Mar
09
Mindy Kaling at SXSW: ‘My Life is Constantly Disappointing People Politically’
Posted in: UncategorizedHaving broken boundaries by getting “The Mindy Project” on the air, Mindy Kaling often gets criticized for not, you know, breaking more boundaries.
Why doesn’t “The Mindy Project,” in which Ms. Kaling stars as a successful doctor, include more women of color in the cast? Why does Ms. Kaling’s character seem to only date white men?
She’s got an answer, though not one a broadcast network would allow on TV. “I’m a fucking Indian woman with my own fucking network television show,” Ms. Kaling said during a panel at SXSW Interactive on Sunday. “I always want to do more, but my full-time job is not being a casting director for ‘The Mindy Project.'”
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