Asianet Satellite Communications review: Bigg Boss Malayalam Season 6 producers 1

As a malayali I am proud of the diverse cast that the bigg boss house hosts every year, especially in terms of representation of minorities like the lgbtq+ community. In a country where queer people are lynched in public, Bigg boss malayalam producers have made a terrible decision in allowing a homophobic, hate mongering person to enter a house which should be a safe space for all there. The lgbtq+ contestants that sign up for this program do so with the confidence that their mental and physical safety will be safeguarded by the producers. Bringing in a contestant (Abhishek S) who has been vocal about his hate for queer people and who has even been banned from social media for statements, sends a message that you will give a platform to any vicious opinions. Queer people have been a part of indian culture long before the west came to our country and it sad to see how much colonial mentality has persecuted them.

Our malayalam media is finally moving in the right direction, we even had our biggest superstar star in a beautiful movie, Kaathal, showing the complexities of the queer identity.

Bigg boss producers' decision to allow the contestant Abhishek S into this house and give him a platform is wrong and extremely dangerous. It puts the other queer contestants at high risk and encourages the public to pile on to these backward views.

He must be removed with proper explanation so that there is no doubt what Bigg Boss malayalam stands for. If the queer contestants you bring on every year are not simply tokens for you, do the right thing.