Two stories of moral policing in #India and #Pakistan this month provide an interesting foray into the methods employed by the media in targeting female celebrities differently from their male counterparts. And before someone points it out, of course, neither of these stories takes into account the problems faced by ‘everyday women’ which is precisely why they are significant in the context of moral policing. Celebrities have always been touted as ‘exceptions to the rule’ in any and every society when it comes to rules regarding social behaviour, attire and expectations. It is the attitude adopted towards these individuals that is a very strong indicator of where societal expectations lie and how they are being shaped, in other words ‘where society draws the line’. The one thing that both the Indian and Pakistani media have clarified in the past month is that neither believes in keeping its nose out of where it doesn’t belong. Whether the question is of a woman’s pregnancy and the paternity of her child, or another’s body and how much she chooses to expose it.
Posted on: Tue, 23 Sep 2014 20:55:00 +0000
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