Indian Matchmaking on Netflix - anyone watching?

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone actually think Rushali, the model Pradhyuman liked, is pretty? She’s fair and that’s a big deal for Indians but she has a hook nose and a manly face. I think she looks worse than Aparna, who’s not attractive.

I thought she was very pretty in that unusual model looking way. Like Gisselle Bundchen. Not really pretty in a conventional way but takes amazing photos.

I also don’t think her nose is ugly. Small, Eurocentric style noses are not the only ones that are beautiful in India. Even Aishwarya Rai has a slight hook to her nose. Western beauty standards are not the only acceptable look.

+1. I think she’s gorgeous!

+2 Prettier from the front, but still lovely.

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Anonymous wrote:Why do these women have such bad skin? Is it diet?

Pollution and very little knowledge of grooming and products.

I don't know about that but I was struck by the skin problems. I've known many Indians, not one with this issue, is I was puzzled. I guess the awful pollution makes sense for those living in major Indian cities.

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Anonymous wrote:Why do these women have such bad skin? Is it diet?

Pollution and very little knowledge of grooming and products.

I don't know about that but I was struck by the skin problems. I've known many Indians, not one with this issue, is I was puzzled. I guess the awful pollution makes sense for those living in major Indian cities.

I say bullish!t on the pollution because look at East Asia

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I think it’s the spicy curry

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone actually think Rushali, the model Pradhyuman liked, is pretty? She’s fair and that’s a big deal for Indians but she has a hook nose and a manly face. I think she looks worse than Aparna, who’s not attractive.

I thought she was very pretty in that unusual model looking way. Like Gisselle Bundchen. Not really pretty in a conventional way but takes amazing photos.

I also don’t think her nose is ugly. Small, Eurocentric style noses are not the only ones that are beautiful in India. Even Aishwarya Rai has a slight hook to her nose. Western beauty standards are not the only acceptable look.

BS. The Indian obsession with fair skin is proof that Western beauty standards are very much followed. The hook nose is masculine and unappealing but will be tolerated if it comes with light skin.

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These tall Indian women look like trans

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone actually think Rushali, the model Pradhyuman liked, is pretty? She’s fair and that’s a big deal for Indians but she has a hook nose and a manly face. I think she looks worse than Aparna, who’s not attractive.

I thought she was very pretty in that unusual model looking way. Like Gisselle Bundchen. Not really pretty in a conventional way but takes amazing photos.

I also don’t think her nose is ugly. Small, Eurocentric style noses are not the only ones that are beautiful in India. Even Aishwarya Rai has a slight hook to her nose. Western beauty standards are not the only acceptable look.

BS. The Indian obsession with fair skin is proof that Western beauty standards are very much followed. The hook nose is masculine and unappealing but will be tolerated if it comes with light skin.

Ancient India did not discriminate on the basis of skin color, I don't think. So yet another toxic Imperialism gift to "colonies!"

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone actually think Rushali, the model Pradhyuman liked, is pretty? She’s fair and that’s a big deal for Indians but she has a hook nose and a manly face. I think she looks worse than Aparna, who’s not attractive.

I thought she was very pretty in that unusual model looking way. Like Gisselle Bundchen. Not really pretty in a conventional way but takes amazing photos.

I also don’t think her nose is ugly. Small, Eurocentric style noses are not the only ones that are beautiful in India. Even Aishwarya Rai has a slight hook to her nose. Western beauty standards are not the only acceptable look.

BS. The Indian obsession with fair skin is proof that Western beauty standards are very much followed. The hook nose is masculine and unappealing but will be tolerated if it comes with light skin.

Fair skin is different from facial features.

Fair skin obsession is a by product of 1000 years of invasions by invaders that valued fair skin. They weren’t treating people differently based on noses, 1000 years. Let that sink in. It’s going to take a lot of time to reverse that generational mindset. But it is happening. It’s only been a free country for 70 years and already the younger generations are making big strides towards trying to change the mindset. We’ve all got baggage to overcome.

But noses of all shapes and sizes are beautiful in India.

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Indians are obsessed with being fair skin. The fairer skin the wealthier uou are

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Anonymous wrote:Does anyone actually think Rushali, the model Pradhyuman liked, is pretty? She’s fair and that’s a big deal for Indians but she has a hook nose and a manly face. I think she looks worse than Aparna, who’s not attractive.

I thought she was very pretty in that unusual model looking way. Like Gisselle Bundchen. Not really pretty in a conventional way but takes amazing photos.

I also don’t think her nose is ugly. Small, Eurocentric style noses are not the only ones that are beautiful in India. Even Aishwarya Rai has a slight hook to her nose. Western beauty standards are not the only acceptable look.

+1. I think she’s gorgeous!

+2 Prettier from the front, but still lovely.

Yes and from one of my favorite poets

“ My issue with what they consider beautiful
is their concept of beauty centers around excluding people.
I find hair beautiful, when a woman wears it like a garden on her skin
that is the definition of beauty,
big hooked noses pointing upward to the sky like they’re rising to the occasion
skin the color of earth
my ancestors planted crops on
to feed a lineage of women
with thighs thick as tree trunks
eyes like almonds
deeply hooded with conviction
the rivers of Punjab
flow through my bloodstream
so don’t tell me my women
aren’t as beautiful
as the ones in your country.
Our backs
Tell stories
No books
Have the spine to carry.”

-Rupi Kaur

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Anonymous wrote:Indians are obsessed with being fair skin. The fairer skin the wealthier uou are

This is so true. Whenever I travel to India (for work), I am always amazed at how all the TV personalities, stars, etc. are all very fair-skinned - almost Caucasian - whereas most of the country is darker.

It reminds me of the prejudice that exists in my own race.

