Vir Das Reacts To The Criticism Of His Joke On The Transgender Community, Says He Messed Up

Vir Das is not only known for his actingskills but also for outstanding satirical comedy on relevant topics. He often talks about burning topics but on a lighter note. However, this time he got it a little wrongand he even admitted to it.

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Vir Das has been largely lashed at for his joke ontransgendesr and he has now released a statement where he admits that he messed up.

The joke is a part of the latest episode of#TenOnTen Tribalism & Cancel Culture vs Comedy, which is now streaming onYouTube. Earlier screenwriter Gazal Dhaliwal and designer Shinde expressedtheir disappointment in Vir.

The actor finally reacted on all the criticismthat he has been facing and wrote a long statement on the same,?

“I did a jokeon the new ten on ten episode that my friends in the Trans community felt hurtby. I see why. My intent in the moment, was to say Trans people have couragethe Govt never ever could and it was set up wrong and uninformed. I messed up.It had the opposite effect and trivialized your struggle. Articulating myintent effectively is my responsibility, not yours”.

He even said that what he did cannot bejustified, “No buts. Sometimes (a lot of) people are upset because the jokereally worked, sometimes because the joke doesn’t. My audience understandscomedy, they can take a joke. So when they talk to me, I listen,”

Replying to one of his fan’s tweet, he apologisedand said, “You’re correct about the joke, and I’m so sorry it made you feelhurt. I’m going to put a statement out, but waiting till everyone calms down sothey know it’s thought out and genuine. If you know my work, you know theintent is never ever to hurt. Give it a minute and I will definitely respond”.

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Well, we hope his apology gets accepted.