Friday, June 26, 2009

Why are broadcast regulators allowing so many rape scenes in local TV dramas?


SCREENSHOT OF RAPE SCENE IN THE LITTLE NYONYA, A CHANNEL 8 DRAMA SERIES

STOMPer Rony Ang is appalled that there are so many rape scenes in local TV dramas Red Thread and Fighting Spiders. Shouldn't broadcast regulators censor these scenes to protect our children, says the concerned STOMPer.

In an email to STOMP today (June 24), the STOMPer says:

“I am quite disturbed by the many rape scenes on our home TV programmes. I see that happening on Red Thread, and I also see that happening on a show that’s supposedly good for our children, Fighting Spiders.

“Is this necessary? I am not saying that rapes do not happen in real life, but children are simply too young to understand what they see.

“Are producers trying to prepare our children for such horrible things? Are they brainwashing them by saying that rape is so common that they should just simply ‘move on’ when it happens?

“If producers are not concerned about protecting our children, shouldn’t our regulators censor these scenes before it's put on TV?”

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