A few days ago, All India Bakchod released their roast of Karan Johar, Arjun Kapoor and Ranveer Singh. As roasts go, it was good - everyone was squirming in their seats. I found some jokes really good, and many were okay: repetitive, predictable and just...not funny.
However, I have one main grouse against the roast: Karan Johar and the gay jokes.
I would have had no problem if KJo had been roasted by other gay men. I would have applauded him if he had come out of his closet and then got ripped to shreds. But what he failed to realize was that he, as an extremely rich celebrity living in a very metropolitan city surrounded by power and money and prestige, can insulate himself from a lot of insult, abuse and general homophobia that infests the country.
If you noticed, the KJo roast was not at all focused on KJo the man: it was merely a roast of a gay, rich, slutty sugar daddy who can buy all the sex he wants and force or coerce others to do what he wants them to do.
I know some people will argue that humour is an attempt to normalize taboo topics in society, but to them, my question is this: when being gay is a social taboo and practically a crime, is KJo justified in thinking that he can use that stage as a personal therapist's couch? By roasting him for being a submissive, effeminate, lustful homosexual man, and ONLY THAT AND NOTHING ELSE, are the roasters helping their own gay friends in any way?
I am not sure how many of you have gay friends who are out to you, but if there are, do ask them what they feel about this issue.
What if we made fun of someone's caste this way?
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