but what exactly is traditional indian values? are we talking orthodox or 21st-century.
I am not asking for a whole gross make-out and "doing it😆" session... but I firmly believe that Jassi can be a woman and be a girl and be moral and be steadfast and be intelligent (with a scary low self-esteem level as she has now) and still be a healthy woman who projects a strong positive message to all impressionable people out there.
What annoys me about Indian programming is that they teach the wrong things. For too many years women have been oppressed and taught the wrong things which is why today so many young girls and boys are rebelling in such an extreme way.
Why was sex and the realities of it kept from all of us all these years. Parents pretend it doesn't happen. Sexual abuse rampant in most traditional households yet everyone kept quiet and swept the dirt neath the carpet because.... parents and khandan reputation is at stake.
I watch Jassi for the same reason that millions of others do as well. She reflects so many of us in so many ways, and her perseverence and un-eering capacity to be honest, loyal and truthful is indeed great.. and I am not arguing that by any means. If only more of us could be like that and not become jaded to the realities of an "immoral" lifestyle.
But what about being a woman at the end of the day and having healthy normal feelings. She has a huge crush and infatuation with Armaan. She has dreamt all sorts of "happily ever after" stuff and surely a healthy need to be held in his arms is not the end-all of all moralities.
A strong positive woman of today is independent, rational, compassionate, intelligent and above all capable of deciding the rights and wrongs of a situation by herself. She can try new things, go to new places and do a myriad of things and not have to constantly live up to the expectations of those around her.
And let's face it.. Armaan has a relationship with Mallika.. they have been shown sleeping together, hugging, etc etc... Why must Jassi be so pristine while its ok for Armaan to do whatever he wants. Why the double standard. That in itself is a really bad message. It basically tells everyone that men can do whatever they want but women have to be saints (all this according to their defination of what a saint is).
Oh T&D... are you listening ?!?!?!?!?!😉
ok..enough bhashan for 1 day.
Jammy-sir.. update please. 😆