Posts about Mindy Kaling
E.g.
https://www.reddit.com/r/BlackPeopleTwitter/comments/10c9nx8/mindy_being_mindy/
https://www.reddit.com/r/BlackPeopleTwitter/comments/10clw55/as_a_black_man/
So, I'm not totally out of the loop -- I've seen that people really hate Velma (I watched one episode and was just kind of bored). But I've been seeing people saying other things about her, that she's a "self-loathing brown girl," that she's transphobic, that she's conservative (meanwhile conservatives are saying Velma is too "woke"), and I just don't really understand what's going on or where any of it is coming from.
I have very low investment in the drama, but someone I know and respect has recommended her shows to me so I'm curious what all the hubbub is about and if there's anything to any of it, or if it's just that dragging people on Twitter has become our national pastime.
Like, are people upset because she has White love interests in her shows? What's the deal with her brother pretending to be Black, and has Mindy ever like come out and defended that (assuming it's true)? Why are people saying she's transphobic? Why are people posting "she's a terrible person" and "Mindy being Mindy" implying she's bad as an accepted fact?
Hey Reddit, it's Mindy!
Have to say, Iโm super excited for your questions!
You can ask me anything about my new book WHY NOT ME? (which is a #1 New York Times bestseller!!) or about THE MINDY PROJECT, or whatever else you want to talk about!
Check out WHY NOT ME? [here] (http://theconcernsofmindykaling.com/why-not-me/) and THE MINDY PROJECT, [here] (http://www.hulu.com/the-mindy-project)
Visit me on [twitter] (https://twitter.com/mindykaling) and [instagram] (https://instagram.com/mindykaling)
PROOF: https://twitter.com/mindykaling/status/664470810090844160
I'll be back at 1:30PM EST to start answering, so we can do this!
EDIT: I forgot to say BYE! Ok bye guys, I had a really fun time doing this. It was amazing. So many questions I could not get to, but I'll be back! Thanks for all the support! YOU ARE AWESOME!