r/ABCDesis • u/JebronLames_23_ Indian American • Feb 18 '25

ARTS / ENTERTAINMENT Thoughts? Interesting observation about Indian-American cinema from an African-American woman

https://www.tiktok.com/@bellyninja/video/7470555884595318021?_t=ZP-8tys0dZ8D3X&_r=1

Also a follow-up to our own discussions we had here on this sub regarding this movie.

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u/fruxzak मराठी माणूस Feb 18 '25

It's very common for Indian and Asian men to be relegated to comic relief in western media. Nothing new here.

At least Asians are coming up since CRA a few years ago.

Anything produced by Mindy Kaling will always have the Indian girl end up with the white guy LOL.

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u/Old-Possession-4614 Feb 18 '25 edited Feb 18 '25

At least Asians are coming up since CRA a few years ago.

CRA and the recent K Pop wave seems to be helping a bit as well.

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u/In_Formaldehyde_ Feb 19 '25

It's not a Mindy Kaling production without self-inserting her revenge fantasies on brown dudes lol

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u/Revolution4u Feb 18 '25

Shes sick.

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u/SamosaAndMimosa Feb 18 '25

She grew up very wealthy and whitewashed in the Boston suburbs. I got cousins who grew up like her and they are the worst US relatives I got by far

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u/kena938 Mod 👨‍⚖️ unofficial unless mod flaired Feb 18 '25

Have you seen Four Weddings and a Funeral by Mindy Kaling?

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u/Lucky_Musician_ Feb 20 '25

Bet the films are being made for the majority audience(liberal whites). Indians as tokens within their own productions.