Velma backlash and how South Asian women are represented on TV
A few recent series have delivered nuanced depictions of brown teens, but there should be more. (Those racist reactions? Not so much.)
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Hey Bridgerton, why upper-caste Hindu Kate Sharma and not a Dalit woman as lead in 2022?
No, not that we expected Bridgerton S2 to now be our white saviour, as if Brahmin saviours were not enough. But Bridgerton could have been inclusive in the true sense, not just for the sake of it. Why not a Dalit or tribal woman in place of a Hindu upper-caste woman, Bridgerton? Why not Sapui instead of Sharma?
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Monty Python star John Cleese mocked Hank Azaria's Apu guilt with 'apology' to 'English people'... but some didn't get the joke -- Society's Child -- Sott.net
Wed, 14 Apr 2021 19:12 UTC © Koen van Weel / ANP / AFP; 20th Century Fox Television, Gracie Films; Amy Sussman / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP (L) John Cleese (C) 'The Simpsons' Apu (R) Hank Azaria British actor John Cleese has been both cheered and chastised for ridiculing voice actor Hank Azaria over his apology to "every single Indian person" for his portrayal of Simpsons character Apu. Azaria drew a mixed response this week when he said sorry for his portrayal of the long-running cartoon's Indian shopkeeper Apu Nahasapeemapetilon, whose stereotypical identity, the act...
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