Taboo Topics in India

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Posted: 14 years ago
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My fellow members.
Please don't be offended after reading this post. And moderators, I am not writing this post to bash anyone. I just want to address number of posts that have been opened because of the changes that is coming from our beloved DMG.

Girlfriends / Boyfriends / Arranged Marriage

I respect Indian Culture a lot. especially the way they try to give the "sanskaar" both to girls and boys of the family. I like the fact of arrange marriage. However, I think, it is totally wrong of anyone to besot with something he/she doesn't know. marriage is a person's identity, a person's entire life and we have to accept the fact that we can make a mistake. The most perfect person also make a mistake, so why should we take the risk of making such an error which we will repent later. I believe, with arrange marriage we have to give the opportunity for them to know each other well before they are being tied up in marriage.

I know, sometimes the Indian telly world exaggerate some things, while the other times they show the naked truth of Indian community. But we as viewers also sometimes go beyond the fact of understanding the real world, logic of life and peoples emotion when we talk. And when such issues are addressed in serials / movies, we bash on creativity rather than trying to understand a complicated equation. Why can't we accept that such things can happen, when we bash on the creatives and actors / actresses.

We cant seem to accept the fact that emotions doesn't just change from one click. The moment, Sid / Ridima married, people expected Ridhima to be the dutiful wife. Some could not understand that in reality it cannot happen, because there were dozen of questions unanswered. And this will be the reality of life too.


Extra-Marital Affair / Divorce
As kids, we always hate to hear the word divorce / extra marital affairs. Sometimes we tend to show that hatefulness to some innocence colleagues, friends who are the victims of these events. And among every 10,000 there will be 99.00% who will promise "never to have an extra marital affair / divorce". These things should not happen, but in vein it happens. We can't always understand why it happens as we can never understand human emotion and mind. Hence our minds and decision changes due to circumstances and by things beyond our control. Human emotions are never controllable. even the most religious person cross the boundary or else we will never hear stories of children abuse's by parents. Who can believe a parent can hurt their own child?, but even if it is unbelievable it happens in our everyday lives.

Question is why we viewers start on bashing when Television / Movies address these issues. Television is a part of human development in today's technological world. We can learn everyday from it. I believe if they do not address these issues, than how as we a society learns to grow. Why we viewers can't accept that these are not taboo topics, and it should be addressed in the society in-order to prevent things.

I am not defending divorces. It should not happen. However, as said it happens, but when it happens why should we disgrace that person. Divorce might be necessary for the survival of the rest of the other. We cant tolerate violence in a marriage at the same time, it is not even healthy if parents do not love each other, but are together for the sake of their child. I am a victim of it. I am happy that my parents did not divorce each other despite their differences. But, as a child and now as an adult, i think we kids might have been much healthier and happier if they have got divorced. Because now as we all are adults, their verbal spats open, and we have become the mediator between them. So you still think that Divorce is a taboo topic and it should not happen?

Affairs also inevitable. Human mind always doesn't work according to ethics / moral / religion. They work according to their emotion. But if that happens, the punishment doesn't always have to be barred from society. it might sometimes rectify that person mistake, but the other 50% i am sure that because of such things, are afraid to accept their mistakes which leads to fall apart lives of other people. Because we some times cant help who we love.

I am a victim of both. I am speaking from my experiences. I am not defending what i did. But I think, such social issues have to be talked boldly so that in future such things doesn't aggravate in our society.

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Posted: 14 years ago
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@TM......... You are fine about the taboo topics/ societal norms, etc. But since you are discussing this in DMG forum, I'll assume its becoz of the recent turn of events in DMG. So are you saying that CVs are addressing it?
I think they are glorifying it!! Would it still be OK for you. And I don't know about others, but I dinn expect her to switch off her Armaan button overnight and turn on Sid button.......... She could have, coz I firmly believe that if you really set your mind onto something, you can do it. But since its our 'kachua chap' Ridz, it was a tall order! And coming to think of it, Sid had actually done a favour by marrying her......... even he dinn really love her back then and he could have certainly got a better deal from life without her. All those 'baap beti roona dhona' dialogs got the better of him. So atleast she must be thankful to life and Sid for this second chance. Doesn't he deserve a wife who can reciprocate love with as much zest? So I believe the message here is never trust a woman who was once in love. She may claim she is over her ex....... but you never know!!
secondly, I don't know of whom you are talking about........ but most post who are against the act are because, Ridz refused to take divorce (even wen her hubby initiated ) and went ahead with her EMA. I believe she was already being unfaithful by constantly thinking about A ever since A returned.
She was asked by both men........ who do u want to be with and she chose Sid? Its not that she did not have a chance to go where her heart pulled......... but she stayed with Sid.
And offcourse I would have been happy if she had divorced Sid before disgracing herself........ It was a dispeakable act in my POV....... donn know about yours!
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Posted: 14 years ago
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A very sensible topic.. Agree with you!!
Human mind is very complex and we can never understand or judge why divorces or affairs happen in someone else life.
The concept of Morality, Fairness, Right, Wrong are perspective and its diff for diff people!!
TV, movies, literature reflects human life, so they should show beauty as well as the ugliness of life...


