Never Have I Ever…Seen A Show So Casteist and Racist
Kaling's 'Never Have I Ever' is more interested in packaging upper-caste Hindu American identity for the white gaze than she is in authentic storytelling. TW/CW: this article contains spoilers for Netflix’s “Never Have I Ever”, and mentions Islamophobia, anti-Dalitness, anti-Blackness, anti-Semitism,
Zionism and Hindutva, Two Sides Of The Same Coin
Hindutva and Zionism share a common passion to build ethnonationalist states, making them two sides of the same coin. TW/CW: This essay contains descriptions Zionism, Hindutva, anti-Kashmiri and anti-Palestinian rhetoric and violence, and mentions r/pe. By Rimsha Syed Friends, family, and comrades: It is
As Delhi Burns, Modi Watches
The Delhi pogrom is not a “clash” between pro- and anti-CAA protesters. It is a pogrom aimed to ethnically cleanse the city of the minority Muslim population. CW: Pogrom, Ethnic Cleansing The latest pogrom of the Narendra Modi administration, which has left
How Brown Girl Solidarity Harms Us
The unwavering support through brown girl solidarity actively erases their caste and class positionality and allows them to garner more power and money. By Thenmozhi Soundararajan and Sharmin Hossain From meme pages to Instagram influencers bombarding feeds on groundbreaking topics like bindis,
Why Artists Must Resist War Films and Imperialist Propaganda
The state understands that artists can be a useful tool when they’re willing to fall in line, and recognize that they can be fearsome enemies when they refuse to submit. By Nylah Burton Like so many U.S. millennials, I can remember exactly