MUMBAI: Social media has become an integral part of everyone’s life, and like other things, it also has pros and cons. While such platforms bring celebs closer to their fans, it on other occasions becomes the reason of their concern. At times, intentionally or unintentionally, celebs do end up offending people with problematic comments. For celebrities in a powerful position who have thousands of followers, people expect them to carry themselves a bit more responsibly.
There have been multiple instances when celebs have been targeted for their inappropriate remarks. Take a look at celebs who were criticized for their casteist and sexist remarks.
Kapil Sharma: Kapil Sharma was mired in controversy when he cracked a joke that mentioned the name of a religious deity of the Kayastha community. This didn’t go down too well with the people of the community who demanded his apology. He took to Twitter to convey his apology and wrote, “Dear Kayastha community, I heard about The Kapil Sharma Show episode telecast on 28 March 2020. If the mention of Shri Chitragupta Ji has hurt your sentiments, then I and my entire team apologize to you. Our intention wasn’t to hurt anyone. I pray to God that may you all be safe, happy, and keep smiling. With love and respect.”
(Kapil’s post)
प्यारे कायस्थ समाज के लिए @kayasthasabha @SubodhKantSahai pic.twitter.com/sord7gTxba
— Kapil Sharma (@KapilSharmaK9) May 21, 2020
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Yuvika Chaudhary: Former Bigg Boss contestant Yuvika Chaudhary found herself in major trouble for using a casteist slur. In a vlog posted by her, she used a certain word to describe how she looked. After the video went viral, people started to demand her arrest since they were offended by her inappropriate remark. She apologized for her mistake and said that she didn’t have such intentions but people kept dragging her. She shared one more video wherein she said, “I understood my fault, said sorry and learnt my lesson. But now what? People keep on dragging this rather than talking about other topics. We have so many bigger topics to talk about — from women’s safety to the ongoing Covid-19 crisis. We’re losing our loved ones, and people are talking about, ‘Arrey usne yeh kar dia’. I feel really bad. The response that I’m getting for my mistake is actually sad. With the way the thing is trending, I’m thinking people have so much time to discuss this, leaving the bigger issues aside, despite me saying sorry for it. Agar mudda banana hai toh bade issue ka banao. If I made a mistake, bol do ke aapko knowledge nahi hai ya correct me.” She clarified, “I didn’t know the meaning of the word I used. Why would I hurt someone? I got to know about it after people started trolling me. I’m really sorry. I never intended to hurt anyone.”
Munmun Dutta: Taarak Mehta Ka Ooltah Chashma actor Munmun Dutta also said she didn't want to look like a particular community member. After facing the backlash, she immediately apologized but people weren’t convinced with her apology. In her apology, Munmun Dutta wrote, "This is about a video that I posted yesterday wherein one word used by me has been misinterpreted. It was never said with the intent of insult, intimidate, humiliate or hurt anyone's feelings. Because of my language barrier, I was genuinely misinformed about the meaning of the word. Once I was made aware of its meaning, I immediately took the part down. I have the utmost respect for every single person from every caste, creed, or gender and acknowledge their immense contribution to our society or nation. I sincerely would like to apologize to every single person who has been unintentionally hurt by the usage of the word and I sincerely regret the same."
(Munmun’s post)
Randeep Hooda: The actor landed in troubled waters after an old video surfaced wherein he is seen cracking a problematic, sexist joke on politician Mayawati, the former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh. A Twitter user shared the video and tweeted, “If this does not explain how casteist and sexist this society is, especially towards Dalit women, I don’t know what will. the ‘joke’, the audacity, the crowd. Randeep Hooda, a top Bollywood actor talking about a dalit woman, who has been the voice of the oppressed (sic).” Since the video went viral, people on social media have been demanding an apology and have also been trending ‘Arrest Randeep Hooda’.
Keep reading this space for more updates.
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