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'Indian Matchmaking' series raises questions about colorism

Silke Diettrich (Sp. Natalie Muller)August 19, 2020

India's take on the highly successful "The Bachelor" series is causing a stir among viewers in the south Asian nation. The show, "Indian Matchmaking," replicates the professional matchmaking service that Indian parents often enlist to pair their offspring. But critics say it normalizes damaging and outdated ideas of classism and colorism that mar traditional approaches to arranged marriages.

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