Current Events > Mindy Kaling on Indian Velma criticism: "Indian nerds exist"

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ZannoL
07/23/21 1:03:07 PM
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Do you have a problem with Velma being Indian?



https://www.justjared.com/2021/07/23/mindy-kaling-responds-to-backlash-about-her-role-as-scooby-doo-character-velma/

Mindy Kaling is speaking out.

It was announced earlier this year that the 42-year-old actress would voice Scooby-Doo character Velma Dinkley in the upcoming HBO Max animated series.

In an appearance on Late Night on Thursday (June 22), Mindy revealed to host Seth Meyers that not everyone was thrilled with her being cast.

Mindy explained that while there was lots of support about her voicing the character, some people took issue with Velma being played by an Indian actress.

People were not happy. There were a lot of so not Velma tweets. First of all, I didnt know that she elicited such strong reactions, in either direction, she said.

Shes such a great character, shes so smart. And I just couldnt understand how people couldnt imagine a really smart, nerdy girl with terrible eyesight and loved to solve mysteries could not be Indian, she continued. Like, there are Indian nerds. It shouldnt be a surprise to people.

Mindy added, It really made me think, Okay, weve got to be really careful with this character, which we will be because we really love her and shes going to have great adventures.



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Compsognathus
07/23/21 1:05:33 PM
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I assumed most of the anger is just the usual nerds buttmad about raceswapping. I don't think her being an Indian nerd is the underlying issue.

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FarFromFields
07/23/21 1:07:34 PM
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Anyone mad about Scooby-Doo casting is a guaranteed incel.

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ZannoL
07/23/21 1:08:25 PM
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FarFromFields posted...
Anyone mad about Scooby-Doo casting is a guaranteed incel.
Why is the term incel thrown around so freely these days? And you understand that women are criticizing this too right? Does that mean they are incels too?
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ZannoL
07/23/21 1:08:49 PM
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Compsognathus posted...
I assumed most of the anger is just the usual needs buttmad about raceswapping. I don't think her being an Indian nerd is the underlying issue.
Yeah.
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FarFromFields
07/23/21 1:09:00 PM
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ZannoL posted...
Why is the term incel thrown around so freely these days? And you understand that women are criticizing this too right? Does that mean they are incels too?
I don't believe you.

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CyricZ
07/23/21 1:14:38 PM
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Franchise is fifty years old. I don't care if they do an entirely Indian cast at this point.

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Raikuro
07/23/21 1:16:02 PM
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Is she still a lesbian
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ZannoL
07/23/21 1:17:25 PM
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Raikuro posted...
Is she still a lesbian
Velma or Mindy?
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eston
07/23/21 1:20:03 PM
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Compsognathus posted...
I assumed most of the anger is just the usual needs buttmad about raceswapping. I don't think her being an Indian nerd is the underlying issue.
This was my impression as well

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Background_Guy
07/23/21 1:20:57 PM
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This is the show where they removed Scooby Doo from Scooby Doo
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Ratchetrockon
07/23/21 1:21:03 PM
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Aww ppl can be so mean

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Alpha218
07/23/21 1:26:31 PM
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Im convinced the people that get upset over this just want to gatekeep minorities out of acting. I hear complete silence from that side when whitewashing happens for example. Or they get super belligerent when a woke project featuring mostly PoC happens

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Tyranthraxus
07/23/21 1:27:42 PM
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CyricZ posted...
Franchise is fifty years old. I don't care if they do an entirely Indian cast at this point.

Bollywood:


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1337toothbrush
07/23/21 1:29:15 PM
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Vyrulisse
07/23/21 1:34:21 PM
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Alpha218 posted...
Im convinced the people that get upset over this just want to gatekeep minorities out of acting. I hear complete silence from that side when whitewashing happens for example. Or they get super belligerent when a woke project featuring mostly PoC happens
You hear endless bitching when "whitewashing" happens from the "woke" crowd yet when they do the reverse somehow it's justified and "silly" to get bothered by. Can't have it both ways.

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IronWolf87
07/23/21 1:42:51 PM
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Bring Casey Casem back from the dead and have him voice every character using the exact same voice.
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DeadBankerDream
07/23/21 1:45:05 PM
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It's a voice role, why would anyone care?

Rhetorical question.

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Smashingpmkns
07/23/21 1:49:32 PM
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White people have been voicing minority characters since the inception of sound in animation. God forbid an Indian woman voices a white character.
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Xethuminra
07/23/21 1:50:31 PM
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Do I care what they do with Scooby Doo?

No.
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Tom Clark
07/23/21 1:51:02 PM
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Tyranthraxus posted...
Bollywood:

To be fair, a full-on Bollywood Scooby Doo, complete with dancing, would be incredible to watch.

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Xethuminra
07/23/21 1:51:36 PM
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Tom Clark posted...
To be fair, a full-on Bollywood Scooby Doo, complete with dancing, would be incredible to watch.

