In the last few weeks, social media has hopped upon the stand-up comedians for their kind of comedy. It started with a video of female stand-up comic Agrima Joshua where she made fun of the government’s decision to build a Chhatrapati Shivaji statue.
Following that, like a wildfire, social media users started to pull out clips of other stand-up comedians who made similar or offensive jokes. Comedian Aadar Malik’s clip where he talks about Lord Ganesha was made viral. Many stand-up comics attracted a lot of hate for their jokes.
Another stand-up comedian has been brought to focus right now. Radhika Vaz, one of the few female stand-up comics, who often posts videos and tweets that often target the traditions and the culture. Her jokes on some traditions were made viral and were heavily criticized. Post that, she defended her posts and tweets and said that she was merely questioning the man-made traditions and not mocking them. She wrote,
“A cursory examination of any jokes I have made will show you that I have merely questioned a MAN made tradition or custom. I have NOT made fun of any religion or it’s teaching. If we can not question we are not human and we are not a secular democracy. Jai Hind.”
People Say Crass Humor
Radhika Vaz’s humor might come across as crass and crossing the line for many who have taken offense and trolled her severely on social media. Social media also pulled out the older tweets of Radhika where her language too came across as abusive when she was responding to criticism. One of her tweets about the country and Hindu men have caused havoc and has become extremely controversial. She wrote,
