Originally posted by: BaylorBee
I have mixed views on this subject.
I know that sidnaaz is toxic, more for Shehnaaz than Shukla. The power dynamics are severely skewed and anybody with a tiny bit of critical thinking can see that she is being used, abused and discarded as per convenience.
But there are so many others who like watching the same and boast about the chemistry between the two. Not just fans but also celebrities who have entered the show, or tweeted about it.
Then for a girl, who has had a conservative upbringing in a remote village with limited access to modern ideologies, it would not seem abnormal. You need better role models or examples to discern what is right and what is beyond wrong. The way she talks about her mother, and ofcourse the stud father, I don't think she has had the same.
My point is, that if people cannot tell the difference while watching a 1 hour snippet, of what a good relationship looks like, then how do we expect the same from sana who is in fact living that life?
As for self respect-it is developed. And it works differently in different scenarios. I might take offense if someone who is supposed to be my partner calls me things, and not when an outsider does. Or it might be the opposite. Maybe I dont like listening to a friend insulting my intelligence, but tolerate it when a close relation does.
Asking Sana to behave in a certain manner would be akin to imposing our expectations on her.
I am not really a fan, but I've started sympathising with her recently. Sidnaaz is not her fault, it's the channel's. Her fault is that she is playing into their wily little schemes of creating a romance angle when it's anything but that!
Another brilliant post from you and such a nuanced take especially from a non fan.