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sLaCkEr408___RJ
07/23/21 1:52:32 PM
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Rather not do racebending, but multiverse allows it anyway
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Tyranthraxus
07/23/21 1:52:47 PM
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Tom Clark posted...
To be fair, a full-on Bollywood Scooby Doo, complete with dancing, would be incredible to watch.
I'm salivating over the inevitable hallway with doors scene

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The_Korey
07/23/21 1:52:58 PM
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"Indian nerds exist"

This needed to be said? I though this was full on trope/stereotype.

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Xethuminra
07/23/21 1:53:12 PM
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Imagine a world where James Earl Jones didnt voice Darth Vader.....

better yet

Imagine a world where Goku wasnt voiced by a woman.
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mcpwnia
07/23/21 2:06:50 PM
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CyricZ posted...
Franchise is fifty years old. I don't care if they do an entirely Indian cast at this point.


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ZannoL
07/23/21 5:39:12 PM
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Majority voting no so far.
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darkprince45
07/23/21 5:42:27 PM
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I dont give a shit, as a minority though, Id rather want a new character instead of Indian Velma. If I dress up for Halloween as something, its always Mexican Superman Mexican batman lol.

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Alpha218
07/23/21 6:06:33 PM
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darkprince45 posted...
I dont give a shit, as a minority though, Id rather want a new character instead of Indian Velma. If I dress up for Halloween as something, its always Mexican Superman Mexican batman lol.
Its an animated show

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darkprince45
07/23/21 6:07:10 PM
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Alpha218 posted...
Its an animated show
Im not referencing this show I already said I dont care about that lol. Its more about establishing actual characters that are minorities

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ShyOx
07/23/21 6:09:33 PM
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"animated show"

I think we're done here

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Alpha218
07/23/21 6:10:01 PM
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How is it Indian Velma if its animated

Youre complaining about something that isnt happening

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darkprince45
07/23/21 6:11:01 PM
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I mean thats kind of the pointpeople are getting upset about. Its how people are associating it

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garan
07/23/21 6:11:28 PM
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I have a much bigger problem with the fact that Kaling is annoying & not funny.
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ZannoL
07/23/21 6:15:06 PM
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garan posted...
I have a much bigger problem with the fact that Kaling is annoying & not funny.
Really?

I think she's great. The Mindy Project, which she wrote and starred in, is hilarious.
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Phoenixeater
07/23/21 6:26:44 PM
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Is it animated or live action?

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Barber102
07/23/21 7:46:57 PM
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Background_Guy posted...
This is the show where they removed Scooby Doo from Scooby Doo

Pretty sure it is lol. The show is going to fail for making that choice.


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AlmightyCheeks
07/23/21 7:53:13 PM
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This shit always fails so theres no point in getting butthurt

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Crazyman93
07/23/21 8:00:22 PM
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I'm not angry but I'm not thrilled either. I'm not not thrilled because of the race swap though, I'm not thrilled because Mindy Kaling is not at all entertaining

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Fam_Fam
07/23/21 8:02:31 PM
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yawn, no one cares what a pornstar has to say
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TheRadiant
07/23/21 8:03:31 PM
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Background_Guy posted...
This is the show where they removed Scooby Doo from Scooby Doo
lol really?

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CM_Ponch
07/23/21 8:25:46 PM
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Pretty sure people were against this because it's Velma with a completely different background and no other Scooby Doo characters, Velma in name only

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daynlokki
07/24/21 6:48:59 AM
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Its fucking ANIMATED. Why the fuck does her nationality matter in this? Fucking men voice women as well as the opposite. White guys routinely voice Asian anime characters.
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creativerealms
07/24/21 6:57:09 AM
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My big problem is that it feels meddling (pun intended) that because Mindy Kaling is involved in the development of the show and voices Velma they turned Velma into Mindy Kaling.

I am not going to hate on the show and condemn it for the change, I am looking forward to it and hope it's great, that's just what it seems like to me.

This isn't even the first time Velma has became Asian.

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pegusus123456
07/24/21 6:58:15 AM
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For anyone who doesn't know, Velma will be Indian in this show. She's not voicing a white Velma.

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daynlokki
07/24/21 7:00:58 AM
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pegusus123456 posted...
For anyone who doesn't know, Velma will be Indian in this show. She's not voicing a white Velma.
Even if she did, white dudes voice Asian guys all the fucking time. Its a nothingburger.
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creativerealms
07/24/21 7:30:05 AM
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I have no problem with the show only being about Velma that's a dumb argument. Spinnoffs like that are not new.

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Phoenixeater
07/24/21 2:51:48 PM
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Fam_Fam posted...
yawn, no one cares what a pornstar has to say
She was never a porn star or did anything related to pornography. Think and do research before posting.

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