O! my gawd!
thanx to my vella status; i've lately been watching a lot of television and that includes watching loads of re-runs.
one such morning; i ended up watching a re-run of the 'oprah winfrey show'.
well, i have to accept that i admire the woman for for what she has accomplished in life[which includes her personal fortune...!]
well, coming to the point, today's show included this bit where one author [who's name i dint bother to remember] was on the show to publicize his new book-"he's just not that in to you" [i hope i got that right]
everything was okay till the point where he started passing judgements about people's relationships. what made me even more cross was when all those women sitting in the audience were absolutely fine with all the nonsense that he was indulging in.
okay lemme describe the situation:
one woman tells the author that she went out with a guy who for a couple of meetings looked very interested in her and suddenly one fine day went poof! and vanished into thin air.
and the author without even as much as blinking bluntly tells her: "he's just not that into you"
when did book authors become experts on relationship problems..??
even if he is some kinda expert worthy of praise; why...?? why do the women have to indulge in public humiliation and be happy about it..?
this just explains the power of media all over again...kudos to that!
but look at this: one guy out of nowhere comes and asks you about your relationship/dating problems and you blurt out whatever's in ur mind...and he publicly announces that u are an idiot.
in normal situations the guy would have been at the least been given an ear-ful but no; this is oh! so famous O! show.. hence the guy will be applauded endlessly and his book will do amazingly well.
the high point of the show was when they featured this guy who is some hot-shot businessman in NewYork and is one of the most eligible bachelors around.
and this dude is asked to reveal his dating secrets and how he manages his dating life? and he manages it like this:
he has divided the women in tiers! like tier 1, tier 2, tier 3!!!!!
women segregated in tiers!!!!!! and i was thinking: "somebody please explain the nonsense going on here". why nonsense?? because all the women in the audience found nothing demeaning in that and were absolutely okay with it.
some guy was dividing them into tiers...
and he manages the tiers like this:
tier 1,2: on weekdays when he doesnt have much time to spend but has some spare time for a drink, etc.
tier 3: weekends.when he has all the time in the world to spend...
i dont have a problem with the way the guy manages his life...but what i do have a problem with is the fact that the women donot find any part of that demeaning!!!
i would love to see how the guys would react to being segregated into tiers and managed accordingly by women they were dating, wouldn't their over inflated egos scream and raise a storm?? why wasn't such perfectly normal behaviour coming from these women??
what i dont understand is why is the heart[which doesnt have any self-esteem to call its own] allowed to reign in situations where the head should definitely do the talking!
at the end of the show all the women we are gung-ho and couldn't stop applauding the big O! and the author and the felt everything in love-life was going to be just fine by clutching that book close to their heart.
women empowerment...??? yaa right; empowerment- my foot!
i aint no feminist..if thats what im coming across as..but what i am is someone who cannot tolerate self-imposed stupidity.
one such morning; i ended up watching a re-run of the 'oprah winfrey show'.
well, i have to accept that i admire the woman for for what she has accomplished in life[which includes her personal fortune...!]
well, coming to the point, today's show included this bit where one author [who's name i dint bother to remember] was on the show to publicize his new book-"he's just not that in to you" [i hope i got that right]
everything was okay till the point where he started passing judgements about people's relationships. what made me even more cross was when all those women sitting in the audience were absolutely fine with all the nonsense that he was indulging in.
okay lemme describe the situation:
one woman tells the author that she went out with a guy who for a couple of meetings looked very interested in her and suddenly one fine day went poof! and vanished into thin air.
and the author without even as much as blinking bluntly tells her: "he's just not that into you"
when did book authors become experts on relationship problems..??
even if he is some kinda expert worthy of praise; why...?? why do the women have to indulge in public humiliation and be happy about it..?
this just explains the power of media all over again...kudos to that!
but look at this: one guy out of nowhere comes and asks you about your relationship/dating problems and you blurt out whatever's in ur mind...and he publicly announces that u are an idiot.
in normal situations the guy would have been at the least been given an ear-ful but no; this is oh! so famous O! show.. hence the guy will be applauded endlessly and his book will do amazingly well.
the high point of the show was when they featured this guy who is some hot-shot businessman in NewYork and is one of the most eligible bachelors around.
and this dude is asked to reveal his dating secrets and how he manages his dating life? and he manages it like this:
he has divided the women in tiers! like tier 1, tier 2, tier 3!!!!!
women segregated in tiers!!!!!! and i was thinking: "somebody please explain the nonsense going on here". why nonsense?? because all the women in the audience found nothing demeaning in that and were absolutely okay with it.
some guy was dividing them into tiers...
and he manages the tiers like this:
tier 1,2: on weekdays when he doesnt have much time to spend but has some spare time for a drink, etc.
tier 3: weekends.when he has all the time in the world to spend...
i dont have a problem with the way the guy manages his life...but what i do have a problem with is the fact that the women donot find any part of that demeaning!!!
i would love to see how the guys would react to being segregated into tiers and managed accordingly by women they were dating, wouldn't their over inflated egos scream and raise a storm?? why wasn't such perfectly normal behaviour coming from these women??
what i dont understand is why is the heart[which doesnt have any self-esteem to call its own] allowed to reign in situations where the head should definitely do the talking!
at the end of the show all the women we are gung-ho and couldn't stop applauding the big O! and the author and the felt everything in love-life was going to be just fine by clutching that book close to their heart.
women empowerment...??? yaa right; empowerment- my foot!
i aint no feminist..if thats what im coming across as..but what i am is someone who cannot tolerate self-imposed stupidity.
posted by etoile at Wednesday, April 19, 2006
2 Comments:
That show is one of the most ridiculous shows of all, celebrating Gliteratti.ofcourse,the age of Hype is clearly reflected in the Page-3 culture and shows like these, which are completely teemed by narcississts. Now, who is to be blamed?
if people in the west are unapologetic about having multiple relationship/affairs & things like that, why would they flinch at putting it up on a discussion/show publicly. One's self is the biggest mirror. All else is nothing but to fool people & make business out of it.if a woman demeans herself and her dignity,shows like continue to encash on that.In a way,part of the responsibility lies on the viewers too. why do you want to be a part of it? and if u want to condemn it,do it with action.i guess we still have beter stuff to watch on TV.
My 2 paisa.
And btw, not all men have over-inflated Egos.
akarsh, i dont think we can brush away the show itself by calling it nonsense...well,she is doing a great job and she certainly deserves appreciation for that.
and yaa i guess the blame certainly lies on the women; so much for the westernised culture and empowered women...
and well, MOST men do hav over-inflated egos if not all of them...
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