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Why have the FLs on Indian TV got to be so weak? This is obviously nothing new but the scene in the precap for the following week just pissed me off. Surely, Preet can grab a vase or something and hit Chandar round the head with it? But, no, she's probably going to wait around on that bed for Raj to show up and save her from being raped.
This is a serious problem. In a certain Indian serial, the FL's rapist comes to her house for a second round. He gets his men to beat the ML up and then goes inside the house to attack the FL. She just runs around the house, screaming out for her near unconscious and battered husband to save her. The rapist eventually corners her, threatens to rape her and then leaves.
This is a remake of a Turkish drama where the FL grabs something and threatens to kill the rapist with it. She holds her ground until the rapist backs off and leaves. The ML is in the same state as his Indian counterpart. Just look at the stark difference. The Indian woman waits around for her man to save her whereas the non-Indian defends herself.
Don't get me wrong. I'm not calling Indian women weak. They're just portrayed as weak in serials which is a real pity.
Anupamaa
