Twitter Is Pissed With Starplus For Negative Portrayal Of Surrogacy, And Rightly So
Surrogacy and adoption are two words that are still taboo in India. Let’s all agree on the fact that when it comes to being aware of these terms and the procedure, we Indians are completely clueless. Now, I’m not denying that things aren’t changing, they sure are but the problem is that the change is not taking place fast enough – and one of the main reasons behind it (according to me) is the movies and shows that are made around it. Most of the time, these movies and shows portray surrogacy and adoption in such a way that it actually dissuades people from opting for such procedures. Just take the instance of this show on Starplus called Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin where the main characters including an IPS officer, a doctor, and an educated housewife mock the procedure of surrogacy and the laws around it. And to say Twitter is pissed would be an understatement.
In fact, desi Twitterati has now taken upon themselves to start a trend – ‘Starplus Mocks Laws’ – to point out the problematic things that the shows on the channel have pulled in the name of plots. They’ve especially singled out the show Ghum Hai Kisikey Pyaar Meiin which has been making a joke out of surrogacy laws and showing it in a bad light.
Why are we doing this trend?
1. legally unfit mother was made a surrogate in GHKKPM
2. IPS officer approved of illegal surrogacy
3. Mother was made infertile with illogical reasons
4. Mother was beaten up by the goons hired by illegal surrogate.+STARPLUS MOCKS LAWS@StarPlus
— Ambar (@Ambarsariyya) July 27, 2022
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One of the users in the ‘Starplus Mocks Laws’ trend on Twitter wrote, “So surrogate mother want to get intimate with the genetic father of the baby that’s why doing all this, it’s the message for society surrogacy ka meaning hi destroyed” and what the user has pointed is extremely problematic. Because in India, we still believe that for surrogacy the surrogates need to have sex with the husbands and this is not true, they can be inseminated artificially now. Spreading such wrong messages has a very regressive impact on society and how much ever we’re becoming open to the idea of such procedures will go back to square one.
So surrogate mother want to get intimate with the genetic father of the baby that's why doing all this ,it's the message for society surrogacy ka meaning hi destroyed @StarPlus STARPLUS MOCKS LAWS #AyeshaSingh #ghumhaikisikeypyaarmeiin pic.twitter.com/NajHuboln4
— sneha 💞😇 (@SneharoyYadav1) July 27, 2022
Another user directly addressed Starplus and wrote, “You’ve hurt the sentiments of mothers. You’ve insulted motherhood and womanhood. How dare you show such illegal and insensitive stuff on national television.” And they are not the only ones who’ve commented. Here are some others who have commented:
You've hurt the sentiments of mothers. You've insulted motherhood and womanhood. How dare you show such illegal and insensitive stuff on national television
STARPLUS MOCKS LAWS@StarPlus #GhumHaiKisikeyPyaarMeiin pic.twitter.com/FSbaYJrM3K— Ambar (@Ambarsariyya) July 27, 2022
Ep – 556. A surrogate mother cannot refuse from giving the Child to its mother. It's a crime, a legit crime. And you guys are telecasting it so casually with no repercussions.
STARPLUS MOCKS LAWS@StarPlus@asja pic.twitter.com/EKS3Ru6mQf
— Ambar (@Ambarsariyya) July 27, 2022
How can you make pakhi a surrogate? She's not legally fit. She's never been a mother before and has wrong intensions. She didn't follow the procedure and signed the contracts to become a surrogate.
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— 𝑹𝒊𝒚𝒂⭑ (@princess6086) July 27, 2022
A sensitive issue like surrogacy is being mocked by this show and the ph channel. People of India are already known of surrogacy and this will cause more doubts in people’s minds about the sanctity of the procedure..specially for the real mothers of the child
STARPLUS MOCKS LAWS
— 🌙 (@istanxx_) July 27, 2022
https://twitter.com/MissAromer/status/1552222166397108225?s=20&t=7wGl60HqUWZ843jYYE7sCw
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https://twitter.com/siyavt6/status/1552172768346935296?s=20&t=7wGl60HqUWZ843jYYE7sCw
Can't blv only for a fictional show a channel can spread extreme wrong massage on a very serious matter like surrogacy
STARPLUS MOCKS LAWS #GhumHaiKisikeyPyaarMeiin https://t.co/xCBHjbMwHI— miska🧊 (@mistscotchh) July 27, 2022
As much as we might hate it, the fact is that our society gets heavily inspired by movies and shows. And so when they’re the ones who are mocking and spreading incorrect information about procedures like surrogacy, adoption, abortion, and more, the audience will see these procedures as taboo and wrong.
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