But coming to the current track in DMG , the circumstances, the logic, the characters ..nonemake any sense.....Thats it!!!
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Posted: 14 years ago
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IM REALLY FADE UP WITH THE CV'S AND THEIR CURRENT TRACKS
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Posted: 14 years ago
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Well.. In that case, DMG should be renamed as Documentary or educational soap .. Instead of a show where actors remove their shirts each alternate day.. Education and entertainment cant go hand in hand :)

And coming to the issues of Divorce.. It is not backstabbing.. :) In divorce, it's joint decision by both the people that they want to end that relationship.. But in case of Extra Marital Sex ( that's what is now being shown in DMG ), a person is backstabbed.. It can be compared to Rape.. Males can not be raped, but their hearts can be.. Rape kills a girl inside out.. SO does EMS when a husband loves his wife dearly.. And Indians had, have and will always have Taboo with the things which cause SHAME and hurt to others..

I donno what understanding and progress u r talking abt.. But when a woman forces her husband to get REmarried, when the husband is unwilling to do so.. And then on their forced honeymoon, she goes cheating her husband, I can't tell you what it feels like :)

All I know is, ANY, ANY pure relationship can't be based on the asses of any innocent individual's happiness :).. And if it does, then that relationship can never be sane and pure :)

Hence, I dont think I will support AR EMS.. Becoz I support Love.. Not Lust.. I am an Indian and I have taboo from Lust :)
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Posted: 14 years ago
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An extremely sensible topic.. And I at some points agree with you .. But you need to understand that DMG's situations are different.
The lead girl here had an option of divorcing her husband and going back to her lover , not once but many time .. Her husband actually sent her a divorce paper .. But the girl still clung to him and actually demanded a remarriage, her ex- lover actually got the couple together .. Now after this all you see them commiting adultery then it doesn't make sense.. When all this time they both had a chance to leave everything and go together .. They didn't . They missed every chance and when finally the husband starts hoping again of a relationship with his wife .. The wife goes make- out with the ex??!! while the hubby is kept in the dark.. If she knew she couldn't forget Armaan ever then why to tie along Sid for so long??
I would have sympathized with the girl if her husband had forced her to be with him, or even if their was some logical justification .. But this doesn't deserve sympathy !
Edited by MagicalKash - 14 years ago
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Posted: 14 years ago
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oopps sorry wrong post 😳
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Posted: 14 years ago
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Nothin is really right or wrong.U just need 2 understand d workins of d human mind.

No1 has still understuf ridz's mind n hw she thinks.n probably dats bcz dey r too bz blaming her.bt frm ver I c dis is vat she is.she fell in love wid armaan.till den all good.den armaan leaves her.she marries sid.armaan returns.who does she choose?d love of her life or sid.she shud hav chosen d love of her life.bt she doesnt.why?bcz she is indebted 2 sid.every1 keeps sayin as how ridz should giv sid a chance as he loves her so much and she should recuperate dat love.BREAKIN NEWS: dats xactly vat she has been doing.because of everythin he has done for her,she is nt able 2 walk away frm him.

Yeah she is cheatin on him.nt physically.bt mentally.bcz armaan is always in her thots.U can fall in love again.bt ven u xperince love in its purest form dat armaan-riddhima had, den u cant forget dat person.bcz he is ur identity.marriage is not ur identity .love is.many wil disagrre bt its d truth.

Hw can u leave a guy whu is so understanding n so helpful n so nice n so perfect?so nice dat he will let u leave u n go back 2 ur bf.dat is d reason y she is nt able 2 walk away frm sid.u wud think its hypocritic.bt vat reason shud she giv sid for leavin him?dat she loves armaan?.armaan is d perfect lover,bf.bt nt a perfect human being.

n moreover.evn mst fans expect her 2 stay wid sid since she is married 2 him n she is bound by her tradtions....

ridz is doin her level best...I hope her path leads 2 armaan.bcz it is all abt armaan-riddhima.bt in d meanwhile dnt keep blamin riddhima.

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