The cable curse
One e-mail, Dhaka Cantonment, Dhaka
Satellite networks have given us a wide range of channels and choices of programmes. A simple villager in Bangladesh and a rich man in the US can watch the same programmes on TV and learn about various cultures. This is only possible due to the advent of cable. Anyway, most of the channels are under the control of different private companies and individuals. Considering the markets and the choices of viewers, the owners of the channels produce and broadcast music videos, films, serials and many other programmes that are not always healthy to the taste of our family members.In fact, it is a matter of great concern that most of the people, particularly the youth of today, are concentrating more to the relatively light, provocative and low graded programmes. Those who are immature, not having clear ideas about the reality and incapable of judging between right and wrong, are greatly influenced by these programmes. Children spend hours watching TV and that affect their studies, sleep and outdoor activities. According to nerve specialists, the present generation of children are suffering from epilepsy, the number increasing further due to excessive TV watching and computer game playing. Besides, programmes with the scenes of sex and violence are leading the tender mind of our youth as well as the children towards destructive tendencies. They are being deceived by the weird images and the colourful presentations of the celluloid as they fondly emulate the dress-ups, get ups and the overall attitude of the characters and become detached from the realities governing our lives. In many cases, our youths involve themselves in acts of murder and rape, imbued by evil spirits emitting from the TV screens. Is there any body to take note of the cultural impact of the cable on our posterity?
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