“It’s important to note that people often end up in at-risk relationships because they haven’t fully come to terms with the many intersections of their identity.” Leo points out that she understands that the show is a comedy (and she even laughed at this part! And while Devi is a teen who arguably doesn’t know better, Kaling and her writer’s room should.“[Indentured servitude] is part of how I understand my identity; my roots and my culture come from that experience,” says Darrell Baksh, a Ph.D. candidate in cultural studies at the University of the West Indies. Thanks Devi does not represent the ENTIRETY of the south Asian community. Rounding up our favorite funny videos of the month.

“As one might explain to a small child, the Series, its characters, and the things they say are all make-believe,” replies ViacomCBS. 61 of 71 people found this review helpful. And it would be hypocritical to give a pass on its shortcomings because it’s the first of its kind for the South Asian community. (Honestly, this kid is wise beyond her years! The show, which was released on April 27, follows 16-year-old Devi Vishwakumar (played by Canadian and FLARE #HowIMadeIt honouree Maitreyi Ramakrishnan), an American teen dealing with the typical teen melodrama: popularity, finding a boyfriend, your parents ruining your life—you know the deal. Here are their actual ages and some fun facts. In episode 1, there’s a brief storyline about Devi being in a wheelchair. At long last, the Umbrella Academy is ready to reassemble. What’s important is that we—and representation on screen—continue to grow.So while it may seem like I’m dragging the show, that’s not my intention at all. When smart but cash-strapped teen Ellie Chu agrees to write a love letter for a jock, she doesn't expect to become his friend - or fall for his crush. To have a Brown girl from Mississauga, Ont. It’s important to take a critical look at , just as I would any other new show on Netflix, because it has such a huge audience and can really impact cultural opinion, particularly that of its intended demo: impressionable teens. Joseph Communications uses cookies for personalization, to customize its online advertisements, and for other purposes. Mindy Kaling’s newest hit show is a watershed moment for representation on-screen—but it's not perfect"Never have I ever" seen INDENTURESHIP – a traumatic system of bonded labour that brought Indians to the Caribbean to work sugarcane plantations – trivialized in such an offensive way. In many instances, indentured servitude was exceedingly brutal and traumatic: For example, over from India during the 1830s and placed to work in sugar cane plantations across the Caribbean, until the system was banned in 1917. And not only does it hurt personally, Baksh says, but it hurts representation as a whole.

A dangerously charming, intensely obsessive young man goes to extreme measures to insert himself into the lives of those he is transfixed by. And having this kind of representation in the Brown diaspora is seriously giving me *all* the feels.Reading about it, I was so excited to dive in. Lara Jean and Peter have just taken their relationship from pretend to officially official when another recipient of one of her old love letters enters the picture. A group of teenagers from the wrong side of the tracks stumble upon a treasure map that unearths a long buried secret. There isn’t much explanation given, but for a seemingly psychosomatic reason Devi loses the ability to use her legs after (*SPOILER ALERT*) her father dies.Three months after using a wheelchair, Devi miraculously regains the use of her legs (a feat that is attributed to seeing her crush Paxton Hall-Yoshida, played by , a proudly disabled person and gun control activist from New York City, this idea of Devi’s recovery is harmful to people with disabilities who miraculously be healed of paralysis. The second Hargreeves family reunion in as many episodes proves that no matter how old you get, you’re never free from what your parents did to you. I know exactly her feelings, been there,done that all of it, and I think that what's makes it special. Ziwe’s Instagram Live Recap: ‘My Husband’s Fiancé’ When three working-class teenagers begin attending an exclusive private school in Spain, the clash between them and the wealthy students leads to murder. Lena Dunham said the experience “felt like I was a complex machine that been unplugged and then had my wires rerouted into the wrong inputs.” It may have been a “blink-and-you-miss-it” moment for some, but for me the first hint that there may be more to dissect with the show came in episode 5, when Devi—upset with her mom after a fight—compares being grounded to servitude.

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