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Mindy Kaling Criticized Scooby Doo Spinoff
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Mindy Kaling Criticized Scooby Doo Spinoff

Mindy Kaling ‘couldn’t understand’ backlash over playing Velma in Scooby-Doo spin-off HOLLYWOOD, AMERICA - Hollywood Actress, Mindy Kaling has responded to a racist backlash over her role as Velma Dinkley in Scooby Doo’s new spin-off series about the character. ''I just can't understand how people can not imagine a really smart, nerdy girl with terrible eyesight and loved to solve mysteries can not be Indian'', said Kaling. The 42 year-old actor is set to play a “reimagined” Velma in the HBO Max series. The response to the news prompt criticism from some fans who took objection to an “Indian” playing the part . https://twitter.com/DiscussingFilm/status/1403098971191615492 Mindy Kaling is addressing the criticism that the South Asian Scooby Doo spin off had been at the center...