Actress and social media personality Kusha Kapila lashed out at stand-up comedian Kaviraj Singh for abusing female influencers. For those unversed, several other influencers, including Uorfi Javed, have also called him out for his 'hateful' and 'disrespectful' jokes about women.
It all started after one of his videos in which he called influencers 'sex workers' went viral on social media. While those present at his show laughed out loud, his jokes are now being called out online.
Reacting to the video, Kusha wrote on her Instagram story, "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."
"See, the comic is aware of the consequences his words are going to have. He is saying this to get that exact reaction that he's been getting. 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," Kusha added.
"It's the same story. In my seven years of creating content, I have seen this cycle repeat. 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?" Kusha further asked.
Kusha also criticised people who find such kinds of jokes funny.
In another Instagram story, she wrote, "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."
Kaviraj Singh's controversial act
In the now-viral clip from his show, Kaviraj tries to pass off derogatory and offensive language as humour. He is heard saying, "R***i is a profession, guys. Sex worker ko Hindi mein r***i kehte hain. Halaanki saare log r***i nahi kehte. Kai log influencer bhi kehte hain."
The comedian has turned off the comments section of his Instagram posts amid the controversy.
