Amidst the deluge of posts raising awareness for one issue or another, I came across a term I had never heard of before—virtue signalling. It seemed extremely prevalent when looked at through the lens of the armchair activism that is all the rage these days, and I was curious to learn more. As I continuedContinue reading “Virtue Signalling in the 21st Century”
Tag Archives: Political Correctness
Politicising Everything: “Standing Up” is Tearing Us Down
For any healthy democracy to function, there needs to be a contrasting diversity of thoughts and ideas; in its essence, this is what a tolerant and free society is all about. But if you ask anyone who hasn’t been living under a rock, there seems to be an uneasy amount of political discourse nowadays. MoreContinue reading “Politicising Everything: “Standing Up” is Tearing Us Down”
Political Correctness and Free Expression in the Realm of Comedy
A recently resurfaced video of an Indian stand-up comedian had many people out for blood, both online and offline. In the clip, comic Agrima Joshua joked about the upcoming Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj’s statue that is to be made in the Arabian Sea. She described some of the comments she had read online that spoke aboutContinue reading “Political Correctness and Free Expression in the Realm of Comedy”
The Candid Contrarian 