The problem with Honey Singh’s defenceHis apology rests on a flawed but increasingly common assumption: that Gen Z only responds to crude, sensational language. Dr Rohit P Deshmukh, consultant psychiatrist and sexologist at Inner Peace clinic, stresses, “We are misinterpreting Gen Z and Gen Alpha. Dr Prakash warns that crude language “makes serious issues sound casual and reduces sensitivity to coercion, pressure, and harm”. “Gen Z disengages quickly when spoken down to, dismissed as ‘too sensitive,’ or met with exaggerated moral panic. Honey Singh’s apology acknowledged that humans make mistakes, but his initial defence revealed the assumption that Gen Z needs crude language to understand sexual health.

Source: Indian Express January 20, 2026 09:00 UTC