Here's a 'bashing' question. - Page 4

Originally posted by: Marybarton

I am going to ask a rhetorical question with many and no answers. It was asked by my present favorite actor, Michael Fassbender of the Western, not Asian world. It is not just an Asian thing.

This level of violence is okay to show a young audience, but no intimacy is allowed. Why?

It's not just about this show. It is not a negative, bashing comment as I am sure many fawners will cry about. It is a simple question about media and violence as we see across the board.

Yes, I get the intimacy and conservative caution against polluting young minds. But studies have proven that violence pollutes too and more gravely.

Firing a gun, kidnapping, is more rare to us. Intimacy, it's just something most people experience sooner or later within or outside relationships, marriage, etc. I am not exactly flying the flag for sexual freedom or asking people to change their cultural views, neither do Hollywood's romance directors.

Personally, I wouldn't mind a kid watching a loving Arnav-Khushi kiss. I would however mind the kid watching Arnav in a face mask being kicked around. All Arnav lacked was an orange suit and he would be truly objectified.

But now - Romance can be censored, not violence.

So agree with you...especially the last part when they put that black thing over his head and the kicking and the precap...I was wondering the same thing... how this was okay for a 8 o'clock show and a kiss between a couple which is the most normal thing for kids who grow up with fairy tales which always end with "..and they kissed and lived ..." ...Were not talking about tongue kissing just lips touching. I dont understand the weird concept of the censorship.

Unlike the western world Sex education and anything to do with sex in a taboo in India and most of the Asian countries. For films they have a certification but for television I have no idea if it is adopted. Since the whole family watches TV together mostly in India they refrain from showing too much of intimate scenes. Such shows are aired after 11 p.m. in India. Horror shows are also aired late night.

If we refer to IPKKND - its a cultural thing.

We Indians are not violent by nature, so are not overly affected by it.

Love and romance, on the other hand, is something we all get into, very easily, and ofcourse we want our youngsters to focus on education first, and love and romance after. I am speaking on behalf on Indians, being a mother myself.

btw - where are you from, MaryBarton ? Please PM me if you don't want to share with all on IF 😊

This doube-standard is also to be seen in western culture where excessive intimacy is frowned upon, and if we see a couple getting too cosy, their friends tell them to get a room, etc. You watch any of the movies nowadays, and the amount of violence is shocking - Transformers, Avengers, etc.

So due to cultural differences, the amount of intimacy that can be acceptably shown varies, but there seem to be no restrictions on the violence.

Seems to be a universal phenomenon.

What is your opinion, MaryBarton, on why this is so ?

That is very painful to watch. I can't see Arnav in such a situation, I think I'm going to cry on Monday. 😭

Originally posted by: barun2297

I do know many hollywood n bollywood movies that have accessive violence are rated R. But i think the difference in treatment has to do more with tradition n previous generation's outlook towards the two type of scenes. Violence in the past(n present) was always seen as heroic whereas intimacy was always sth done behind curtains n shied from...i guess the ideologies have remained in indian tv serials.
Thats jus what i think it may b.

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