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    TV...the great Satan ??

    Salaams guys,

    Hope you're all fine and that Ramadan Mubarak is going well for you all.

    Anyway on with the topic...

    I was sat with the family once and they were all watching some Pakistani Drama on some asian channel. Anyway an actor in the drama made a comment about marriage and love blah blah.. blah.. and then my father came out with a comment something along the lines of It's all these dramas and films on TV that have corrupted our boys and girls...

    So my father blames Asian dramas and films for giving asian girls and boys ideas about love and marriage and careers and independent thinking... what can I say... he's stuck in his ways..

    Personally I think its all a load of bull, you can't go around blaming TV for the ills in your family or community. And neither do I agree with parents making the choice of a bride/bride groom for their siblings.

    any thoughts ????



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    I would agree with you father to a certain extent.
    India movies which many pakistanis watch are very misleading in the fact they are very sexual in nature.
    In turn this cause kids to behave like the actors in the movie.
    Which in turn is not accpeted by society in pakistan.
    Then there is of course violence.

    But the fact of independent thinking, heck you can get that from books you ready, people you meet.

    On a political note, for the Jamaat the TV is the devil.

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      CM,, Yaar I'm not saying that TV does not have any influence at all.. of course it does. However if watching something on TV causes you to re-inact what you saw then there are more deeper issues that need to be addressed. I doubt that watching a violent film would make a normal sane human go out on the street and shoot people.. If someone does do such a thing then I don't beleive it was the SOLEY due to of what he saw on TV.

      As you mentioned that there is a lot of sex and violence on TV, there is no denying that. But that is where good moral standards come into play and every individual must know where their boundaries lie.. just because it's ok for someone to do it on Screen does not mean it's ok to carry out the same act in real life !.




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        Well here's a more specific question for you.. Is what we see in the media (tv, film, music etc) influenced by society's attitudes and morals? or is it the other way around?

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          And what's wrong with love marriage?

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            Hum sa

            And what's wrong with love marriage?


            Nothing, I'm all for it !. . I think what my Father was trying to imply was that it's TV (dramas/film) which has put the idea of Love marriage into asian boys/girls. Which has caused them to deviate from the traditional Arranged Marriage to someone of their Parents choice. Which I don't agree with.

            Actually getting married to someone you WANT to and someone you LOVE, is the basic need of every human being. The idea is NOT something which is placed in your head due to TV.

            waqas72

            Well here's a more specific question for you.. Is what we see in the media (tv, film, music etc) influenced by society's attitudes and morals? or is it the other way around?


            Waqas... bro I can't help but think thats a LOADED question ! . but since you asked... I'd have to say YES, What we see in the media IS influenced ( to a certain extent) by society's attitudes since it's members of that same society which control/produce such media.

            But the difference is that a particular film/drama will be the creation of either a single person or a small group and encorporates the thoughts/morals of that group. It cannot, therefore, be considered as a representation of society as a whole.
            Basically you cannot take any example from a film and assume that because it's ok for something to occur in that film(ie theft/murder etc), it must be acceptable by the society which views it.

            The morals/views/values you hold are based on Your experiences/knowledge/up-bringing and perception of the world around you. If you know and believe that theft is wrong, I doubt that you'll go out and steal something because you saw Shar-Ruk-Khan do it in a film ?..




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              tv - the great shaytan?? Man if only some1 could explain that to my kids

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                Originally posted by Arch-Angel:

                ...it's TV (dramas/film) which has put the idea of Love marriage into asian boys/girls. Which has caused them to deviate from the traditional Arranged Marriage to someone of their Parents choice. Which I don't agree with.

                *tehee* Interesting subject brot up in notice. I know exactly where u're coming from. Makes u think... what happened back in the old old old days, when the folk tales such as laila majnoo (the typical) or Anar kali took place? There weren't any t.v'z back then tuo phir kiyon *caugh* *caugh* happened, hie na? *smiles*

                Sometimes I think, its the lack of communication between the elders and children which leads to the harm that is blamed on other factors. True, everything may have somewhat influence on our life styles and ethics. But then again... I think parents and children shud have some sort of a chanel, thru which they can communicate to each other, than rather ending up in loop holes, later on which are blamed on the media and other things, which may be irelevent to the overall issue. But sigh, ironically enuf, everything needs an effort. and those who seriously think about it, and are willing to get closer to their children will try to overcome all barriers in order to form a harmounious bond with their kids.

                Adios!
                DB

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                  DB
                  ... what happened back in the old old old days, when the folk tales such as laila majnoo (the typical) or Anar kali took place? There weren't any t.v'z back then....


                  My point exactly !.. Love/marriage, ambition have been around for a lot longer than TV !. And I totally agree with your point about elders and children making more effort to communicate with each other.

                  I'm not a parent, but I personally think that its a lame excuse on our parents/elders behalf when they blame all their ills (ie thier siblings turning rebelious)on society/media, while at the same time they very rarely spend quality time with their children.

                  Anyway... hopefully things will change as time goes on. Insha-Allah.



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