Yeah, she's one of the POC who only wants to be a POC when it's convenient for her.

There's not much to wonder. The White Guy Worship is pretty standard operating procedure for WOC in show business. That's how the sexual hierarchy works in America: White men get their pick of their favourite WOC, while MOC have to work twice as hard if they want to "get" a White woman. If a WOC wants to succeed, she…

It's also a lack of knowledge. "Exceptional Minorities" have been in American pop culture for a very long time. But they've never heralded widespread change, even if they tried very hard to do so.

Except Mindy Kaling is hardly the only showrunner being questioned about diversity. Ever hear of Jerry Seinfeld, Larry David, Lena Dunham, Matthew Weiner, etc.?

But you need those white dudes with their universality and neutrality to restore balance to a show that skews too woman or Black/Latino/Asian/Indian. /sarcasm

It's perfectly rational to get angry when you feel as though you're a marginalized minority that's being cockblocked by the majority male population that fetishizes "your women" while simultaneously emasculating you every chance they get.

The reason that Mindy, and others like her, don't get treated like some white dude like Lorne Michaels is that they are not some white dude like Lorne Michaels.

Well said!

At least Lupita goes out of her way (and possibly risking backlash) to make us question our beauty standards, especially with regards to Black women. Young Black girls see her and feel that they no longer have to be regretful over their short curly hair or their dark skin.

Problem is that she tries to have it both ways: she tries to stir up public interest in her own career due to her status as a WOC, but when it comes to things like diversity, she plays the "I'm just a White girl with an Indian face" card.

Very well put. I think it's pretty clear that she's one of those POC who wants to be considered White and not have to deal with "POC issues."

Translation: Mindy Kaling wants to be treated like a White woman, one who can just be as woefully "colorblind" as her White counterparts.

The more I hear from Mindy Kaling, the less I like her. She just doesn't seem to get the fact that just because SHE'S "made it" as a minority doesn't mean that she has cleared any significant obstacles for others to follow her. Hell, Hattie McDaniel won an Oscar back in the fucking 30s and it still took decades until…

I'm a straight guy and I don't know what you're talking about. You only incur that kind of stress if you have an extremely narrow and outdated definition of what a guy should be.

This is why you have aggrieved American dudes extolling the virtues of "non-Western" (almost exclusively either Asian or Latin American) women. THOSE women know the proper value of American (White) Maleness and show due deference to it.

At least BoF was stupid in a fun way. Heirs was dumb AND joyless.

Another great drama is I Hear Your Voice, especially if you like "noona romances" (older woman and younger guy).

How could you not adore the masterpieces that were Boys Over Flowers and Heirs??? /sarcasm

Shut Up Flower Boy Band was indeed excellent. Just wish that Byunghee didn't have to die by Truck of Doom®. It's such a cliche now.

My Name is Samsoon is the best Korean drama I've seen.