Disturbing Case Of Moral Policing! Kerala Couple Abused For Their Offbeat Wedding Photoshoot
Rishi and Lakshmi did not anticipate the storm of hateful comments waiting for them after they made the pictures public.
The Internet is full of opinions and sometimes it can get nauseating, as the line between whats civil and what's not fades into oblivion.
The most recent victims of unsolicited moral policing and vile judgments trolls were a Kerala couple who chose to post their wedding photoshoot on social media.
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According to reports, Rishi Karthikeyan tied the knot with Lakshmi on September 16, and the COVID-19 pandemic quite obviously came in the way of the lavish celebrations they had planned.
To commemorate their wedding, the couple decided to do a photoshoot. They roped in a photographer friend and set off to Idukki's tea gardens.
Rishi and Lakshmi did not anticipate the storm of hateful comments waiting for them after they made their pictures public.
Rishi said that the idea for the photoshoot sprung from the mind of the photographer, Akhil Karthikeyan, who runs Wedding Stories Photography.
The photos, in which the duo appear to only be draped in white sheets while playfully running through tea fields, seemed to rub some people in the wrong way, (because of course, some people seem to think they are born to make 'righteous comments')
According to a report in The News Minute, many slammed the couple for the photos, alleging they were indecent and inappropriate. Lakshmi was also roundly bashed for 'nudity'.
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"On the internet, they slut-shamed me and insulted my family and posed questions such as 'are you wearing clothes underneath?'"
She added that even friends and relatives called and advised them to take down the photos to maintain their privacy.
"The photographer was able to capture aesthetic shots of us, is purely his creativity and camera skills. However, most users, especially on Facebook, began moral policing me and my wife over the nature of the pictures,¡± says Rishi told The News Minute.
Since this was a "post-wedding photoshoot", the idea perhaps was to show the fun and intimacy between a couple AFTER the wedding.
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Lakshmi also said that she often wore off-shoulder tops and that there was nothing wrong or revealing about the photos they had posted.
Despite the storm of abusive comments, the couple does not plan to take down the pictures because they know the discussion is frivolous and will eventually 'fizzle out'.
While it is praiseworthy that they have decided not to bow to trolls and their vile comments, it is heartbreaking that a couple is being trolled for something like this. It shows how narrow-minded and unnecessarily critical people can be of other people's choices, that do not even affect them.
Perhaps it is the fact that on the Internet people are hidden behind a screen name, that enables or encourages them to say things they would not otherwise say to someone's face; perhaps it's that they have nothing better to do; or the most disturbing of all, they've still not learnt what their boundaries are, and that what someone else does in their personal life is none of their business.
