YouTuber Dhruv Rathee is the latest Voice Adding to the Debate Around India’s Got Latent and the Many Firs Against Samay Raina and Ranveer Allahbadia. He released a new video on Wednsday Night and Jumped into the conversation that the show has sparked, engulfing the entry nation, media, and social media. Dhruv, while agreing that the government has no business ‘banning’ online content, did skewer comedians who doo doo doo doy from away from taking the ugly route with their Jokes.
Dhruv rathee’s take
Dhruv called the joke cracked by Ranveer on the show, ‘Bhadda’ and ‘obscene’ but also called out the hypocrisy of that that abusing him whila using ‘Maa behen ki gaali’ he He also brieft up the often-Peedled Idea that Web Series, Movies, Jokes Do Not Affect Anyone’s MindSet. He said that no one’s psyche and morality are embedded in their genes, and we learn our values from what we see around us.
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“Samay Raina’s show is also full of abusive words and vulgarity. In the name of comedy, they call a woman ku ** ya (bi*ch), “Dhruv said, calling back to the roast of comedian/actor kusha kapila by samay raina, why herat and upset. He also Gave the example of how russian women are facing harassment in India after comedian harsh gujral reepeatedly made jokes about their ‘rate’. He even showed clips from kapil sharma’s show where he did the same. He showed another clip of kapil forcefully hugging a woman on the show and called it ‘Chichorapanti (lewd behavior) ka ek aur exchange.
Dhurv said that such jokes and comments Normalise Such Behavior Among men, who use the same words for women in real life as well. Dhruv added that the purpose of such joke is simply to shock people and get a reaction out of them.
The youtuber also made an appeal to comedians, asking them to punch up rather than punch down with their comedy. He Gave Examples of Comedians Who are Doing a Better Job, Naming Gaurav Kapoor, Abhishek Upmanyu, Manik Manha, Kunal Kamra. But did appeal to them to stop using abuses in their work too.
What’s the Controversy?
The Controversy Began Last Week When Ranveer Allahbadia Made Jokes to a Participant on a Comedy Show About Parents. The joke was quickly condemned by social media users, Public Figures and Political Leaders.
Multiple Police Complaints were Filed Against Allahabadia and Samay Raina, who hosts the show India’s Got Latent. Both of them, Along with some other participants on the show, Were Summoned by Police for Questioning and the issue was also raised in parliament.
