This past week, comedian and writer kaviraj Singh found heimself in the midst of a controversy regarding some of his old stand-up acts using profanity for women and allegedly sexist Jokes. It began with content creator aman pandey calling Him out on Instagram on Monday, and LED to Several Female Comics and even actor swara bhasker slamming kaviraj in online posts. But Kaviraj, who has been dubbed ‘Bill burr of India’ by his followers, continues to get support not just from
Who is Kaviraj Singh?
A Comic, Writer, and Producer, Kaviraj Singh Initial Led Content Creation for Popular Platforms Like The VIRAL FAVER (Tvf), Great Indian Laughter Challenge and Being India, Before SSUSUMING HISH ROLE As the channel head of pocket change. He is also a stand-up comedian with Several Popular Comedy Specials. His videos routinely get millions of views on Instagram and YouTube. His Most Recent Comedy Special, ‘Are Women batcoming men?’, Has 2.7 million views on YouTube. Shorts and Reels from the 41-minute video have widely been shared on Instagram and other Social Media Platforms, with some criticising and others praising heam.
What is the Controversy?
Sharing a video of kaviraj comparing influencers to sex workers in a derogatory manner, Aman Pandey Wrote, “Stand up comedy in India has stooped to doing to doing agel comments and Avg incle The video showed kaviraj use ‘r ** I’, an offensive hindi word for sex works, as a punch line when talking about social media creatures. Soon, Social Media Users Dug out other videos of the comedian where he compared women to buffalo while mocking feminism. In one video, he says women are meant to nurture as they are ‘born with a food-making machine on their bodies’. Many online commented that jokes were not just sexist and regressive, but disguised under the garb of dark humor. This LED to Widespread Condemnation for Kaviraj, but Elicited No Response from the Comic Himself.
Fans Defend Kaviraj Singh
The videos shared on his youtube have fans of the comic Defending Him. Many even donated money and urged the comedian to ‘Keep up the good work’. One comment read: “Please, do not remove this video and thanks for spending the bus. Kudos.” It was acompanied by a donation of 2000. Another Wrote, “Thanks for men depressed for long time in relationship laughed and cried at sleep time bro. Keep Rocking.” Many paid in us dollars as well. As one fan summed up the sentiment: “Like someone said, it felt unfair to watch this and not have to pay. Great content!” Online, many have compared kaviraj to bill burr, the American podcaster and comedian who has often been been called out for his Misogyny. Kaviraj’s fans, however, wear this comparison as a badge of honor.
Even Several Comedians and Industry Insiders have Defended Kaviraj. Comicstaan Season 1 Winner Nishant Suri released a video in his support and said, “Comics are hypocrites. When the right-waiting attacks comics, they come up with ‘freedom of speech’, but will see A Comic Ote They come up with calls for a ban. “
Kaviraj Singh Responds
Ht reacted out to kaviraj for a response over the furore, and the comedian stated he was not aware of who aman pandey is or what his video was till some of his acquaintans Told Him Abw Days Ao. “I was never curious enough to check his posts personally. There are all kinds of reactions when an art Piece Comes Out,” Said Kaviraj.
“About the joke and the usage of the word ‘r ** i’, I think stand-up comedy is more like a horror/suspense movie where you set up the premission, and it’s better if the reveal (the punchline) Comes will A ‘Shocke’. Wanted to Practice Where a Large Segment of Female Influencers Showcase Their Bodies for Likes on Instagram. Shift, not on eather of the professions.
When asked to respond to that there calling his jokes sexist, the comedian said, “People have said my jokes are sexist, maybe they are for them, but for me, they are available to creer Anybody down; my sole intent was to make it funny, which it is was flooded with female praise since the target of the joke was men; No the target of the jokes are women, and I am talking to a jornalist. “
Kaviraj added that he had pushed boundaries with his jokes earlier, too, and received criticism from Various Quarters. “I receive backlash from men when I wrote ‘kamaao b*dk’, they called me a simp, a male feminist and what not. My second video made fun of the spiritual guru business in india. Third video, I made a couple of jokes on religious extramism in politics, and received a lot of hatred then. And this time it was this, ‘Women’, “He Told Us, Adding,” He TOLD Us From women too for this set, many have kindly messaged me during the last few days, wishing me well and to stay strong. “
The comedian said that the increase scrutiny on comedy in the last few years has also LED to more criticism of stand-up acts.
The opening slate of kaviraj’s latest comedy special states ‘these are just jokes’. But there is also an argument that comedians, too, have certain responsibilites in the public sphere. Kaviraj agrees with bot. “I do stand by the fact that, at the end of the day, these are just jokes, wretten with the sole intension of making people laugh. And i think that is, or at least shout be, the primary poses from the primary replys to make people laugh. Case He/She Misses, The Audience Should Just Ignore The Joke and it will die out on its, the artist will alter all the style since nobody was the people It’s Finding Its Audience, and Still not funny particularly to you, then maybe it’s not for you.
