A comedian cracked jokes in a video made 2 years ago where she reiterates what was written on Quora . She apologised, A venue got vandalised, she received death & rape threats.
Do people’s sentiments not matter? Of course they do. We are a country of a billion people (1/6)
Everyone has opinions and they should be able to express them. But when the discourse crosses civility, it’s no longer a discussion & just becomes a channel to direct anger.
Especially when the ones you revere/the religion you follow always talk about highest ideals (2/6)
May 18, 2020 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
My thoughts on Tik Tok:
These are just my opinions. Not the gospel truth.
Blaming Tik Tok for the disturbing mindsets of some users on it is akin to blaming Twitter for the venom spewed by some ppl across ideologies or blaming Whatsapp for some ppl spreading fake news. (1/7)
At the end of the day all these apps are mediums. Agreed, the lure of visibility & popularity might encourage some users to channelise their disturbing mindsets to put their thoughts out & yea, some gullible souls might get influenced.
The problem is bigger than the apps. (2/7)
Dec 10, 2019 • 7 tweets • 2 min read
There’s a lot of debate on the Citizenship Amendment Bill & that’s a good thing. That’s what healthy democracies do. Is the bill perfect? I don’t know. Are the fears unfounded? I don’t know. (1/n)
But what I do know is that in a country where people are lynched on the suspicion of carrying a certain animal’s meat, mostly because the person belongs to a certain religion, the contents of the bill might make life difficult for a lot of people. (2/n)
