The ‘₹370 Biryani’ story and the viral ‘rape joke’: When misogyny powers the punchline (opens in new tab)

Over the past week, social media has been abuzz with outrage over two viral video clips — the ‘ ₹370 biryani’ joke cracked on comedian Pranit More’s stand-up show at Gurugram, and a resurfaced clip Madhur Virli cracking a rape ‘joke’. While some netizens have found both clips to be distasteful, disturbing and furthering a […]