shreyas dubey

What Should Be the Degree of Tolerance? How Much Speech Can Be Considered Free Speech? Amid the recent outrage over the latest India’s Got Latent episode, where "derogatory" remarks were made, FIRs have been lodged against Samay Raina, Ranveer Allahbadia, and other panel members. Now, the masses are divided over whether this legal action is justified. One part of society believes that shows normalizing abuse, slang, and overtly derogatory comments should be banned. They argue that such content negatively influences the youth and society and that those responsible should face strict legal consequences. However, in a country with over a billion people, how will it be decided what qualifies as dark comedy and what disrupts the socio-cultural ecosystem enough to warrant a ban? Understanding Dark Comedy For a better understanding, let’s first decode what comedy is—or more specifically, dark comedy. According to Vocabulary.com , dark comedy is characterized by grim or satirical hu...