Thats exactly my reaction after started watching this.
Me being Indian, I was much excited about this show because of Padma Lakshmi who i know from 2008's TopChef. Ive been fan of cooking shows from that Series and PadmaLakshmi is one of the first "celebrity" chefs and host I came to know (yes before ramsay).
And After years of watching cooking shows on daily routine, I never seen any cooking show that used "R-card" more than this one.
Yes, there are some discriminations happening everywhere in the world but TVshows and movies that should bring us all together through entertainment, tries hard to segregate Instead .
I belong from a very low caste who are been treated as Untouchables for centuries. But why would I still steer the victim card when I dont even experience that anymore in this modern world. Why should that be discussed in a cooking show as showing me as a victim??
Ironically most of the people she discussed history and descrimination in Indian episodes are all Settled in their lifes in a good position and some are from Upper caste like Padma Lakshmi herself (she belongs to Brahmin family who brought caste heirchy. Brahmin= High caste Dalit= low/casteless).
And they are the ones to tell us to use the victimcard to propagate their shows. How Ironic!!!
Me being Indian, I was much excited about this show because of Padma Lakshmi who i know from 2008's TopChef. Ive been fan of cooking shows from that Series and PadmaLakshmi is one of the first "celebrity" chefs and host I came to know (yes before ramsay).
And After years of watching cooking shows on daily routine, I never seen any cooking show that used "R-card" more than this one.
Yes, there are some discriminations happening everywhere in the world but TVshows and movies that should bring us all together through entertainment, tries hard to segregate Instead .
I belong from a very low caste who are been treated as Untouchables for centuries. But why would I still steer the victim card when I dont even experience that anymore in this modern world. Why should that be discussed in a cooking show as showing me as a victim??
Ironically most of the people she discussed history and descrimination in Indian episodes are all Settled in their lifes in a good position and some are from Upper caste like Padma Lakshmi herself (she belongs to Brahmin family who brought caste heirchy. Brahmin= High caste Dalit= low/casteless).
And they are the ones to tell us to use the victimcard to propagate their shows. How Ironic!!!