Mindy Kaling's South Asian representation has viewers deeply divided. This says a lot.
Recall The Office or The Mindy Project, and more recently, Never Have I Ever or The Sex Lives of College Girls. Their common denominator, multi-hyphenate Mindy Kaling, has created a handful of South Asian characters for these shows, some of whom she played herself. These female characters are often outspoken, "sex-obsessed," self-deprecating, and occasionally lack interest in or knowledge of their cultural roots. And if Twitter and TikTok have anything to say recently, these onscreen figures are not the representation they asked for. Читать дальше...