6th episode of BLOG FOR NATION - 5th P - PRESS

The fifth ‘P’ is PRESS, to my eyes it includes – print media, news channels, advertising industry and movies off course.

I am going to talk about this in three segments.

First is the print media – post the Delhi incident, it is so happening that the percentile particular type of news printed has increased to enormous levels. Previously where the news of eve teasing and other ghastly events were been showcased sporadically, but suddenly post the Damini incidence it has, like taken the print media by storm, out of the blue all the cases of molestation or abusing and so on and so forth have been brought to surface and from all the part of country – and it has became the latest ‘in thing’ for print media to boost their circulations. (Bloody Business) To show off their care and concern, they have jumped in with all kind of emotional statements and creativity of their own. – meanwhile just to mention none of the main stream personality from this segment had taken that one step ahead to make people aware about what is happening actually. Till date I have not red any news in a big way and for sustainable period in print media, of a victim being penalized.  

Second is the advertising industry - Can you imagine, an advertise of biscuit be made in a way where a couple is performing foreplay???, Can you imagine, a house / property or a car, be sold just by showing a few nudies…??? Or for that matter a soap or a chocolate or a moisturizing lotion – believe me readers its true, in every possible way the advertising industry have contributed to corrupt the mindsets of views just to catch the eye of them. I am sure you must have experienced parents changing the channel in a break between the serials or a show, and if you are one you must have done that.

Third is the film industry – The plots, the positioning of characters, the ITEM songs and the forced B- grade humor has literally killed the sense of respect toward the fair sex and given indicated that one may behave the way they want – there is not much price to be paid if at all you get caught. I had asked a child if given a chance, what you would like to be in a film a hero or a villain, and his reply was “I would like to be a villain” – and up on asking why – the reason given by a small kid of today’s generation explains it all, he said, “A villain does everything he wants during his life time and the hero fight out the villain in the end. After all those enjoyments – it’s ok to get beaten for about 15 mins – that’s fine with me.” – He smiled sarcastically and went away.  This is not the end the biggest culprit is the current trends of songs – the lyrics, the rhythm and worst part is the cinematography.

All these things together leads a person to visualize, their own Munnis or Sheelas and Chamelis, etc., in their surrounding in a day to day females whom they comes across – rest is all what we are aware about.

Can't these three disciplines take an oath, like say for next one year – we will print all the good or bad happenings in only positive manner or we will show our creativity in advertising and not OTHER THING or we will not make any ITEM song for this full year or we will create movies that actually contributes to the society? – I think they should be forced to do so…. At least I feel that, what’s your opinion on this?