The Immigrant Bollywood Lens on Afghanistan
As an immigrant from India here, I know I am relatively privileged. Despite all my immigrant complaints, I know this ...
Tag: stereotypes
A Journey Outside of the ‘Comfort Zone’
Photo courtesy of Manali Gavankar Hailing from India, a land full of intriguing, vibrant stories, I have always found myself ...
Examining Desi Culture With Artist Symin Adive Illustrations in ‘Bari: Know Your Place’
This year, I have seen more self-examination of desi culture (especially in regards to its treatment of other POCs) than ...
How to Host a Family Gathering in Your Home: South Asian Edition
There are exceptions to these gender norms but a cultural shift has yet to come since an obscene number of ...
Is it Bollywood’s Job to Provide Sex Education?
Watching movies has always served as a break from reality for the viewer and Bollywood movies are no exception to ...
North vs. South Indian: Overcoming Stereotypes that Dominate the Western Narrative
One of the things that bothered me the most was how incongruent my experience of India was with the understanding ...
Karan Soni Talks ‘Deadpool 2’ & The Return of Dopinder
Karan Soni chats with BG Aysha Qamar about returning as fan favorite character, Dopinder, in the new Fox/Marvel superhero sequel, ...
Hari Kondabolu Highlights Lack of South Asian Representation with ‘The Problem With Apu’
by Jisha Japagnanam - Follow @browngirlmag I vividly remember being 10 years old, excited to watch "The Simpsons" episode featuring Apu and Manjula’s ...
Why I Refuse To Believe In The “White-People-Are-Sex-Crazed” Stereotype Among South Asians
An Indian man once said that he found it hard to believe that my white teenage school classmates were conservative ...
‘Extremely British Muslims’ –– An Insight Into Religion or Culture?
The promising promos of UK Channel 4's new reality series, "Extremely British Muslims" were a good start—I could almost picture ...
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