Pranit More is set to make a comeback with his special ‘Ghayal’. While it raises eyebrows, it also makes you question what accountability looks like for comedians today.
The last time the internet seemed to unite over a conversation was when men on random stand-up shows decided to share their unfiltered opinions. Opinions that had us questioning mentalities, starting conversations online, and hoping people would learn from them. The whole discourse around the 370 biryani comment became another wake-up call for women about just how bad the dating scene in India still is. While hoping for a good partner already feels difficult, that conversation also highlighted the lack of respect some men continue to have for women.
While the person who made the comment, Himanshu Jangra, became the face of everything women have been fearing all along, the silence and involvement of comedian Pranit More revealed something else. He reminded us of every man who stays silent when a woman is being disrespected or talked down to and, instead of speaking up, joins in without realising the damage he is doing.
