Extraction, a Bangladeshi view
A good review of the film Extraction by a Bangladeshi. The author perceives a pro-Indian and anti-Bangladeshi bias, which I didn’t really see, but your mileage may vary. But this part is of interest to me: Extraction carries all the elements of the racist Islamophobic mindset: Muslims cannot run the state, they have many children, …
Irfan Khan, 1967-2020
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Hasan Minhaj and Aziz Ansari: your race defines you and it doesn’t
Today I watched Homecoming King, a comedy show by Hasan Minhaj. Honestly I wasn’t going to watch it, because Minhaj’s political schtick at The Daily Show was not geared toward someone like me. That is, it’s funny to laugh along with him, but it is much easier if you agree with him politically. To me … Continue reading “Hasan Minhaj and Aziz Ansari: your race defines you and it doesn’t”
Romanticizing the regressive
A few months ago I happened to watch the film Meet the Patels. Though you do meet all the “Patels”, the film centers around the love life, or lack thereof, of the actor Ravi PatelM. Filmed by his sister, the documentary predates Patel’s current modest fame by many years (he has a small recurring role … Continue reading “Romanticizing the regressive”