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Tag: India

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November 20, 2021 Of cabbages and kings

India Sweets & Spices Review – Desi Representation & Colorism in Mainstream American Culture

India Sweets & Spices, about a girl named Alia who discovers family secrets during summer break, certainly does have imperfections. But I’m happy that it exists and that it adds to the growing (and never perfect) list of stories told about South Asians.

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October 20, 2014 Demosthenes

India’s Pragmatism – Staying the Frak Out of the Middle East

In a provocative essay in Foreign Affairs, Shashank Joshi lays out the reasons why India has, by and large, stayed out of Middle Eastern

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August 12, 2013 Demosthenes

The Humors of the God(s)

Phil Plait would be loathe to endorse a religious turn-of-phrase for such a ridiculous situation but as far as I’m concerned, surely, the God(s)

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March 27, 2009 Demosthenes

The Darker the Flesh, the Deeper the Soul

I read a post over at Girl You So Well Spoken detailing an apparent casting call for a Ciroc commercial seeking “light-skinned african americans”.

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