August 22, 2012 – The vernacular Daily News newspaper on August 13 reported the alarming news of the latest move by the broadcasting regulator to “improve” the country’s notorious soap operas.
Thais and even some foreigners who have been here long enough know how many of these popular TV melodramas are “committed” to over-dramatisation and stereotyping of characters.
Jealousy, class discrimination, chauvinism, exaltation of wealth and power, violence, typecasting and reinforcement of prejudices against people like housemaids, ethnic minorities and transvestites prevail in these television series. In recurring soap storylines, protagonists often can’t seem to do anything wrong even when they commit some wrongs.
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