11/12/2024
Cancel Splitsvilla, Roadies, and Neha Dhupia: Reality TV Is Ruining Mental Health
Let’s stop pretending these shows are harmless fun. Splitsvilla and Roadies are not entertainment—they are mental health disasters disguised as reality TV. These shows promote toxic relationships, emotional manipulation, and a culture of cruelty all while pretending to offer "real" experiences. Here’s why they need to be banned, and why Neha Dhupia should stop pretending to be a role model:
1. Reality TV Is NOT Reality—It’s Psychological Warfare:
Splitsvilla and Roadies don’t just blur the line between reality and fiction—they obliterate it. They manufacture toxic drama, pitting contestants against each other in ways that are designed to break them down mentally. The producers of these shows don’t care about the emotional toll; they care about the spectacle. Is humiliating people for entertainment really something we want to promote? These shows create an unhealthy obsession with drama and manipulation, distorting what real, respectful relationships look like.
2. Mental Health Sacrificed for Entertainment:
The contestants on these shows leave mentally destroyed, often battling depression, anxiety, and PTSD because they were manipulated, gaslighted, and publicly humiliated for months. And that’s the best case scenario. The worst case? They’re left with lifelong emotional scars. It’s time we start asking: How much trauma is acceptable for the sake of ratings? These contestants are treated like disposable pawns in a game where mental health doesn’t even factor into the equation.
3. Neha Dhupia's Hypocrisy:
Neha Dhupia, an actress and judge on Roadies, has somehow convinced herself she’s a champion of empowerment. But let’s be real: Her actions on the show are an embarrassing display of emotional abuse. Her harsh, condescending remarks towards contestants—especially those who don't fit her narrow idea of “success”—are not only unprofessional, they’re downright damaging. She may be a public figure, but that doesn't give her the right to promote toxic masculinity and aggressive “tough love” as some form of empowerment. It’s the very opposite of what mental health professionals strive to encourage: empathy, understanding, and support.
4. Toxicity as a Ratings Strategy:
These shows thrive on the exploitation of human emotions—grief, frustration, jealousy, anger—because that’s what gets views. They create "villains" out of vulnerable people, perpetuating a cycle of cruelty for the sake of drama. How many times do we need to see contestants be verbally destroyed on TV, only for us to say, “It’s just a show”? It’s not just a show. It’s a public spectacle that damages the mental well-being of everyone involved.
Why They Need to Be Banned:
Enough is enough. We live in a world where mental health is finally being taken seriously, but Splitsvilla and Roadies send the exact opposite message: that toxicity and manipulation are acceptable, that mental abuse is worth it if you get your 15 minutes of fame. These shows need to be taken off air and replaced with content that promotes respect, emotional intelligence, and true empowerment.
Neha Dhupia: If you're going to be a public figure, it's time to hold yourself accountable for the messages you’re sending out. Stop endorsing shows that glorify emotional abuse. Your platform is powerful—but only if you use it for good, not to further perpetuate harm.
The Bottom Line: These shows aren't just bad for the contestants, they're bad for the viewers. If we want a future where mental health is respected, Splitsvilla and Roadies need to go. And Neha Dhupia needs to step up or step away from the damage she’s contributing to.
Who’s with me on this? Let's cancel the toxicity before it becomes the norm.
