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AthertonMerriweather
07/20/09

In reply to Padma Lakshmi NBC Sitcom In The Works
This won't be able to top her turn as Sylk in Glitter.
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Rooo sez BISH PLZ
07/20/09

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*sigh* They're paying Zucker how many figures to come up with -- no, to approve -- titles like that? Eight??
I could have sworn we were in a recession.
*gentle headdesk*
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teenypanini09
07/20/09

In reply to Padma Lakshmi NBC Sitcom In The Works
As an Indian woman, i think it's great that she's getting a show. After all, how many indians or south east asian people do you see on tv? But, like so many others, i doubt her acting abilities.

I'm looking forward to the show that Mindy Kaling is doing with NBC though!
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Hana Maru
07/20/09

@teenypanini09: I'm Indian American,and this is a huge important deal to me. There has never been a desi star of any American show. When I was growing up, there were zero Indians in the media, so I'm really glad that there's a small visible group nowadays, including her, Parminder Nagra, Kal Penn, Naveen Andrews, and the guy who plays Mohinder on Heroes.
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teenypanini09
07/20/09

yes. and hopefully it will lead to more roles for south east asians.

also, you forgot Apu from The Simpsons. :)
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curiousgeorgiana
07/20/09

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What? Single women don't eat food! We have to stay the skinny for the menz.
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PreposterousHypothesis
07/20/09

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Oh, please. The only things we do talk about are beaus and babies. I frequently replace words in daily conversation to make it ABOUT beaus or babies. Example:

"So, PH, how's work going?"

"Well, [fiance] is good, I'm currently writing a report on [HOW MANY BABIES I WANT], and at the end of this month I have a [wedding] with my boss. Thanks for asking! How's your [uterus]?"
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andBegorrah
07/20/09

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Tom is going to be the worst Kooky Neighbor ever.
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jemandtheholograms
07/20/09

@andBegorrah: Maybe they'll make him Peeping Tom, because I'd totally believe that
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zu_zu
07/20/09

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Dunno - I haven't really forgiven her for that Hardee's commercial.
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serreca
07/20/09

@zu_zu has come to terms with her lack of star: Exactly what I was going to say. She's rubbed me the wrong way ever since that commercial.
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missteenwordpower
07/20/09

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Con: We've never heard her say a word on Top Chef that didn't sound like she wasn't struggling to read it off a cue card located a mile away without squinting.
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veronykah
07/20/09

@missteenwordpower: I know, I saw the headline and was like "whaa? They are going to make a sitcom BASED on her?"
I really can't see her "acting" in any capacity.
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labeled
07/20/09

In reply to Padma Lakshmi NBC Sitcom In The Works
An aside, as a bonafide Amurrrican, I never really considered that persons of Indian descent were "of color." I know in Great Britain (because I have absolutely zero relationship to GB, but have enjoyed Eastenders) that Indian and Pakistani's are def. considered "of color" - but didn't reaiize we did that here too.

Even further aside & disclaimer rolled into one: I'm a Texan, and we look at a lot of stuff differently, I guess.
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inabook
07/20/09

@labeled: Growing up in middle of nowhere Ohio, she probably would have been considered "white" or "white enough". The region I'm from tends to lump everything into White and Black, which I've found interesting, as I learn more about how the rest of (more diverse part of) the country treats race.
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verysmallrocks
07/20/09

@labeled: Normally I'd have to agree with you about the "of color" thing, but I feel like when you're talking about TV/the entertainment industry, anything not-white counts as "of color" and is a plus for getting a bit of diversity in.
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samethingwedoeverynightpinky
07/20/09

@labeled: Curious-- do you mean you've never heard the term "of color" used in the U.S, or that you typically view Indian Americans and Middle Eastern Americans as white? Most of the Americans I know who are ethnically indian or pakistani, and/or have Padma's coloring, don't consider themselves white, and don't get treated as though they are white, in Texas or any other part of the country-- especially post 9/11.
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labeled
07/20/09

@samethingwedoeverynightpinky: I guess... it wouldn't have occurred to me to think in terms of black and white or "of color" ("of color" isn't in my standard vernacular, only because growing up in the 70's "colored" was the euphemism of choice for "black"). I realize "of color" simply means non-caucasian, it's just not in my lexicon, I guess. It's like.. I would not consider someone of Mexican-American descent "of color." I'd just consider them Mex-Am (or, as we say here, weirdly, "Spanish.")

But enough of that, I'm feeling rather grey and hearing warning dings.

ETA: I think I just figured it out - I don't consider "white" as anything other than a descriptor of Caucasians - so to me, it just sounds odd to lump other nationalities into one group - the Anti-Caucasians or "Others" - when, to me, you'd just say ethnically diverse or "of Indian descent." Also, my daughter's best friend is Indian, and I def. don't consider her white, or black, or whatever - I consider her Indian.
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browngirlinthering
07/20/09

yes, i am a person of color. i understand labeled didn't mean any offense, of course, just a call for more specificity, but for a lot of non-black POC (esp East and South Asians), the idea of there being a spectrum of "color" with white on one side and black on the other, and not being "enough of a minority" to merit the term "person of color" is a bit sensitive. It ties in with the model minority myth. It's really problematic, also, to be considered "almost white" or "white enough". it both marginalizes and whitewashes at the same time.

[edit: my several phrases in quotes are not quoting earlier commenters, just paraphrasing concepts i've heard a lot from people]
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Yahtzii
07/20/09

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I love Padma, but one of the reasons I love her is because I think she is always stoned on Top Chef and can't even deliver the line "You have twenty minutes. Your time starts . . . noooow" convincingly. She may be a wonderful chef and a fun hostess, but I don't know who thought she would make a great actress. Unfortunately, chances are they make a lot more money than I do and have a very nice office.
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bluebears
07/20/09

@Yahtzii: I've heard that rumor! She doesn't strike me as being, I don't know, bubbling with personality?
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BUNNYLUV
07/20/09

@Yahtzii: Could you imagine getting high and judging Top Chef? It would be like a stoner/foodies dream come true.
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GeorgeFayne
07/20/09

@BUNNYLUV: "Sriracha ice cream? I think I'd like it more with a caramelized Funyun topping."
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BUNNYLUV
07/20/09

@GeorgeFayne: ''OMG this cucumber sorbet is like sooo refreshing! It's like a waterfall in my mouth''
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Mafalda para Presidente
05/14/09

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It makes me want to make write a new blog. Where's my money?
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Laulau
05/14/09

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This makes sense to me. I can't afford to take vacations, go out, or very soon, to watch cable television. But since I need the interwebs for professional purposes ... blogs FTW!
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ImDatNinja (loves her Red Sox)
05/14/09

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I went to the first Blogher conference years ago and, just let me say, wow what a room of awesome women. I hope it thrives for a long time.

!Viva la fem-a-loution!
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inabook
05/14/09

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I kind of love how BlogHer has categorized lists of blogs by females-- so i can find law blogs, science blogs, sex blogs, whatever I'm in the mood for reading that day!
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morninggloria
05/14/09

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Now don't blow it all on purses and shoes, ladies.
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BabyJane
05/14/09

@morninggloria: And yogurt.
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NefariousNewt
05/14/09

@BabyJane: And bikini waxes.
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Ailatan
05/14/09

@BabyJane: that's a lot of ACTIVIA, careful there.
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sassy
05/14/09

@morninggloria: What about pink footskin shavers?
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BabyJane
05/14/09

@Ailatan: But...but...it's burning my bridesmaid dress good
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