Hey, are you Meself whom I had met in Mahabharat forum?
Anyway...coming to the point. I was searching the entire forum for a post like this. I am happy to have found this. BRILLIANT post...👏👏👏
To be honest...I too enjoy the 'sizzling chemistry' between Shivaay and Anika...probably due to the patriarchal mindset we all have inherited. Or probably due to a constant exposure to serials where the HERO rapes his wife n then gets forgiven bcoz...ahem...he is the HERO.
Examples of such glorified marital rape are Pratham-Gauri, Angad-Kripa, Arjun-Kajal, etc...
It took Ekta Kapoor sometime to realize marital rape is NOT funny...after which she changed her storylines n began punishing rapist husbands in her serials. Example: Ansh in Kyunki Saas Bhi Kabhi Bahu Thi.
While Ekta learnt her lesson...a new set of directors n producers emerged following her footsteps.
And thus begun an era of 'pinning the heroine to the wall' n then threatening her in 'sexy, husky' voice...
'forcefully pulling hands'...etc etc. I am sure TV serial addicts know what I am talking about.
I too enjoyed such scenes in my immature days...bcoz I found them 'sizzling'...But with age n maturity, I realized this is NOT ok. Especially, after last night's episode.
While it was a 'wet, hot' scene...it was blatantly patriarchal. I do enjoy Shivika hot romance but now I am beginning to dislike this glorified portrayal of man-handling.
Ofcourse it is a TV serial n fiction...but wat message is it sending across our viewers?
After 50 Shades of Grey came out, some men had pointed out that this movie was 'sexy' only bcoz the guy is rich n handsome. Isnt it very true for this case as well? Most of us are applauding n enjoying the sizzling scenes bcoz it is SHIVAAY...the rich n handsome.
What if Daksh had done the same? Would we have defended him too? Ofcourse not.
I enjoy gray-shaded characters. If the producers want to portray Shivaay like Chuck Bass of Gossip Girl, we would applaud it. But it is better to show wrong as wrong. They can very well show a gray shaded Shivay who is taught a lesson for his mistakes...n not someone who is glorified as a HERO despite all.
Probably giving Shivaay the tag of a wannabe rapist would be wrong...bcoz rape is a BIG accusation. But wat he is doing is extremely insulting n wrong. Manhandling is not respectful.
I love Dadi...but I hated it wen she said, 'It is all Destiny'. She should have smacked the hell out of Shivay first.
On a side note, I'd like to mention that Anika isnt exactly weak or stupid in my opinion.
Given her background...an orphan with a physically challenged brother n no stable job, I guess any woman in her place would have wanted to give this marriage a chance. Especially, bcoz she was already in love with Shivaay. She is strong in her subtle ways.
But I hope...the producers make her stronger. She has to give it back to Shivaay. It's been only one day. Let's see what happens next...
Edited by amritat - 8 years ago