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Social media influencer Kusha Kapila recently took to her official social media handle to express her anger towards stand-up comedian Kaviraj Singh for his misogynistic and sexist jokes. For those who don’t know, he has been embroiled in a controversy due to it all, as snippets from his shows are going viral, where he is seen and heard cracking “hateful and disrespectful” jokes about women. He came under fire recently when he was seen calling influencers “sex workers.” Not only is he facing the heat for his “so-called jokes,” but even the netizens and his audience who are enjoying the shows are being bashed online.
Sharing a reel by another influencer on her Instagram story, Kusha wrote, “Is this disgusting? Yes. Am I shocked? No. The ‘R’ word is thrown like a casual insult on social media for women online. Now it’s a literal premise for whatever joke the said comic wants to make. We’ve been through this too many times. Too many times.”
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She went on to claim that Singh is aware of the consequences his words will cause, as he is getting the exact reaction from the netizens he had hoped for. She added, “Woh apna opinion nahi badlengey. But the most heartbreaking thing is the massive support he is getting, the donations being made, the culture that he is encouraging with his words which is dangerous and pushes us back by decades.”
Recalling the hardships she has faced over the years, because of people with similar thought processes, she wrote, “Women artists kitna bhi rally karle aisi ghatiya soch ke against, yeh hota hi rehta hai and the only thing we can continue doing IS TO CALL IT OUT. This is also lazy writing. Most comics and writers will tell you ki yeh ekdum lowest hanging fruit hai. Mujhe bas yeh soch kar darr lag raha hai jo log isko paise de rahein hai, woh real life mein auraton ke saath kaise bartav karte hongey?”
In another story, she added, “I also want people who are making content like this to know ki aise online behaviour offline badtameezi mein pakka manifest hota hai. Koi na koi aapka content dekh kar waise toxic behaviour offline karega. Aap to ‘dark joke’ maarkar nikal lengey, ek army of people empower ho jayegi ladkiyon ko gaali dene ke liye. Do better yaar. Do better. It’s 2025 ffs.”
