Sutapa Sikdar rejects Praneeth’s apology: Why should women always forgive?
Sutapa Sikdar has rejected comedian Pranit More’s apology over a viral crowdsourced clip. Her response, posted along with rape case statistics, challenged the idea that women should continue to condone such behaviour.
Late actor Irrfan’s wife Sutapa Sikdar has reacted strongly to comedian Pranit More’s public apology over a controversial clip from his show that went viral. The reaction started when audience member Himanshu Jangra said in the clip that after spending Rs 370 on chicken biryani for a woman, he expected a “return” on that investment. The comment was widely criticized online as misogynistic.
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Morey, who initially laughed at the comment during the show, later apologized on Instagram and said he should have challenged it instead. Responding to the apology, Sikdar said he “enjoyed it like a clown” when the comment was made and questioned why women are expected to forgive such behaviour.
On Wednesday, Sikdar reposted a screenshot of More’s apology along with data and statistics related to rape cases in India. In her caption, she questioned the idea of forgiving repeatedly in such situations and wrote, “Should women forgive? Always? Why?” He also criticized Morey and wrote, “Sorry?? After enjoying like a clown just to get more laughs from the more perverted people in the audience? We do not accept your apology if we do nothing nothing will change.”
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Last week, Morey, who was also a bigg boss 19 The contestant shared a public apology on his Instagram Stories. He said that the audience’s comments did not reflect his views and admitted that he should have challenged the comment instead of laughing and moving on. He wrote, “I recently saw criticism regarding a crowdsourced clip. The comments made by viewers do not reflect my views. In retrospect, I should have challenged the comment instead of laughing it off and moving on. That was a lapse in judgment on my part.”
He said live crowdwork involves reacting in real time, but said that’s not an excuse. Morey said he took the feedback seriously and would be more considerate when dealing with similar situations in the future. He also said that the video has been removed from all platforms as he did not want to amplify or normalize such views. In a further note, he thanked those who respectfully expressed concern, apologized for what happened and said he would learn from the incident. The comedian appears to have deactivated his Instagram account amid the backlash.