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Posted on: Apr 02, '07

Are we all Voyeurs in disguise?

Hmm...its everywhere. Its on TV, it in the papers...its on the lips of people you know; aunties are talking about it, young college girls are dreaming about it, fashionistas are going gaga over it and every person worth every bit of his Page 3 salt has something to say about it.

What I am talking about is the soon to occur Abhishek-Aishwarya wedding (sorry, but I wont use the oft repeated nick 'Abhiash' which the media has enthusiastically thrust upon the couple) I mean hello??! Yes, it is very good news that Ms. Rai has finally found the love of her life, who neither bashes her up (Salman Khan), nor does he piggyback on her star status to gain stardom himself (Vivek Oberoi). It is indeed very good news that after being jilted by Karishma Kapoor close to the altar, Abhishek has got all his groove back, and is ready to take the plunge again!

But hey...this is an intensely private moment for both of them, yet the media refuses to leave them alone. They are being hounded everywhere. every aspect of their personal life is being ripped apart to make for more feed for the gossip columns. Full pages are being dedicated to what the Bachchans will wear at the wedding; who is designing Aishwarya's clothes; who is making it to the wedding list and ofcourse where they are going for their honeymoon. Reams of paper have been dedicated to Ash's 'Manglik' status and what it means, and if there are any portents in the future of the Bachchans. When the couple and the family is so zealously guarding their privacy, the media goes a step ahead and quotes 'insiders' and 'close friends' of the couple on these stories.

Why are turning so voyeuristic in our lives? Why does our morning tea have to be accompanied with which 'celeb' had a fight with whom? Why does our lunchtime have to be dominated with reading which godforesaken model/actress/wannabe celeb is carrying what in their lunchbox? And why do we need to end our nights watching mindless programs where they show which wannabe Page 3 aspirant went to which party?

We have all turned into voyeurs. We waste our time in getting to know what other people are doing in their lives, instead of looking at what's happening in ours. And the irony is these celebs are not even relevant to us. Does it make a difference to your life to know what kind of make-up will Aishwarya sport on her wedding? Will it change your day to know that Abhishek is finally chopping off his hair for the wedding?The answer is no.

Could there be a day, when the tabloids, newspapers and TV channels will stop making such mind-numbing content their Prime time telecast. Will there be a time when we will get to hear more relevant information about the country and the world, instead of reading who smooched whom at a party?

We as the consumers of such news are the reason behind the popularity of paparazzi and gossip columns. The onus of propagating no-doubt lies on us. Think About it.

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relativityLEO said:
i think there are two sides to this.. i agree that things get overdone by the media.. but all is not negative.. there is an aspirational aspect here as well. and an aspirations to live a better life, or better yourself, or come upto the standards of your role model, are not bad.

idols set a standard.. or we endow them with standards we want to aspire.. in others words progress wldnt happen if you didnt aspire for something

April 14, '07

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