I have seen the 'offending' festive Deepavali video produced by Finas which profiles an Indian family who has a daugher-in-law who is Melayu and Muslim that was aired during the recent Deepavali holidays.
 
Those who thought they were offended by the video clip have a problem that they have to deal with on their own, by first refraining from using profanities when discussing issues.
 
The video is over-dramatic simply because the Malay woman does not behave like she has been with her relatives to know how they would treat them when food is served.

Surely, one would have thought she and her Indian Muslim husband might have visited his Indian Hindu relatives on other occasions so that the situation about food does not arise.
 
It's the same with eating out when a Hindu or other non-Muslims would ask that they go to a proper restaurant to eat. Even non-Muslims who have friends to eat with know how to deal with the matter.
 
It is therefore a common, everyday matter. It is not really a problem as what Finas has exaggerated.

And this is where the problem with the video clip lies.
 
My own personal experiences in the past have proven that festivals are shared and special needs of our Muslim relatives are observed and respected.

Those who criticise this video clip does not seem to realise that realism is at work in the video. The aim is obvious, but the effects it has on some can be described as mischievious.
 
Of course, they are entitled to make their own judgment on the clip, but the main thing is that their views are not reflective of the situation in the country.
 
If they had wanted to find things that are offensive to them, then they need to watch the Jakim programs on Friday morning on Chinese, Indians and others who reverted to Islam and listen to them. They are thirty minutes long each.
 
Yet, the Finas Deepavali clip is hardly three minutes. Yet, there seems to be too much focus on the negative aspects of it.
 
It is not a true situation? It is a common situation, any way one looks at it.