Stereotyping

Mythical or mystical? Revisiting India Syndrome, which afflicts well-meaning, spirituality-seeking Westerners

India Syndrome is defined as the delusional behaviour which “hits people from developed Western countries who are looking for a cultural space that is pure and exotic, where real values have been preserved”.

Murder by Death's problematic depictions don't detract from its fun quotient; or do they?

When it comes to Murder By Death, I’m profoundly guilty of saying things like 'Sure it’s racist/homophobic, but-', which is basically a roundabout way of saying yes I enjoy this problematic thing but I tut-tut at the right places and know those are bad so it’s fine.

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom: Notes from watching its most racist moments

As seen in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, the India that everyone seems to really like is made up of elephants, villages, snakes, maharajahs, child labour, arranged marriages, poverty and of course Kali

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom: What western pop cultural depictions of 'India' reveal

There is something uncomfortable about being an actual, real-life Indian and then seeing this Indianness presented as an exotisized mess on the big screen, as in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom

'Benny Lava' and the buffalax-ing of Indian songs: A weird way of keeping India's perceived exoticism alive

We can’t deny that our songs can be pretty ridiculous. But perhaps there is something uncomfortable about unintentionally being a big part of a joke created by someone else (as with the buffalax videos) .

'Benny Lava' and the buffalax-ing of Indian songs: Was onetime internet trend racist, or harmless fun?

The 'Benny Lava' buffalax was originally labelled as ‘Crazy Indian Video, Real Title Unknown’, as if it was some terribly obscure alien artefact that was of course just-so-Indian-and-so-crazy. Which is interesting because it was actually a pretty mainstream, run-of-the-mill, and ultimately forgettable Tamil movie song featuring a very well-known actor (at least in Tamil Nadu).

Manchester United's Romelu Lukaku is a first-rate striker and racist chant only degrades his immense talent

The Belgian aversion towards Romelu Lukaku is insulting, the chants by Manchester United fans degrading, in particular because of the player’s Congolese ancestry.

Indian films high on sexualisation, stereotyping of women: UN report

India tops the chart in showing attractive women in its movies and as much as 35 percent of these female characters are shown with some nudity, said UN.