*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*
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!
@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.
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]?"
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.
@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.
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.
@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.
@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.
@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.
@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.
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.
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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.
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!
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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I could have sworn we were in a recession.
*gentle headdesk*
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I'm looking forward to the show that Mindy Kaling is doing with NBC though!
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also, you forgot Apu from The Simpsons. :)
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"So, PH, how's work going?"
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I really can't see her "acting" in any capacity.
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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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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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[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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