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personally i& #39;m not a huge fan of sakshi shivdasani but i& #39;ve seen SO many people trolling her and my biggest question was.... why? so i& #39;ve decided to explore possible reasons in this thread:
1) you may think she& #39;s redundant/not funny.
okay, easy solution to that: don& #39;t watch what she makes. unfollow her. block her if you want to go that far.
okay, easy solution to that: don& #39;t watch what she makes. unfollow her. block her if you want to go that far.
male comedians can get incredibly redundant sometimes but i& #39;ve never seen any of them receive the kind of flak that the women do. clearly, she has an audience that enjoys her work, and no one& #39;s forcing you to be a part of it.
like all creators, she can& #39;t put out top quality content all the time. and that& #39;s because she& #39;s human. no artist has a 100% perfect body of work that& #39;ll appeal to everyone, and it& #39;s unfair to expect that from her.
2) you may think she& #39;s propagating misandry.
i saw someone say that if a man said he hates women, the same way sakshi joked she hated men, then the internet would go wild. perhaps there& #39;s truth in that.
but here& #39;s the thing, saying "men are trash" doesn& #39;t counteract -
i saw someone say that if a man said he hates women, the same way sakshi joked she hated men, then the internet would go wild. perhaps there& #39;s truth in that.
but here& #39;s the thing, saying "men are trash" doesn& #39;t counteract -
- centuries of oppression that women have been through. it& #39;s not a sign that women are superior now. men have bigger problems than this.
secondly, a man joking about how he hates women reinforces an existing culture that makes life dangerous for women.
secondly, a man joking about how he hates women reinforces an existing culture that makes life dangerous for women.
dating, sakshi& #39;s main focus, is a much scarier space to navigate as a woman because you& #39;re FAR more likely to face violence. in instances like that, men are already showing us hate. they don& #39;t need to add to it by talking about it.
"not all men" "men have problems with dating too"
yes, we know! i& #39;m not going over the reasons these arguments are unsound, please look them up yourself. if you still are confused, feel free to DM.
yes, we know! i& #39;m not going over the reasons these arguments are unsound, please look them up yourself. if you still are confused, feel free to DM.
3) you think her voice is annoying.
i& #39;ve seen so many people say this and the solution is the same as point #1. but also, it& #39;s not cool to insult something that she can& #39;t control. sakshi seems to have taken it extremely well -
i& #39;ve seen so many people say this and the solution is the same as point #1. but also, it& #39;s not cool to insult something that she can& #39;t control. sakshi seems to have taken it extremely well -
- but at the end of the day there& #39;s still a person behind the ID you& #39;re sending "roasts" to. it wouldn& #39;t hurt to be a little more mindful of how you speak to them.
also while we& #39;re at it, this is NOTHING compared to the digital abuse faced by some women from marginalized communities. Priyanka Paul, Rana Ayyub, and so many more. but that& #39;s a story i& #39;ll discuss at length another time. until then, all i can offer is my complete solidarity.
final notes: before you& #39;re about to say something non-supportive about/to a creator, ask yourself:
- what is it about their work that ticks me off and why?
- is my comment necessary? can i go without saying it?
- what is it about their work that ticks me off and why?
- is my comment necessary? can i go without saying it?
- why am i commenting? is it to gain clout or genuinely talk to this person?
- what& #39;s the kindest way i can put this forth?
- how would i feel if someone told me that?
(be prepared to find some answers that are,,, not pretty)
- what& #39;s the kindest way i can put this forth?
- how would i feel if someone told me that?
(be prepared to find some answers that are,,, not pretty)
now more than ever, we need a kinder internet with spaces that allow dialogue and growth. hopefully this takes us a step closer to that 
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