7/30/2023 0 Comments Scooby doo where are you![]() ![]() Daphne is usually portrayed as the conventionally pretty fashionista of the team. Now…let’s talk about the other main characters. I highly recommend checking out some of the content creators I mentioned or seeking out others who are also South Asian or Indian, as they give true perspective and go into much further detail than I can. With there already being so little positive representation of South Asian and Indian characters in TV and movies, it is extremely disappointing to see this opportunity for one being absolutely squandered. A lot of the “jokes” about Velma in the show were particularly about physical stereotypes, and when I say a lot, I mean A LOT. Instead of being an empowering role model, Velma represents all of the awful stereotypes that are hurtful to them. In general, they agree that Velma is a horrible portrayal and representation of their people. For reference and on TikTok, as well as “ Velma, In The Eyes Of A South Asian ” on YouTube, all give great perspective, analysis, and discussion about this issue. I’ve watched multiple videos of mostly Indian women discussing their thoughts on Velma’s character and representation. Since I am not of South Asian or Indian origin, I found it of great importance to hear the opinions of those who are a part of this ethnicity and culture. Honestly, one way I can put it is that it feels icky to watch. It’s just plain offensive without any value to it. Maybe they did this to try to humorously point out the awfulness of the prejudices and bullying that South Asian and Indian people are faced with to make a point on how ridiculous they are, but it doesn’t come off that way at all. These stereotypes seemed very central to her character, and I found them to be extremely distasteful. At the same time, characters that interact with her also perpetuate stereotypes in such a harmful way. She uses a lot of self-deprecating humor and oftentimes straight-up bashes on her own culture. They had a huge opportunity to portray her as empowering for her culture, but unfortunately, the writers for her character did not do that. Honestly, at times, she comes off as a sort of toxic mean girl, which is nothing like the Velma we know and love.Īgain, I can appreciate that they chose to have the main protagonist of the show represent South Asian and Indian people. At the same time, however, she’s super insecure and seems to take out that insecurity on everyone else in the show. In this show, she comes off as a complete know-it-all with a better-than-thou attitude. In this adaptation, she maintains the intelligence that she is known for, but all other likable attributes are lost on her. The show “Velma” somehow took all those great qualities of her character, and made her extremely unlikeable. She is super intelligent, inquisitive, witty, a bit sarcastic and a little clumsy for always losing her glasses, but is an all-around kind and loveable character. ![]() Originally, and in most adaptations of Velma, she represents the brains of the operation for the Mystery Inc. We will begin with the title character, Velma. With all this said now, let’s just dive right into it. ![]() The only character that I also believe needs more discussion about the portrayal of their ethnicity is Velma, as I think it was done in quite a damaging way. The changes that I do mind, however, are the strange personality choices that they made for each character, which I will discuss for each one. In this case, it was of course done with the classic Scooby-Doo gang, and on a surface level, I really do not mind it. I do think it is much better when shows and movies come up with original characters that positively represent diverse, main protagonists, but I guess I can see how easy and useful it is to portray diversity in already established and loved characters. It is something that we are starting to see a bit more of, and I do not think it will or should stop anytime soon. I think diversity and greater representation are so important in the media. I do not have an inherent distaste for these changes. “Velma” notably altered the races, ethnicities and sexualities of most of the crew: Velma is Indian and seemingly bisexual, Daphne is Asian and also seemingly bisexual, Norville (Shaggy) is of mixed race with an African-American mom and a white dad, but Fred is still white and heterosexual. I’d like to start by addressing the obvious changes that have caused quite a stir online. “Velma” has been quite a hot topic ever since it was announced, especially because of the changes it has made to the Mystery Inc. In this article, I’ll be specifically talking about my thoughts on the changes made to the main characters of the show. The new adult animated TV show “Velma” has definitely got my mind working overtime trying to formulate opinions on the choices they made for the show. The mystery is, why did the new TV show, “Velma,” change and rewrite its characters so poorly? ![]()
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