Victims Unit. As a show it is very enlightening, educating and empowering. If it has helped women and children in a progressive country like USA, imagine what a difference it can make for people in India. I highly admire Mariska Hargitay for the genuine work she has done for victims of abuse after so many started writing to her after watching the show.

A while back we had a discussion on DM, almost every of us girls had a moment growing up in India where we were inappropriately touched, stalked or something similar. Despite coming from educated backgrounds, we all had inner guilt and embarrassment to talk about it or seek help until years later. It is a rabid problem in India and something has to be done to help the victims. The case is worst for boys, especially in cultures of machismo. It is ok for a girl to break down and cry and seek help. But for a boy to accept that he has been sexually abused, it threatens his masculinity, his role as man in the society.

I should really watch this show!

I did not watch the show!!I wont watch it!!i cant stomach it esp. if its about children..I watched page3 ,that film stayed with me for a long time.

Regarding a law ,even if it was there i dont think it will be useful..USA has laws still abuse happens and a fraction come to police notice!!

In india there are laws against rape ..But how many rape victims actually go to police?? And even if they did how many do get justice?? May be 0.000001 percent..

Here we are talking about kids..who might not even know that they are getting abused!!!The only thing is parents especially mother should keep an eagle eye on her kids and their surroundings..even her own husband!!
Kids should be instructed to scratch or to shout NO when /if someone tries to touch them..But again its such a sensitive subject and a kid cannot even think about wrongs and rights of such things!!

Such serious topics should be addressed by a child physiologist especially more than a film star..atleast they should come and give advice as to how to make kids aware of their rights ,how they should be explained or dealt with these things!!

@Nkapoor: satyamev jayate is boring & too serious for sunday morning watch.. I Got sleep just After watching few scenes of the show..

No Satyamev Jayate is not 'too hard-hitting'. It's the other side of reality, end of. Yesterday's episode was better than the first, IMO, because Aamir did a better job of hosting, and it's not a subject people in general are comfortable talking about. Paedophilia is far more common in India than we believe, and not many are even inclined to talk about it.

Harish Iyer's story was what moved me the most. Especially the bit where he said his dog was the only one who was tuned in to his pain. The worst thing about sexual abuse is the mental trauma that succeeds the physical act, and the fact that your own parents/loved ones fail to believe you and take action.

I also liked that Aamir showed the kids to differentiate between a 'good touch' and a 'bad touch'. That said, I would've liked if they had dealt with the issue of incest as well. What do you do when the abuser is the one who's supposed to protect you?

Nevertheless, this episode will be an eye-opener for many.

Yesterday's episode was really disturbing...

I watched the whole episode this time...won't say much...the content was hard enough to digest as it is and talks about our own ignorance (esp. the desi community)...things like that would happen, we wouldn't even know or just brush it away as the child's "imagination" I think its also got to do with the underlying fear of admitting that such a thing could be true and be done by someone you trust ...and when its a close relative, then the whole "khaandan ko khush rakhna" and "dushmani na lena" etc. comes in with us desi ppl!

Originally posted by: Omnipotent_Taco

No Satyamev Jayate is not 'too hard-hitting'. It's the other side of reality, end of. Yesterday's episode was better than the first, IMO, because Aamir did a better job of hosting, and it's not a subject people in general are comfortable talking about. Paedophilia is far more common in India than we believe, and not many are even inclined to talk about it.

Harish Iyer's story was what moved me the most. Especially the bit where he said his dog was the only one who was tuned in to his pain. The worst thing about sexual abuse is the mental trauma that succeeds the physical act, and the fact that your own parents/loved ones fail to believe you and take action.

I also liked that Aamir showed the kids to differentiate between a 'good touch' and a 'bad touch'. That said, I would've liked if they had dealt with the issue of incest as well. What do you do when the abuser is the one who's supposed to protect you?

Nevertheless, this episode will be an eye-opener for many.