Ever since the Musharraf regime started to allow licenses to private channels the options of channels to watch from continues to increase. This welcome to new channels by the then regime was very good, Media has urged the people to think and learn, though this has not been their objective! Media does at times get misleading and controls the focus and attention of the people about various issues. But overall this media boom is beneficial for the people as the ‘poor and the plenty’ do get a chance to voice their concerns. Economic benefits are also visible as it flourishes as an industry.
In the quest to compete, better sell their channel and come up with something different few channels came up with some sharp, witty and humor filled shows about the political scenario. These shows would show the exaggerated and sometimes true version of the situations our country was facing. Which was good, as humor is the only way to say it all without saying anything or without pinching.
I am a firm believer of the fact that ‘humor’ should be really taken seriously, specially at academic level such activities should be promoted. At times you realize that some time pass activities in the classroom ‘every one tells a joke’ really are useful. This is the best way to make students think about new and funny aspects of the things. Making someone laugh is a creative activity which requires sensibility. Plus humor also allows us to ‘laugh off’ many complications in our life and one would probably take a relaxed back seat.
There was a time when you got the feeling that we really have ‘learned to laugh’ while highlighting the issues on media. Later on this became a success formula for any TV show i.e. mimic, caricature everything everyone, every situation! And the show will sell out very well! The situation now is that in some shows the anchor persons and participants laugh at serious issues, they laugh to the extent of insensitivity! Sorry if I am being harsh but this laughter seems a little hysteric! This approach has become somewhat ineffective in bringing issues to the lime light. The practice of mimicking and caricaturing as increased pathetically and showcasing our non-seriousness to the world! And probably those who were being laughed at have started to laugh with us!
The element of ‘ridicule’ has overshadowed humor. Putting aside the fact that people being ridiculed are worth this, but moral values should not change from situation to situation or person to person. ‘do-nots’ for a person or organization should be according to self-standards not according to others!
Such shows should be continued and no way ‘stopped’ but they should definitely be ‘controlled’ as excess of everything is bad!
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