When it comes to diversity on screen, Zoya Patel is used to swallowing any crumbs she’s thrown. The character of Devi offers so much more
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The first time I felt seen by pop culture was when I saw Bend It Like Beckham in 2002. Like South Asian teen migrants the world over, I saw my own life reflected in the struggles of Jess, the soccer-playing, tradition-breaking young woman in London stifled by overprotective Indian parents.
But even while I dutifully glued a picture of Jess’ love interest (Jonathan Rhys Meyer) to the back of my journal (he was the first hot white guy I saw actively pursue an Indian girl, so I pledged my adolescent heart to him forever), I felt a little icky about the film.
