People often enjoy seeing successful people fail: Rapper Raftaar reacts to India's Got Latent row

Raftaar, on Thursday, took to his Instagram Story to share his thoughts on why people "enjoy seeing successful individuals fail." While he did not mention Samay Raina or Ranveer Allahbadia directly, his words seemed to reference the backlash following an offensive joke on the comedy show.

In his post, Raftaar talked about how people admire celebrities but are quick to judge them "the moment they stumble." The rapper also added how the media fuels this interest and how emotions like "envy" and "schadenfreude" play a role. Further, the rapper warned about the negative effects of such behavior, including "cancel culture" and "cynicism."

"People often enjoy seeing successful individuals fail.

1. Cultural Fascination: We admire celebrities and high achievers but are quick to judge them when they stumble. This pattern has existed throughout history, from ancient myths to modern media.

2. Media Influence: The media amplifies this by sensationalizing scandals, feeding our curiosity and desire for drama.

3. Psychology of Schadenfreude: This is the pleasure we get from others' misfortunes," read a part of his Instagram post.

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Raftaar had appeared in the first episode of India's Got Latent.

The controversy erupted after Allahbadia's remark in a recent episode of the show did not sit well with the audience. During the show, he asked a contestant, "Would you rather watch your parents... or join in once and stop it forever?"

Following the backlash, a formal complaint was filed against Ranveer Allahbadia, social media influencer Apoorva Makhija, comedian Samay Raina, and the organizers of India's Got Latent.

Earlier on Wednesday, Samay took to his Instagram Stories to share a statement, stating that he had removed all videos of the show from his channel and was "fully cooperating" with the authorities. He also added that his only intention was to entertain people.

"Everything that has been happening has been too much for me to handle. I have removed all India's Got Latent videos from my channel. My only objective was to make people laugh and have a good time. I will fully cooperate with all agencies to ensure their inquiries are concluded fairly. Thank you," Samay wrote on his Instagram Story.