What happened : Indian Matchmaking, a Netflix series that aired about a year ago, has just bagged an Emmy Award nomination under the category: Outstanding Unstructured Reality Program. And everyone is shocked! Details : Indian Matchmaking was announced as a contender for the Emmy Awards in the ‘Unstructured Reality Show’ category alongside iconic shows like Rupaul’s Drag Race and Queer Eye. And everyone is appallingly stunned.
The show is based on match-making of the filthy rich and privileged Indians. In the show, matchmaker uses several cringe-worthy yet customary practices to find the perfect match for the rich dude, such as ‘kundlis’ or finding a girl who has ‘fair skin.’ She’d ask the girls to ‘compromise’ because ‘obviously’ it’s her job to safe-keep her abode. While the sexist and embarrassing nature of the show made most claim that they hated it, yet people followed it religiously for the sake of cringe-binging.
Indian Matchmaking getting an Emmy nom is the kind of encouragement my cringe-sensibility needs, but the rest of the world definitely doesn't.
— Farheen Raaj (@BhookiIndian) July 13, 2021
it is V entertaining. my friend @TazzyStar says she heard that the creator made this show from the indian diaspora POV and not for the white gaze and it is delightful. although reinforces the caste hierarchies of the most elite/rich indian folks.
— Jenny Yang (@jennyyangtv) July 21, 2020
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