The stand-up comedy space in India has grown tremendously in recent years. Many people watch these stand-up videos and comedy shows in their spare time. Several even book offline tickets to watch the shows live. However, sometimes the comedians’ jokes do not go down well with the audience and can offend a large section of people. Stand-up comedian Vidushi Swaroop is also coming under heavy fire online after a video in which she called prostitution a ‘cool profession’ went viral. The now viral clip is from one of her stand-up acts.
In the clip, Ms Swaroop starts by labeling prostitution as a ‘cool profession’. She then discusses the ‘experience’ in the profession and how it differs from the rest. These insensitive comments from her angered the internet.
Nothing is dumber than saying that prostitution is a cool profession. Just ask the women who work and experience these things.
Those who laugh and cheer her on for her idiotic things, please start using your brain.—Dr. Manjeet Dhiman (@DrMann1995) October 23, 2023
“Where’s the comedy? I felt nothing but disgust,” said one user.
“Such a shame. Such a shame,” said another user.
A third person added: “Embarrassing.”
“Well, I’m trying to find words for the audience laughing,” one user added.
“Only uneducated fools can make jokes about prostitution. If she happened to have the opportunity to learn about child trafficking, human trafficking and the cycle of poverty, she would be so ashamed,” one person said.
Poet Kumar Vishwas wrote on It’s lucky that no male presenter did this cheap thing, otherwise all the committees would have woken up. Shame on those who laughed”
However, some people also supported her. One user added: “IMO, this is a dark comedy that exposes the evil of prostitution and its sad reality (however, the intent can only be confirmed by watching the full video). There’s nothing wrong with it if she doesn’t justify it or spreads disinformation.”
“This is a beautiful dark comedy. A little uncomfortable, but that’s what dark comedy should make you feel,” said another user.
The stand-up comedian took to Instagram and posted Mr. Vishwas’s post. Responding to this, she said, “This video is taken from a full YouTube video and thus does not reflect the true perspective of the clip. So I have a humble request to all of you: before you make any decision, please review the entire video once .”
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