Originally posted by: Sanleema
Peppermint - Firstly Thank you for this post, this was a much needed post. Loved reading all the POVs, reminds me of my school debate competitions. It was relieving to know that I wasn’t the only one who felt insulted as a woman by the male lead’s behavior. ITV has had it’s share of MCP male leads and the competition only seems to be getting more stronger over the years. Will virat take the trophy of all-time worst MCP lead? only time will tell. Sai’s character maybe assassinated too in the future tracks, because it’s ITV and no one is spared from it’s drama. There’s one major problem though with people like virat, especially an ACP officer that they are not only a danger to their spouse but a danger to the society as well.
That being said it’s also sad to see that it took a ML’s physically abusive behavior towards the FL to identify how regressive this show is and to bring this topic on how regressive ITV as a whole is even in this day and century. This show has always been regressive, right from the beginning. What could be more regressive than portraying an ACP officer with no other option of saving an 18yo but that of marrying het, could there be anything more regressive to show? A 30yo man expecting conjugal rights from a 18yo without any concern for her well-being, physical or emotional. A mentally disabled adult like Devi being abused the way she is, literally locked by her own family and even the educated people turning a blind eye? A mother who is wise enough to understand the people responsible for her son’s marriage mess, yet hypocrite enough to admonish only one half of the problem and turning a blind eye to her son’s part in the mess. All these from the supposed positive characters of the story...
There seems to be a serious problem rapidly escalating in ITV and it’s just not the content, it also includes the actors. The number of young actresses (not even out of their teens) being paired against older male actors in recent years is scary as well as worrying. These young girls are being made to act in the most intimate ways possible too without any concern for their mental or physical health. I know it’s common in movies too, a young heroine for a hero twice her age, but the problem arises when people especially youngsters who watch this day in and day out of older men romancing young girls. At least the trp audiences can be forgiven citing they just watch what they are served, but what’s more concerning is the number of youngsters who invest their time on these shows on social media. They are at such an impressionable age. This sends a whole new disturbing message that it’s okay for an older man to expect intimacy from a young girl, because they are mature and more romantic? That’s a scary picture. The lack of censorship in ITV is a major problem too when the show is being watched by people of all age. Wish there was some way to regulate the contents shown in ITV....
In a nutshell, ITV has and will continue to be regressive as long as people continue to watch it, as long as people still continue to promote them in social medias with hashtags for the couple, and as long as people keep hoping there’s light at the end of the tunnel after each regressive plot.
My apologies if I was brutally honest, but meant no offense to anyone.
Goodbye...
