From its sensitive discussion of partition to easy bouncing between languages, Ms Marvel is shining a light on the experiences of a diaspora usually ignored in Western culture.
references despite not having seen half the shows they spoke about, we should expect Western and, specifically, white audiences, to also be able to pick up Asian words and references through context. And there is always Google to help us through.Ms Marvel star Sandra Saad explains why it’s so important to see “three-dimensional” Muslim characters on screen
I had, it seemed, internalised a narrative where South Asian stories are only valuable if they are being validated by the Western audience, thinking that show needs to have ‘balance’ to be watched by audiences of other races; something which I put down to my own experience of being marginalised. But the show’s recent focus on partition made me realise differently.
While understanding more about her superpowers, Kamala learns that her great-grandmother, Aisha, the bangle’s original owner, disappeared in disgrace sometime during the. In 1947, before the British were to leave the soon-to-be independent India, a border was drawn splitting northwest India into two parts: India and Pakistan. A move that was supposedly done to give Muslims their nation to prevent communal tension resulted in violence that took thousands of Hindu and Muslim lives.
As a viewer, the globalised approach of this show makes me feel a part of this content. I had always felt alienated from the Western content I was consuming, but not any more. I felt seen. It’s also interesting to see how the music blends Hindi, Urdu, Punjabi and English, which is a spectacular reflection of how the diaspora converses with the world in multiple languages.And of course, music can form connections deeper than language.
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