Wednesday, June 24, 2009

The quality and content of TV programs and their after effects

There has been a change in our comedy programmes shown at various channels these days. Now they seemed more influenced by the western and Indian origin programs. Where are our norms gone which we established through programs like Fifty Fifty, tot batot, Show time, Studio 2, Moeen Akhtar Show, Zia Mohaeeul din Show etc.
These programs were for family, the dress code and script was not vulgar at all, the whole family used to enjoy it and there was a clear message in these of our religious, social and cultural norms and a very clean comedy style. We have taken a 360 degree twist, dress codes are vulgar which we now depict as modern fashion and styling and script is absolute pathetic and message less. Youth is getting spoiled and are learning to show dis respect to their parents and seniors, women is made a sex symbol and is being used as such even in serious talk shows. In the old days there used to be a censor board for films and TV which used to filter content that has to be aired, its no more there and we see programs which are not a true reflection of our society. A time has come now that we say no to such content to be shown on TV and launch an agressive compaign against it. Where is marvellous Drama that PTV used to show, we need dramas having same strength and message that we saw in Tabeer, Aakhri Chatan, Waaris, An kahi, Tanhaaiyaan, Samundar, Totaa kahani, fehmeeda ki kahani ustaani farhat ki zabaani and many more.
We are destroying our kids personalities with programs which could let them idealise dancing heroes and heroines as their ideals. We are an underdeveloped nation, we need an eduactional activity based programs which are in line with our religion and not in line with Indian Culture or English cultural depiction. A maasive chain reaction has started to destroy over all personality of our kids who have to run this country in an other 10-15 years and medias role in keeping the youth on the right track is more than ever needed now.
We cant teach our kids to redicule their parents and seniors and cosider "donts" as "dos". We need to make them tolerant and humble and not as arrogant fools who are un knowingly falling in a trap of west to keep them away from their roots. We cant enjoy vulgarity, non sense talks, ill comdey and promotion of western norms in our comedy serials and talk shows, we should learn to reject them in public and in private. We got to tell our kids that the stuff shown on TV is not what you are or your fore fathers were.
Why do we allow all Indian Channels to be allowed to shown and some of Indian programs being allowed to show on local TV channels. This is a mass brain washing of our youth and this is the biggest of threats to our existence than Talibanization, terrorism or enemies across the border and the world. Wake up time for our nation as its a do or die situation, scenario is already not very good but with our efforts at all ends we could save our kids to reach a certain stage of demoralization and corruption, a point of return is very near and we are waiting for our government and NGOs to do it for us. They cant help us, we have to focus on our individual house hold and start correcting things from our own home rather than condemning the whole Nation and the system. Our youth is not bad by nature it only needs good level of guidance and support from us all, we can bring them on track but we need to do it on war footing basis.
Change of focus is needed and matters that need immediate attention should be given proirity. We can afford to see few more governments not allowed to complete tenure but we cant afford to see our youth being made in different and immoral due to the culture being promoted by most of the channels who heavily rely on financial supports from invisible hands of the west.
A few more long marches needed to get us all to the point from where we started to be off track. Parents, teachers, scholars, media Giants, educational institutes, NGOs, welfare organizations, religious organizations, Armed forces, Private sector and every body should join hands to save our Islamic Identity which is the core to survive and to keep us intact as a Nation. Our leaders spend more time in critising each other and asking for charity of loans and aid from foreign world, they should take emergency steps to ensure our image of an independent Islamic state and to make our youth aware that we are the best nation in the world living in a country which was formed on Islamic Idealogy.
Our survival is in adopting Islam in its true of forms that can support our survival in the modern world and above all make our youth proud to be Muslims first and then Pakistanis. Talk shows highlight further division of Pakistan these days, nothing of such nature should be discussed even. The basic rights health, education and trade should be given equally to all citizens of Pakistan and it should be with descrimination of race, gender, tribe or a provence. Every thing has to be decided on true merits according to our religion. What better system do we need other than Islam our religion has already given us but we still look to western econometrics, social security policies and legal and justice system. What a pity we have every solution to our problems written in a Holy Book called Quran which we often lock it our cupboards and not very often refer to it when we need help, on the contrarary we call foreign consultants to tell us what to do after paying millions of dollars worth of tax payer's money!

1 comment:

  1. Usman buddy, i am sorry but i do not agree with you on this one. Please do not underestimate the young generation, only time will tell that they will prove to be better human beings and better Pakistanis from their earlier generation (us). I also do not agree on your views on Islam. Please remember that Islam advocates correction of one's self first and the society afterwards. Enforcing Islam on others was an agenda of the militants and talibans not the educated persons like ourselves. We should also remember what Quaid-e-Azam said in his so many speeches. I know it is really hard for us to understand but lets sort out facts from fiction first, thats what we need now !!!

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