why the Internet can't stop talking about sakshi jha

[00:00:00][laughter] >> Hey guys, this is Sakshi Chan, a self-proclaimed man-hater.

[00:00:08]Or is time pay internet's biggest troll magnet. Instagram is full of clips, memes, and reaction videos. People are roasting her left, right, and center.

[00:00:17]But why is she suddenly everywhere?

[00:00:19]Let's decode it. So Sakshi recently appeared on India's Got Talent. And from the moment she walked on stage, her entire personality revolved around one thing, [music] that she hates men. And honestly, that's the reason why people are annoyed. Not because women can't criticize [music] men. There are enough reasons to have difficult conversations about patriarchy, women's safety, workplace discrimination, unpaid labor, the list goes on. But instead of talking about any of that, it became I hate men because they're men. [music] And somewhere along the way, it felt like rage became the personality. Watching it, I was constantly face-palming. Jo is ladki ne rage wait kiya hai na, as a woman and as a feminist, I was [music] embarrassed. Because feminism isn't about hating men, it's about equality.

[00:01:00]The internet loves to blur [music] that line, but they are not the same thing.

[00:01:03]Which brings me to something much bigger. The more I watched, the more [music] I felt that I was not watching a real person. It felt like I was watching an internet character. Because right now, being a man-hater is almost an online personality. Comments like mujhe apne pati ko belt se marna [music] hai doesn't really sound like someone who wants to start a meaningful conversation. That particular comment felt something straight out of Instagram outrage culture. And that's why I keep on wondering, was this really Sakshi? Or was she performing a version of herself that she knew would get attention?

[00:01:32]Because social media rewards extremes.

[00:01:34]You don't go viral for having a balanced opinion. You go viral for becoming a character. The alpha male, the trad wife, or in this case, the man-hater.

[00:01:41]The version of feminism we keep seeing online has become incredibly performative. Real conversation about women's rights, equal opportunity, safety, and discrimination gets buried under the content [music] that is designed to provoke. Now, let's talk about trolling. Same Irani has asked people to stop sending hate, and I completely understand why. Because at the end of the day, there is still a real person behind all these memes.

[00:02:05]>> [music] [music] >> Do I think the criticism is fair?

[00:02:36]Absolutely. But do I think that we should turn [music] someone into Instagram's punching bag? No. Criticism and harassment are two different things, and I feel internet forgets that far too often. At the end of the day, my issue isn't even Sakshi Jha. It's the version of feminism that the internet [music] keeps selling us. One that's built for reels, for engagement, for rage bait.

[00:02:55]What do you think about this controversy? Let me know in the comments below.