TV and socially relevant causes, a Joke ?

Hello to everyone! ... My first time in debate mansion and a big thanks to raksha.l who convinced me to post here (though i am late by 3 months!)

Since we all got together on IF because of some TV show or the other... Here's my question - "should serials take up socially relevant topics as part of their story line ? "

Boring Question ? .. Just give it some thought ...

Think about the rano drama going on in Kasam Se - life for a widow ?

Think abt KT's rape in KSKBT, Mukti's in KZK

Think savita's euthanasia, also in KSKBT

etc etc..

Should TV only about relaxing or can it be a medium of social change ? Do such incidents help create awareness in general public ? Should such sensitive matters be shown on family-shows, that even children watch ? and most importantly, Are you happy with the way such serious issues have been handled as part of the entertainment serials ? Do you think they are taking up a serious issue and making a complete joke of it ?

Originally posted by: bips

Should TV only about relaxing or can it be a medium of social change ? Do such incidents help create awareness in general public ? Should such sensitive matters be shown on family-shows, that even children watch ? and most importantly, Are you happy with the way such serious issues have been handled as part of the entertainment serials ? Do you think they are taking up a serious issue and making a complete joke of it ?

Such issues when shown on mass media can spread awareness. As far as family shows are concerned, showing social issues is anyday better than showing a girl getting married 7 times.

This was a general remark, since I don't watch TV soaps I'm not really equipped to comment on this.