The Internet has gone into overdrive after seeing YouTuber Praneeth Hanumanthu's "roast" video, which is a "dark comedy-based reel" with a father and daughter. Thoughts, views, and disputes have been pouring into the comment sections.

Was it only a joke? Was it simply another comedy video from a typical "influencer"? Have underlying incestuous, sadistic impulses merely gotten past social media's filters? Was there a limit to "Freedom of Expression"? Was the boundary breached?

The Internet has gone into overdrive after seeing YouTuber Praneeth Hanumanthu's "roast" video, which is a "dark comedy-based reel" with a father and daughter. Thoughts, views, and disputes have been pouring into the comment sections. In fact, it has led the Cyber Security Bureau of the hyderabad Police and chief minister A revanth reddy to intervene.
 
To put things in perspective, Praneeth, who is reportedly the son of an ex-IAS official, recently conducted a YouTube broadcast in which he and three other people, Burra Yuvaraj, Adi Pedireddy, and Bhargav, also known as dallas Nageshwar Rao, made a number of dubious remarks regarding the sexual abuse of children. Has left a terrible taste in one's mouth, loaded with sexual innuendos, crude jokes, and loud laughter that validates what Praneeth & Co. found humorous.

Actors Manoj Manchu and sai dharam tej called them out, stating that "monsters like these go unnoticed" and that "this behaviour is not only disgusting but also dangerous," and they should be stopped right now. This is when Dung became viral. And that is exactly what the authorities did; Praneeth has been arrested, and the legal process will unfold.

Meanwhile, a contrast between "taking a joke as a joke" and "misusing freedom of expression" has emerged as anger mounts against him for allegedly "sexualizing the father-daughter bond." Some people believe that the "situation has been overblown" and that these celebrities are only acting as "public defenders" when it's convenient for them. Some even deny that Praneeth and his group assaulted a youngster sexually and did other horrible acts.

For example, Dharam Tej and a netizen known as "The Gas Stove" have been exchanging messages on X. The film industry's hypocrisy in not standing up for social causes is also the subject of a heated discussion on Reddit. When their fraternity brothers made jokes and laughed about body-shaming women on tv show Jabardast, where were they? When the ladies of Manipur were displayed nude in a horrible manner, where were they? These are some of the queries posed by internet users.

Now pardon my humour, but when someone says something like, "She (the girl) went from Hi daddy to Hi Nanna," or "He (the father) went from Pedo Nanna to Pedda Nanna," it goes too far. Praneeth continues by saying there is a lot of room for extra "funny" stuff with this template phrase: "He went from this to this." One of them responds, "From stream, I'm going straight to jail," which causes the host to erupt into a fit of laughter. It continues... They begin searching for rhymes that seem appropriate for the reel, such as "Open your mouth, ha ha ha." They uncover many more, their inventive juices flowing, but it's best not to discuss them.

Is this the type of comedy that appeals to consumers in the wake of consumerism? Is the "take a joke" mentality and the widespread outrage—which some refer to as convenient—a symptom of a severely polarised, simplistic society? These aren't black-and-white questions, therefore the answer isn't always YES or NO, but the grey area just seems to be growing darker.