I’m a newbie here, and sensed you clearly don’t like this show. Why is it that you’re watching it if you hate it so much? Especially first thing in the morning as soon as the show comes on Hotstar? This isn’t a taunt or anything please don’t take it the wrong way. Im just curious.
Some people be like:
"Aapko desh me pareshaniyon ka samna karna pad raha hai to aap desh chodkar chale jaiye!"
Aise comments toxic to hote hi hain aur privileged bhi. Anyway. Maine iska kyu example liya? Kyonki kuch logo ko wakai me aisa lagta hai ki agar kisi show ko ham critique karte hain to shayad hame aisa nahi karna chahiye aur apna TV band kar dena chahiye. Ye wahi wali baat hai ki aankh moond kar sab bardasht karo ya fir kahi gayab ho jao.
Fir bhi mai ye kahungi:
1) Pahle to pura ITV hi problematic hai. Ye mahaj ek bure show ki baat nahi hai. Lekin kuch shows hamare liye representative ban jate hain. Kabhi popularity ke karan, kabhi specific actor ke karan ya aise hi by chance. To aap usi ko centre me rakhkar critique karte hain. You know.. dusro desho me koi ye nahi kahta ki TV/movies me kuch problematic aa raha hai to us par sawal na karo, ise chaat pakauda samjhkar choice se kaam lo.
2) OTT platforms ke jamane me jahir si baat hai ki pure entertainment ke liye koi ITV nahi dekhege. Usually gharo me sari women milkar StarPlus ka show dekhti hain, na ki Netflix ka koi show. To ye shows families ko affect karte hain.
3) Personally ITV meri life me special position rakhta hai. I belong to a very conservative society. Mera pura bachpan/youth ghar me band rahkar gujra hai kyonki hamare side ladkiyon ko ghar se bahar aane jane par pabandi thi bahut. To hamare pas ITV shows ke siva escape ka dusra koi rasta nahi hota tha. Bitch ke kuch saalo me maine ye shows dekhne band kar diye. Per recently Ghum Show ke saath maine dubara in shows par zazar rakhna shuru kiya, taki ye jaan saku ki etne saal me TV par kuch badala ya nahi.
4) Present me mai ek ajnabi shahar me ek single women ke taur par rahti hu. Akele hi to apne samay ki khud malkin hu. Kaam niptane ke baad fix time par shows dekhti hu. Mere liye TV/shows/movies entertainment se kahi jyada Routine aur familiarity ka mamla hain. Sadly mujhe OTT contents bahut jyada Urban class aur fake lagte hain. Aur American/European/Turkish content bahut dekha hai. Par insaan foreigners ko dekh 2 kar bor hota hai. Wo apne jaise logo ko bhi parde par dekhna chahta hai. Iske alava... Kisi din baithakr 10 episode binge karne ki bajay roj 15 minute ek episode dekhna time ke hisab se bhi manageable hai.
To kul milakar... ITV mujh jaise laakho women ki life ko influence karta hai, to us par aane wali cheezo ka honest review jaruri hai. Maine apni life me DV/sexual assault ka samana kiya hai, aur TV par in sab cheezo ka majak banta hai. Aur aap jaiso ke liye ye sab mahaj entertainment ya choice ki cheeze hain.
Aap kah rahi Hain ki aapne bura lagne ki garaj se nahi kaha ye sab (very passive aggressive thing to say) lekin aapke man me kahi na kahi ye to baitha hua hai ki koi aapse different opinion kyo rakhta hai? Aapko to yahi chahiye ki ek jaise soch ke log present rahe, cheezo ko deeper angle se na dekha jaye kyonki kahi na kahi aap jaiso par bhi uska asar padta hai. Kyonki subconsciously aap log bhi janti hain ki ye sab Garbage hai.
Dusre desho me jab TV shows me violence ko justify karne ki koshish hoti hai to log etna jyada pressure create karte hain ki Production Houses ko maafi mangi pad jati hai. Aur we aisa kuch bhi dikhaane se bachte hain.
Par India me TV par kuch bhi dikha sakte hain. Kyonki uski jo prime audience hai, wo bahut jyada Passive/misogynist aur unkind hai.
Mai to ye soch rahi hu ki log mahaj ek show ke critique se irritate ho jate hain, wo apne ghar me kisi different opinion wale family members se kitna irritate hote honge? This also reflects people's ability to allow diversity to flourish.
I have never mocked those people who love these shows. Maine unhe personally tag karke kuch nahi kaha, kuch nahi pucha, koi personal observation kiya.
Maine sirf show ki kahani/uske character arc par baat ki.
To aap hi bataiye... Ki etna imbalance kyo hai? Jaise aap mujhse kah rahi ki mujhe ye show nahi pasand hai to mai kyo ye show dekh rahi, waise hi mere comment aapko pasand nahi to aap use ignore bhi to kar sakti hain? Kyo reply de rahi hain?
Kyonki... Frankly logo ko to ye life hi pasand nahi hoti to aap unse ye kahengi ki wo jeena chod de? Ham unlikeable cheezo ko bhi gracefully handle karne ki koshish to karte hi hain! Aur kyo na kare?
Also... Akele rahte hue.. mujhe ek routine ki tarah kuch shows ko follow karna, review karna achha lagta hai. Fellow members ke comments dekhna, shows ko leker baat karna thik lagta hai kyonki isse ek kism ke social connection ki feeling aati hai?
Aakhir me yahi kahungi ki etna Individualism aur etni selfishness thik baat nahi hai ki aap kisi cheez ko sirf "individual pasand/napasand" ke angle se dekhe aur dusre ke choices par sawal khade kare! I guess aapke liye fictional shows kahi jyada maayne rakhte hain bajay real people ke."