lorddemaxus Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 On 3/16/2022 at 1:40 AM, Spidey Freak said: Also shout out to Never Have I Ever Saw a couple episodes of that and I hope it is nothing like that (and as someone from the same part of India as the main character, I found the way they deal with her Indian identity to be especially bad and whitewashed af). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey Freak Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 16 hours ago, lorddemaxus said: Saw a couple episodes of that and I hope it is nothing like that (and as someone from the same part of India as the main character, I found the way they deal with her Indian identity to be especially bad and whitewashed af). The first few episodes basically serve to build a familiar high school/coming of age John Hughesian setting. The culture clash starts getting explored later on. Of course, Kamala is a far more straight-laced character than NHIE's Devi unless they are seriously switching things up for the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menor the Destroyer Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 As an Indian American I didn't find Never Have I Ever to be whitewashed, but I have only watched scattered episodes and not the full show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorddemaxus Posted March 17, 2022 Share Posted March 17, 2022 5 hours ago, Menor Reborn said: As an Indian American I didn't find Never Have I Ever to be whitewashed, but I have only watched scattered episodes and not the full show. I'm not American (although I am an Indian immigrant who grew up in a mostly white community), and I don't really care about the stuff about her being an Indian American specifically, but I did not believe for a second that she's Tamil. Her family could be anywhere from India. Just the fact that the mom never uttered a word of Tamil (which the actress playing the mom can speak), even when telling the main character off, took me out. There's none of that specificity that I feel is needed for proper Indian representation. Asiz Ansari's Master of None captured the aspect of being a Tamil immigrant 100x better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menor the Destroyer Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 On 3/17/2022 at 4:57 PM, lorddemaxus said: I'm not American (although I am an Indian immigrant who grew up in a mostly white community), and I don't really care about the stuff about her being an Indian American specifically, but I did not believe for a second that she's Tamil. Her family could be anywhere from India. Just the fact that the mom never uttered a word of Tamil (which the actress playing the mom can speak), even when telling the main character off, took me out. There's none of that specificity that I feel is needed for proper Indian representation. Asiz Ansari's Master of None captured the aspect of being a Tamil immigrant 100x better. My dad is Tamil and we never spoke it at home. Different people have different experiences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menor the Destroyer Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Weird that they are doing TV spots 2 months out, Marvel is usually very regular about only starting these one month out, especially since they have 2 other projects to market. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lorddemaxus Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 2 minutes ago, Menor Reborn said: My dad is Tamil and we never spoke it at home. Different people have different experiences. You're telling me you never heard your dad speak a single bit of tamil your whole childhood? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menor the Destroyer Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, lorddemaxus said: You're telling me you never heard your dad speak a single bit of tamil your whole childhood? Not to me. When talking to grandparents/relatives in India, yes. Though now that I think of it, I do vaguely recall that there was a cousin from India who appeared in the show, so yeah it is strange for the mom not to speak to her in Tamil. Though I looked up reviews and apparently the mom and cousin do use Tamil later on in the show. I don't remember it well enough to say. Edited April 3, 2022 by Menor Reborn 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BestPicturePlutoNash Posted April 3, 2022 Share Posted April 3, 2022 Grammys and March Madness probably too enticing for Disney to pass up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cap Posted May 19, 2022 Share Posted May 19, 2022 I will burn down this entire board and all of the internet If I hear one negative word about her. Omg. She’s perfect. And precious. And I am so happy for her I could cry. Also is Sarah Finn a wizard? Because I’m pretty convinced that she just like grabs the actual characters from some Multiverse dimension, gives them a fake name, and says “Look we found our new Marvel Superhero!!” 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porthos Posted May 23, 2022 Share Posted May 23, 2022 Screeners have dropped for this show, BTW. No idea when various embargoes are gonna lift, but expect reactions soon-ish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey Freak Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 The social media embargo has lifted and it's incredibly positive, with "exceeding expectations" being the most common sentiment and Homecoming being the MCU project it's most compared to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menor the Destroyer Posted May 25, 2022 Share Posted May 25, 2022 TV reactions are hard to parse since they tend to be even more inflated than movie reactions, but it does seem fairly positive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spidey Freak Posted May 29, 2022 Share Posted May 29, 2022 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menor the Destroyer Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Strong reviews. Definitely excited now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 (edited) If it's set in New Jersey, and Ms Marvel is slated to become one of Carol Danvers Marvellites....I suspect there will be a few references to "Ths Fairview Incident". The MCU sort of works that way. Edited June 7, 2022 by dudalb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dudalb Posted June 7, 2022 Share Posted June 7, 2022 Looks like this will be really, really, good. I also suspect, sadly, given the US today, the bigots will be out in force over this one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liiviig 1998 Posted June 8, 2022 Share Posted June 8, 2022 Checked out some YouTube reviews. Positives Kamala khan Visual style Culture and family. Most comparing it to hawkeye. Possible Negatives - very tailored to teen demographic so may not work for some. - visual style can still divide some. Enjoyed hawkeye and it was fun, enjoyed the chemistry btn bishop and burton,it didn't take itself too seriously so kind of more excited for this but nonetheless still my least antipated mcu show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...