Welcome to the 21st Century!

Image: From Full House to Fuller House. Image(s) taken from Google.

By Sanniah Hassan

So recently I have introduced myself to the modern concept of binge-watching series on the computer. Thus welcoming myself to the 21st century... ha!

As yet another year is coming to an end I felt myself reminiscing on the days of my childhood when we used to watch re-runs of the 80's sitcom Full House starring John Stamos, Bob Saget, Candace Cameron Bure, and not forget the oh-so-famous Olsen twins (who played the character of the adorable Michelle Tanner). Watching this series as an adult has made me question so much about family values and morality in general. Although this family structure is not ideal in the sense that a single father is raising his three daughters with two of his best friends, in the absence of a strong female character (who appears in the series from the 3rd season onwards in the form of the beloved Aunt Becky played by Lori Loughlin), the series does tend to promote other values which are becoming rapidly extinct.

These values include respecting others, being compassionate and empathetic towards others, being hard-working and true to yourself as well as to others et cetera. Most important of all, however, the series advocates the concept of kids helping out around the house. This I feel is vital as in the next installment of the series Fuller House, the kids are never seen helping their mother or aunts in setting the table or doing the dishes. This raises two questions in my mind, 1) Is setting the table and doing the dishes a primarily feminine thing to do? Is that what the creative teams are attempting to highlight? If so, isn't that a very chauvinist and conservative attitude to be upheld in the so-called progressive western world of today, especially for a country like the USA? and 2) Have parents lost the spirit to make their children conscientious human beings who must add to the community in whatever small way they can? Have parents of today become so engrossed in their own problems and lives and jobs that they cannot spare a few minutes of their time to guide their children towards such chores?

The world we live in today, greatly demands that we all chip in, in whatever ways we can then why should the kids not do so? After all, every individual playing a part in the progressive fabric of society should include the men, women, and children giving their all to their personal as well as public lives. Should we not want our kids to be responsible people? They are the future of our existence after all. To ensure the future of mankind, remember to uphold the values instilled in us by our parents and pass them on to our kids!

So let's promise to uphold the dying values on our part as we step into the new year!

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