webfact Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Thailand's new TV rules to check sexual violenceAna SalvaMany soap operas are adapted from Thai novels in which rape of female protagonists is commonplace.BANGKOK: -- Nitipan Wiprawit was watching television with his family when the soap opera plotline that he detests appeared once again on screen: a man bribes a hotel clerk to trick the woman he loves into thinking that there's only one vacant room.In the hotel room, the man tries to force her to have sex. Comical music plays in the background making light of the situation. By the series' end, they fall in love.Thailand's prime-time soap operas often depict sexual harassment and rape as a way to seduce or woo a woman, or as punishment for bad behaviour. Full story: http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2016/03/thailand-tv-rules-check-sexual-violence-160331143331601.html -- Al Jazeera 2016-04-01 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pomthai Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Its a start. These soaps often show solving arguments, differences of opinion or financial disputes with guns and knives being depicted as the normal way to behave as well? Might wana address those as well while they're at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaltsc Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 "Many soap operas are adapted from Thai novels in which rape of female protagonists is commonplace." Great message to be sending out to young people watching the soaps...."Rape is sex, and sex is love". Is it any wonder why there hasn't been a reduction in sexual violence in Thailand? And as far as reporting rape to the police and having a fair trial to bring the rapists to justice...What makes anyone think that the police and judges aren't buying into this warped sense of values and don't consider rape as being rape? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thai3 Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Rather ironic seeing as the report comes from Aljazeera Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trainman34014 Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Rape is accepted here on a day to day basis and unless a story goes BIG on social media for some reason then the victim will get little or no help whatsoever from family or the authorities. The majority of Soaps on Thai TV depict violence and rape as normal family/friend behavior, so how do they expect 'The People' to act in a civilised way in every day life ? The Man supposedly 'running' the country has more power than anyone would ever need to stop these programs airing and yet what does he do about it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DM07 Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 I really hope, this isn't an April- fools joke! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fookhaht Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 The Privileged Lie of Gender Equality in Thailand Jasmine Chia March 30, 2016 Global Notebook, Human Rights, Politics, Southeast Asia http://hir.harvard.edu/privileged-lie-gender-equality-thailand/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moonmoon Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 not just soap operas, the government might also need to see the amount of facebook Youlike videos on teenage girls fighting in their school uniforms thinking its cool to capture it on video n post it. And also teenage girls dancing in sleezy videos to dance music. they r getting influenced by social media in a very wrong way... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prestburypark Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Maybe they are old Hollywood movie buffs,: bitchslap the female lead, force her to kiss the leading man and Hey Presto, she melts into his embrace after a token hesitation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsetBkk Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 I really hope, this isn't an April- fools joke! Just about every new item today could be the joke. I'm still looking for something that actually beggars belief... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupatria Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 At Disney they are popping the corks if they replace every Thai soap containing sexual violence with cartoons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alphaflight Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Looks like they will have to cancel all Thai soaps...... AHHHH, if only Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
George FmplesdaCosteedback Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 Its a start. These soaps often show solving arguments, differences of opinion or financial disputes with guns and knives being depicted as the normal way to behave as well? Might wana address those as well while they're at it. It's April first right??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted April 1, 2016 Share Posted April 1, 2016 I'm pretty sure this is a joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPI Posted April 3, 2016 Share Posted April 3, 2016 You'll notice that there are no new rules.....they've just formed a committee and are talking about it! Isn't this the best way to bring change to Thailand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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