Thread by @sanjenasathian, Like many of y’all, I’ve been unpacking @netflix’s popular yet controversial docu-series [...]

Like many of y’all, I’ve been unpacking @netflix’s popular yet controversial docu-series “Indian Matchmaking” with friends for weeks. I wrote about the show, and what it means for desis, in @nytimes / @nytopinion. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/05/opinion/indian-matchmaking-netflix.html?referringSource=articleShare">https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/0...

Opinion | We Need to Talk About ‘Indian Matchmaking’

The Netflix show is controversial. But it tells awkward truths about my community.

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/08/05/opinion/indian-matchmaking-netflix.html?referringSource=articleShare

We’re joining an important conversation here — one of the richer ones I’ve seen about Desi media in a long time. Mine is one of many takes. Here’s @YashicaDutt in @TheAtlantic on the invisibility of caste on the show: https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/08/netflix-indian-matchmaking-and-the-shadow-of-caste/614863/">https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/a...

Netflix’s 'Indian Matchmaking' and the Shadow of Caste

The popular reality series is a tacit defense of arranged marriages and the role they play in upholding a system of discrimination.

https://www.theatlantic.com/culture/archive/2020/08/netflix-indian-matchmaking-and-the-shadow-of-caste/614863/

Here’s @mallika_rao in @vulture on the “unvarnished” depictions “Indian Matchmaking” offers, especially re colorism: https://www.vulture.com/2020/07/indian-matchmaking-dating-reality-tv-colorism.html">https://www.vulture.com/2020/07/i...

Indian Matchmaking Is Just Telling It Like It Is

When the game itself is dirty, why yell at a mirror pointed at it, reflecting the moves for all to see?

https://www.vulture.com/2020/07/indian-matchmaking-dating-reality-tv-colorism.html

For @NPRGoatsandSoda, @sushmitza covers the backlash to “Indian Matchmaking”: https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/07/26/895008997/netflixs-indian-matchmaking-is-the-talk-of-india-and-not-in-a-good-way?referringSource=articleShare">https://www.npr.org/sections/...

Netflix's 'Indian Matchmaking' Is The Talk Of India — And Not In A Good Way

The TV series, which debuted on the streaming service this month, has sparked debates about colorism, classism and casteism.

https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2020/07/26/895008997/netflixs-indian-matchmaking-is-the-talk-of-india-and-not-in-a-good-way?referringSource=articleShare

For @CNN, @mitrakalita argues that “the art of nuance and subtlety has been lost on critics” and that “we are the problem.” https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/24/entertainment/indian-matchmaking-holding-up-mirror-trnd/index.html">https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/2...

All you haters of 'Indian Matchmaking' only prove its point

The show is not redeeming the cavalier manner in which families perpetuate inequality and outdated thinking. It's exposing it.

https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/24/entertainment/indian-matchmaking-holding-up-mirror-trnd/index.html

For @bethejuggernaut, @ishaninath discusses the stories and perspectives not seen on “Indian Matchmaking”: https://www.thejuggernaut.com/indian-matchmaking">https://www.thejuggernaut.com/indian-ma...

The Multiple Dealbreakers of Netflix’s “Indian Matchmaking”

Netflix’s latest attempt to corner an Indian market is entertaining but overlooks crucial issues in the arranged marriage industry.

https://www.thejuggernaut.com/indian-matchmaking

Also, this didn& #39;t make it into my piece, but I keep thinking about @ThisIsTanuja& #39;s fresh, surprising depiction of a parental setup and of desi-desi romance in BORN CONFUSED -- a book I read ~5 times as a teen. https://lithub.com/on-the-first-south-asian-ya-novel-born-confused-15-years-later/">https://lithub.com/on-the-fi...

On the First South Asian YA Novel: Born Confused 15 Years Later

Fifteen years ago, when I was 26 years old, a YA novel helped me see my life anew. That’s why we read, of course. But this was different; Born Confused was not a book that spoke to my soul as much …

https://lithub.com/on-the-first-south-asian-ya-novel-born-confused-15-years-later/

And for those who want an actual discussion of the Indo-Guyanese history that comes up in Nadia& #39;s arc on "Indian Matchmaking," I recommend @gbahadur& #39;s COOLIE WOMAN: highly readable, seriously important to anyone interested in the S Asian diaspora https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/C/bo13393932.html">https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books...

Coolie Woman

In 1903, a young woman sailed from India to Guiana as a “coolie”—the British name for indentured laborers who replaced the newly emancipated slaves on sugar plantations all around the world. Pregnant...

https://press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chicago/C/bo13393932.html

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