If a small child is born in India and is allowed to watch TV and go around the country, it will think that life is superb and there will be always good things happening and problems never occur. Yup, that’s what they will think; if you say I am wrong, just look around and all that you will see are banners of two people smiling, an happy couple and people with superb cars and bikes. Well about the poor, They must have done something really wrong to be there. Even they can be easily eclipsed if the only transport you use is a car and you only go to malls. I will not be surprised if a child says he wants to swim in toys and live in candy land in India today. Sure, they will suffer. But they feel really left out thinking that they are the only ones going through this. Just going through the ads in television makes me convinced, that the world is made without hell. It seems they have solution for all the problems in life. Is Monster roaming near the treacherous path? Buy a bike, everyone will follow you. If you feel troubled drink a coffee you will feel better. Husband is Feeling tired??? You need a better cooking oil. While I was wondering why the ads are so positive, what harm it might do to the thinking of people, I felt they are not alone. The movies (talking about Tamil movies only) are not far behind in convincing us that we are in heaven. Hero sees a girl the girl is very beautiful and unusually humble, Likes everything the hero does. Well, wonder where the guys get the idea of teasing the gals. The place where I see negative is in the Indian TV serials, Man they are sad, packed with every worst things that is possible. Any more sadness added to this there will be no house wife’s in India. People dont realize its the reality and the truth that is more reaching to the audience, than fake optimism. Hope the the more sensible are given the opportunity than the repeaters in the future.
4 comments:
Agree with most of your writings in the post.
The advertisements show the flowery picture. Naive people tend to believe them completely.
1) People lack rationale.
2) Ad makers can do ANYTHING for marketing.
Wonder where is our country heading towards!
If I were the authority I would ban this "Making fair" creams for both men and women.
Aren't they being openly racists? YUCK!
@spicy sweet: i couldn't agree any more than what you said about the fairness cream. But, i wouldn't blame the marketers for the peoples insecurities or needs. we are to blame for felling that white skin is good. May be the rule of the "white man" in this country lasted longer than it should, making us to think we are originally white and have recently become black and its very bad for our image.
Suraj: nice post da. my fav line is " Hero sees a girl the girl is very beautiful and unusually humble, Likes everything the hero does" . hope d gals who read this take it jovially as they know that it s the truth. hope u become the prime minister f d country and fix it. and don complain tat i am thinkin too positively :-)
Your post is quite true....but what one must ponder is whether marketers are doing what people want to see or are people blindly accepting whatever the marketers/TV & Film directors show!!!
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