One of few stand-up comedians with disability, Sweta Mantrii, a Pune-based writer and funny woman, took up stand-up comedy in 2017. Although her skits deal with an array of themes, she mostly aims to use the art to talk about disability. 바카라People often ask me 바카라Why don바카라t you do regular jokes?바카라,바카라 says Mantrii. 바카라I have no problem doing those, but right now, I want to talk about disability because it is what I am facing, and it is what comes to mind.바카라
For Mantrii, comedy is a medium to start discussing disability, and help people address their biases. 바카라I am in my 30s, and my parents serve me tea in my room바카라I make jokes on such things. When people see a disabled person, they rush to help them cross the road. I say, first ask the person if they need your help,바카라 she says. Mantrii believes she needs to learn a lot more to master her craft. 바카라Comedy is not easy,바카라 says the artist, adding, 바카라it takes time to learn the basics. And in my case, there are more layers, because I would go to the stage with my crutches, and my humour features disability.바카라
Mantrii thinks speaking about disability with humour attacks people바카라s biases. She recalls when one evening after her show, a girl walked up to her and told her she did not want to laugh at the jokes about the disability as she felt uncomfortable. 바카라바카라You should not joke about the disability바카라, she told me,바카라 says Mantrii. 바카라When people realise that laughing at disability is not right, I feel my objective is achieved.바카라 She has been writing about disability since 2011. In 2015, she also released a documentary on YouTube called Disability-A State of Mind, which revolved around barriers like infrastructure, mainstream education, and jobs.
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