Yes
surprise surprise! We have an adult only post for the first time on this blog. Please
make sure you are more than 18 years old and take no offence, personally,
emotionally, religiously, spiritually, socially by reading the content that
follows. If you think you may be disturbed in any way, shape or form please
discontinue reading and close this window now. (But I know chances are very
high you will keep on reading). The text of this post is intentionally blanked out to respect our social values and preference for clandestinity, shyness, hypocrisy - whatever suits you. Assuming you are an adult and know how to select all text, only then you will be able to read on.
The
ideas surrounded around a bilingual adult magazine, in both Bangla and English, to have
a little bit of everything for the Bangladeshi adult market, more specifically
the male readers. Topics could include fashion, health issues, sex education, personal problems, and most certainly pictures of Bangladeshi women in
appearances enough to raise readers’ mercury levels. It was at this point that
the issue of business ethics and social values in Bangladesh took a crucial turn. Should
you start a business just for making money at the cost of your social norms and
values? On the other hand, some argued that when men in Bangladesh are already groomed and trained
on the natural instincts of life - previously via print materials and friends and now via
internet – then what is the harm in calling a spade a spade and in spitting out
the most natural thing of being a human? One interesting remark was made by a
participant that Bangladeshi male readers would be so curious and overwhelmed
to see Bangladeshi young women in compromising photo shoots or raunchy stories
that they will want to dig down deeper by finding out who she is, where she
studies/works, her family history, address etc. etc. Being a small place with too
many people who know each other, this might cause social stigma and may lead to
models being marginalised in public.
The
conclusion of the adda was that even if there are business opportunities in
this domestic adult male market in Bangladesh, we should stick to
being socially hypocrite at the cost of holding up our social norms, values,
ethics, family, religion etc. As for ‘special male needs’ we have historically
relied on foreign materials and have preferred to be clandestine about it – so lets
continue that. As long as life is moving on , our women are wrapped up, covered up and we are having kids – why bother
about a Bangladeshi adult magazine?
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