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Firstly, I don't think Rekha you read the news I posted. Do read it first. The link is in the main post. I think you will find it refutes 90% of your agreement.Secondly, no, not every television show has to be educational. But if I make a show where I show degradation of women without any consequences to the abusers, that I can't air on public media. If I make a video of a man beating up a woman daily and being hailed as hero, I can't even post it in YouTube. Why? I did not make them for educational purposes. But there's something every creative person shares regardless of medium which is called social responsibility. It applies to all celebrities, public figures, people in power, journalism and every form of media.Thirdly, Dev didn't have to be God to show respect to his wife and stand up for her respect and honour. He just had to be a human being who claimed to love his wife and actually showed with his actions. He even failed to live up to on a basic human level. This is also the guy who expects his sisters to never be treated like his family treats his wife.Fourthly, No. Media alone can't fix the social issues. The society as a whole needs to change their mentality as well. But where do you think the change in mentality stems from? When we read an inspiring book or watch movies like Pink, Dangal, when we see in news a woman winning Olympic medals. In short, through media. So yes, media plays a large role in shaping and changing the mentality of a society.Fifth, I don't know about you. But if someone calls a self-respecting person a lier, a third, a cheap, a fraud, a trickster who used his daughter to trap rich men, he would shout in real life. Would you quietly leave if your daughter-in-law's family says the same to you? Would you claim the same if Bijoy had called the same names to Ishwari and she had shouted at them or would your standard change when it comes to daughter-in-law's family abused son-in-law's family instead of other way around?Sixth, Bijoy did try to stop/delay the marriage. But Sonakshi influenced by Asha did not listen. A parents can't force their adult children to change their decisions unlike Ishwari who raised a mindless puppet. At some point they have to allow their children to make their own mistakes and be there for them when they fall.That's what makes a good parent. I'd take Bijoy over any of those parents who look the other way when their daughters are mistreated by her in-laws. We need fathers like that in every Indian home who value daughters and don't wash off their hands after getting them married.
Tia, the Tigress - thundered and how!
Brilliant and spot on!
Anupamaa
Udne Ki Aasha
