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A child deprived of his father’s love either due to his father’s absence or excessively strict upbringing.

It leads to the child developing psychological issues evolving into severe problems as the child reaches adulthood.

This isn’t a fictional narrative;

Numerous research papers have proved these claims. Studies consistently indicate that a father’s absence diminishes a child’s self confidence. Other studies show that harsh parenting, excessive strictness while growing up, is linked to the development of agressive behaviour in children.

You’d think that harsh parenting is very common, how can it be so bad? I’d say, look around you.

Low self-confidence and aggression are common traits in people, not only this, several research papers show that the absence of a caring father can be a contributing factor in someone becoming a criminal.

Imagine if someone were to make a film on such a sensitive topic, well, you don’t need to imagine it, a cinematic masterpiece already exists ‘The White Ribbon.’

The White Ribbon film was honoured with the best film Award at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival, as well as the International Critics Prize, Best Film at the European Film Awards, over 10 German Film Awards, and the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Film.

India, too, boasts remarkable films on this sensitive topic, such as Govind nihalani’s ‘ardh Satya,’ similarly, Vikramaditya Motwane’s ‘Udaan’

There are some beautifully written famous songs on this issue, such as this. The lyrics emphasis that though people know how to have children but they struggle with becoming a father.

Now, consider the scenario, this sensitive concept is picked up by an insensitive director, with a track record of regressive and misogynistic films, such as Kabir singh, what will happen then? Unfortunately, we don’t need to merely speculate, be it would result in this film, Animal. While Bollywood has produced its fair share of subpar films, this particular one stands out. To me, this seems like a cringe- fest which will proved to be cancerous for our society. Some may instantly dismiss this critique as an exaggeration, arguing that it’s just a film and there’s no need to be overly ‘woke.’ Additionally, comparisons are drawn to other violent films like Gangs of Wasseypur, Kill Bill, and pulp Fiction, that are not criticised as much. And that watching violence in film’s doesn’t drive one to violent behaviour. The director of a film brings their individual morality and subjective opinions into the narrative. Labelling a film as a ‘cringfest cancer’ may seem too harsh. I merely ask you to hear me out. I promise to delve into a detailed explanation in this Blog. Not only about the problematic elements in this film, but also the broader societal issues, touching on topics such as alpha males and feminism.

Friends,

I am sure you remember the Nirbhaya case from 2012. That had shocked the entire nation.

During that time, Madhumita Pandey, a Clinical psychology master’s student, embarked on a question to understand the motivations behind such heinous acts. To look for the answers to this, she decided to talk to the individuals who committed such acts.

She wanted to survey th prisoners of Tihar jail. Eventually, she interview 122 convicted rapists and 65 convicted murderers in Tihar jail.

A stark difference emerged in their responses, most murderers expressed some level of regret for their actions, they regretted destroying multiple lives. Some regretted their actions more than others, but most of the murderers felt some degree of regret.

But when she talked to the convicted rapists, many exhibited a lack of regret, they felt no remorse.

This was consistent with the documentary, ‘India’s Doughter,’ which focused on the Nirbhaya case. When interviewing the rapists, the assailant justified his actions by questioning why the victim was out late at night with her boyfriend, expressing a desire to ‘teach her a lesson.’ Notably, it was clear throughout the interview that he felt no ounce of regret for his actions. Observing this pattern, Madhumita sought to understand the underlying behind the lack of regret among rapists.

Why do they show no signs of remorse?

She gave them two questionnaire:

The MMIS ( Multicultural Masculinity Ideology Scale ) and an attitude Towards Women Test. The result indicated that these individuals held highly regressive view about women, reflecting backward thinking.

Madhumita wasn’t the only one to research this. Many such research have been conducted outside India too, such as Susan brown Miller’s 1975 book ‘Againt Our Will, Men, Women, and Rape. In her book, she wrote that rape is a form of intimidation, often driven by a desire to assert power and dominance over women. Other researchers, including Richard Johnson, Danielle Cusmano, and Rebecca Whisnant, came to the same conclusion. Rape is not driven by an unrestrained desire to fornicate.

Rather, there are three main motives driving rapists:

(i) THOSE WHO RAPE TO EXERT THEIR POWER

(ii) THOSE WHO DO THIS TO VENT OUT ANGER

(iii) THOSE WHO ARE SADISTIC

However, a common thread among these motives is the perpetrators’ belief in the inferiority of women.

The prompts the question:

Where does this regressive thinking originated?

The answer is : Everywhere.

There’s a saying that holds true here.

SA MAN IS THE PRODUCT OF HIS ENVIRONMENT’

It means that a person’s behaviour, personality, and identity are moulded by their surroundings. These factors include everything, the way their parents care for them, their interactions with relatives, experience in school with teachers and friends, and exposure to their surrounding environment.

Additionally, mass media palys a major role in this. Things that are in the news, book, radio, Tv, ads, social lmedia content, songs, and movies,

Significantly influences the formation of a person’s identity and behaviour. Some aspects of your life are within your conscious control, such as what you choose to read or watch. However, everything has a subconscious effect on your mind, that you may not immediately recognize.

You must have understood what I want to explain to you through this blog. By the way, this is a very big blog, if I try to explain it properly, it will become very big, so you all don’t even read it, lest my writing becomes useless.

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