Like many other minorities, I’ve spent a great deal of my life looking for myself in the image of others. In TV shows, movies, books, and social media seeing characters or cultures with any vague relation to myself always impressed me. Although I would recognize the little tokenized aspects of my life such as in a Bollywood fusion dance number or the stereotypical Asian parents with too much academic fervor, that's all that it was, recognition, rarely reflection. Instead of seeing a reflection of myself, my story, and my cultural upbringing, the image spewed at me often resembled a distorted perception of who people perceived South Asians to be; it felt like looking into a broken mirror.
Amazing analysis on the current discourse of how South Asians are depicted. Writer discusses the current state of how narrative storytelling is still monolithic in a celebrated “diverse” world, and the detriments of making minority stories more palatable. Vital points that our community needs to work even more diligently to lessen and remove. 10/10 compliments to the creator and master 👏🏼👏🏼
This was such an insightful piece. Thank you for sharing.
Amazing analysis on the current discourse of how South Asians are depicted. Writer discusses the current state of how narrative storytelling is still monolithic in a celebrated “diverse” world, and the detriments of making minority stories more palatable. Vital points that our community needs to work even more diligently to lessen and remove. 10/10 compliments to the creator and master 👏🏼👏🏼