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Anonymous wrote:Nadia is gorgeous. No body but a face to die for

Oh she has the body too. Slim, tall, with curves? Her coloring and build are pretty ideal in Indian culture. Aparna is on her way to dumpy middle age.

She's already there. She's fat, she's arrogant, she isn't pretty, and she's uptight. Yes, she had a moment with the goat yoga, but that was just a moment, and then she was back to herself. Anyone else notice her TINY one-story house squished between two normal-sized houses? Or how she and her mom walked the dog in a stroller?

Aparna is a straight up bitch.

This person knows what’s up

+1. I really struggle to find anything redeeming about her. She seems totally miserable with her life and like she would make any partner miserable as well.

I don’t think she is fat and she is better looking than a lot of Indian girls. She does seem uptight but was a lot more relaxed with the guy from goat yoga. Making fun of someone’s house size and their dog means you are a straight up bitch. The dog may have medical issues and is heavy to carry. When she finds someone she is compatible with they will love her and she will relax a bit. She can travel with him, complain about her job, and he will listen and pack all the bags. The world is a big place and there are plenty of Indian dudes that would think she is hot. She is also a lawyer so there is bonus points for stuck up Indians there. Also, for the person attacking her mom, you are pathetic.

You must be blind or a patronizing pos if you think she looks better than a lot of Indian girls. Hideous, fat and bitchy=not hot

She is hideous AF. How does she have the nerve to be such a b!tch and look like a total pig with pock marks

Nope this is just being mean. I can think she is a good looking girl. It’s a free country. Yes she is stuck up and that is why people may have negative feelings about her.

Well, an odious and shitty personality doesn't tend to go over well on the prettiest of women. Pretty on the outside and dead and toxic may be able to get away with it more though. Listen, I am a 3 degree bitch who didn't marry until mid-30s and she seems like a horrible friend and miserable partner. There are MANY reasons to find her insufferable.The fact the she apparently thinks of herself as a Gisele body at 18 with a Madeleine Albright brain at 35, spends all her time with her mom, hates her life, and walks a toy dog around in a stroller is just...step up or step off girl.

This is a lot of assumption for someone you don’t know. You just make it up as you go along...

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Does anyone actually think Rushali, the model Pradhyuman liked, is pretty? She’s fair and that’s a big deal for Indians but she has a hook nose and a manly face. I think she looks worse than Aparna, who’s not attractive.

I thought she was very pretty in that unusual model looking way. Like Gisselle Bundchen. Not really pretty in a conventional way but takes amazing photos.

I also don’t think her nose is ugly. Small, Eurocentric style noses are not the only ones that are beautiful in India. Even Aishwarya Rai has a slight hook to her nose. Western beauty standards are not the only acceptable look.

BS. The Indian obsession with fair skin is proof that Western beauty standards are very much followed. The hook nose is masculine and unappealing but will be tolerated if it comes with light skin.

Fair skin is different from facial features.

Fair skin obsession is a by product of 1000 years of invasions by invaders that valued fair skin. They weren’t treating people differently based on noses, 1000 years. Let that sink in. It’s going to take a lot of time to reverse that generational mindset. But it is happening. It’s only been a free country for 70 years and already the younger generations are making big strides towards trying to change the mindset. We’ve all got baggage to overcome.

But noses of all shapes and sizes are beautiful in India.

The younger generations like the ones portrayed in this show? Who openly say they prefer someone fair and not too dark. Lol

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Anonymous wrote:Nadia is gorgeous. No body but a face to die for

Oh she has the body too. Slim, tall, with curves? Her coloring and build are pretty ideal in Indian culture. Aparna is on her way to dumpy middle age.

She's already there. She's fat, she's arrogant, she isn't pretty, and she's uptight. Yes, she had a moment with the goat yoga, but that was just a moment, and then she was back to herself. Anyone else notice her TINY one-story house squished between two normal-sized houses? Or how she and her mom walked the dog in a stroller?

Aparna is a straight up bitch.

This person knows what’s up

+1. I really struggle to find anything redeeming about her. She seems totally miserable with her life and like she would make any partner miserable as well.

I don’t think she is fat and she is better looking than a lot of Indian girls. She does seem uptight but was a lot more relaxed with the guy from goat yoga. Making fun of someone’s house size and their dog means you are a straight up bitch. The dog may have medical issues and is heavy to carry. When she finds someone she is compatible with they will love her and she will relax a bit. She can travel with him, complain about her job, and he will listen and pack all the bags. The world is a big place and there are plenty of Indian dudes that would think she is hot. She is also a lawyer so there is bonus points for stuck up Indians there. Also, for the person attacking her mom, you are pathetic.

You must be blind or a patronizing pos if you think she looks better than a lot of Indian girls. Hideous, fat and bitchy=not hot

She is hideous AF. How does she have the nerve to be such a b!tch and look like a total pig with pock marks

Nope this is just being mean. I can think she is a good looking girl. It’s a free country. Yes she is stuck up and that is why people may have negative feelings about her.

Well, an odious and shitty personality doesn't tend to go over well on the prettiest of women. Pretty on the outside and dead and toxic may be able to get away with it more though. Listen, I am a 3 degree bitch who didn't marry until mid-30s and she seems like a horrible friend and miserable partner. There are MANY reasons to find her insufferable.The fact the she apparently thinks of herself as a Gisele body at 18 with a Madeleine Albright brain at 35, spends all her time with her mom, hates her life, and walks a toy dog around in a stroller is just...step up or step off girl.

This is a lot of assumption for someone you don’t know. You just make it up as you go along...

She's presenting her "best self" for suitors and a viewing audience and her best self is...horrible. Do we need to know her? Like the other people including Sima who "know her" and think she is a POS? Never thought I would see someone go to bat for a Aparna character.

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Funny thing is she has two married friends that still support her piggishness