Indian
TV serials which are dominated by mundane 'Saas Bahu' sagas, are
wrecking the very Indian society which they claim to represent, to
glorify. The remote corners of country though untouched by the basic
amneties such as clean water, have been seduced by the entertaining
verve of television. And with such a wide range of influence, the
saas bahu serials are doing nothing other than showing a depicting
regressive ideals which are in reality receeding from annals of time.
Lets take a look at 10 wats in which they are ruining our soceity.
10.
Backward and regressive
The
story lines which most of the Indian tv serials depict are backward
and regressive in comparison to the reality. From the way the women
are expected to submit, to the daily decsions everything shown in
these serials, everything is in stark contrast to progress. This has
an adverse effect especially on the rural women who instead of
fighting against accept this age old social bondage.
9.
All mother in laws are oppressive and cruel
The
Indian mother-in-law are traditionally considered as strict and stern
but they still don't come close to the cruel and oppressive image of
every mother-in-law the tv serials depict. These serial producers
completely fail to consider those 'saas' who completely support their
'bahus' and act like mother to them in real life.
8.
Golden rule – Ideal women should suffer in silence
In
almost every tv serial it is shown that the ideal bahu should endure
her saas's abuse and torture in silence. This has a negative impact
on the psyche of Indian women despite enduring worst fail to speak up
as they are afraid to break out of the mould of an ideal women.
7.
Appearance of Bahu
Though
we are fully in support of following our culture and wearing
traditional saree, but the outdated rule that the Bahu should always
have her head fully covered with the 'pallu' is difficult to digest.
It would have been good to see these serials propagating that if
someone doesn't has her head covered, it is in no way a trespass
against the culture.
6.
Men are always superior
In
the times when the gender related crimes are on serious, the tv
serials should shoulder the responsibility to promote gender
equality. But unfortunately, almost all the serials are still
depicting the patriarchal society in which men will always remain
superior. They are still showing the families in which word of men is
a law.
5.
Promoting the skin color bias
In
majority of Tv dailys, it is depicted that the women with the fair
skin tone are preferred over the those with darker one. To make the
matters worse, the tv producers either directly or indirectly add the
righteousness to such outdated ideals. It only gives rise to
insecurity amongst girls who are not endowed with brighter skin tone.
4.
Working women bad for culture
In
the serials, its is usually depicted that a woman gives up on her
professional career to appease her in laws. The age in which more and
more women are joining the industrial sector, such ideals are
obsolute and antiquated. And portrayal of such inept ideology only
demotivates those women who aspire to do a job.
3.
Women in western clothes are immoral
In
wake of recent sexual assault cases, many politicians have blamed
westernization for such crimes. And such claims have created a huge
uproar, with people from many sectors slamming such ideas. But the
society at large has failed to notice that tv serials are also in
rather subtle way portraying westernization as immoral.
2.
Extravagant marriages
The
dowry system and the burden of opulent marriages is breaking the back
of middle class. And the tv serials instead of leading society
towards the right cause, is regularly showing marriages where the
obscene amount of money is spent just for the sake of family pride.
1.
Image of perfect Indian women
This
is the the area where the Saas Bahu tv serials are doing the most
damage. The projection of an ideal women who endures his mother in
laws torture and overbearing husband in silence, is sending a wrong
message to the society where women are already suffering from
identical non sense. To stand up for your right and needs is shown as
anti culture.
