Are item numbers degrading and misogynistic? - Page 4

Originally posted by: blue-ice

Listen dude...don't try to put words in my mouth...People who were in the Big Boss forum last year...know that I defended Sunny Leone and her right to do po*n movies...but does it mean that po*n is good for the society in general...its not...These girls have the right to do whatever they want...dance naked in front of a bunch of rowdy people...their body...their call...that doesn't make them criminals or bad...Would I want my kids watching that in a TV show and a movie...absolutely not...You have to understand the difference between the basic rights of women and what affect the item songs have on the young minds...both are two very different things...do not confuse them...

Wow my opinion is winning!!

I saw Fevicol Se and really thought how disrespectful and degrading it was that Kareena was mouthing lyrics about being a tandoori chicken etc. Seriously?! who came up with such crap lyrics? And then we hear about being from the Kapoor Khandaan and all that jazz and we'll probably be hearing now about how she won't do certain things because married and from a Nawabi family.

Originally posted by: Zzabi

I saw Fevicol Se and really thought how disrespectful and degrading it was that Kareena was mouthing lyrics about being a tandoori chicken etc. Seriously?! who came up with such crap lyrics? And then we hear about being from the Kapoor Khandaan and all that jazz and we'll probably be hearing now about how she won't do certain things because married and from a Nawabi family.

exactly!!!!! The worst item song in recent times

But the actual topic was on whether the item numbers are THEMSELVES degrading, not on whether they influenced public behaviour.

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Originally posted by: Nkapoor3

exactly!!!!! The worst item song in recent times

Item songs do objectify women. There are songs like Munni, Chikni Chameli and Fevicol Se that I feel are degrading to women.

I find this trend of having these top female actresses vying for item numbers as troubling. It really does diminish their worth as actresses because they just become known for shaking their bodies. It's a two way street; they get to be in more films, they get hit songs and they can prolong their longevity, but it also hurts their images as actresses in the long run.

I read a little more into the thread. I don't think these songs/movies/images alone are what is causing degradation and misogyny out in society. They really just reveal the scope of the problem. Issues like these are more than just the result of the entertainment industry. So I feel censorship should not occur (except to protect the little 10 year olds) and that censorship alone will NOT stop crimes against women. There needs to be more institutional changes as well as more effort into teaching men that no means no, and for women what their rights are and to take charge.