A scene of degrading sexual violence against a woman televised during prime time has provoked anger and calls for action today.
People are campaigning for regulators to investigate Channel 3 series Mia Jampen (“Wife on Duty”) after two episodes depicted its female protagonist held in chains as a man attempts to rape her, a longtime trope of Thai lakorn character development that’s fallen out of favor. Others are targeting its advertisers, which include international brands such as Coca-Cola.
“Are we really still doing this? Are we really stuck in this backward mentality that this is good entertainment?” @ChessyBorder wrote. “Has the countless news about this sort of thing happening in real life not inspired some change now? Do better! It’s goddamn 2021.”
