Some workplaces are extra progressive. They take ladies out for lunch and rent a comic.
Sometimes that comic is me.
I really like these reveals as a result of they contain two issues I strongly help: gender equality and cash.
The better part is the viewers. Imagine a room of 100 ladies and never a single man. No one staring. No one judging. No one pretending to know cricket analogies.
The laughter is louder than standard.
Generally at these reveals, it’s the male comic who will get roasted. True story — I checked with others.
At this yr’s present, I wanted ‘Happy Women’s Day’, and almost 100 ladies roasted me by saying, ‘Same to you’. You can guess how the remainder of the present went.
And when ladies roast you, it is rather totally different from males roasting you. Men normally follow the fundamentals: physique, color, cash. Women roast your style, your choices and your whole life philosophy.
It appears like an annual sensitivity check.
Also, in ten years of comedy, I’ve by no means as soon as carried out at a Men’s Day occasion. Which is ok. A Men’s Day celebration would in all probability contain 100 males quietly enduring a comic till the bar opens.
The different attention-grabbing factor about Women’s Day is how manufacturers have a good time it.
Companies that normally promote shampoo immediately begin promoting concepts. They launch campaigns with hashtags like #NotAHappyWomensDay, #MyChoice, and #Have funWomen.
One advert offends somebody, it turns into a tv debate, and by night the web is preventing within the remark part. A day meant to have a good time ladies turns into a troll competition.
Personally, I feel the most effective Women’s Day celebration continues to be the only one: reductions.
Because hashtags result in arguments, panel discussions result in mansplaining, and inspirational speeches result in extra speeches.
But cash saved?
That empowers everybody.
Sandesh
@msgfromsandesh
(This comic is right here to inform humorous tales about Hyderabad)
(The author’s views are his personal)
