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> Where Kunal Nayar grew is insignificant. Not when it comes to his accent. It's wholly unsurprising that someone who grew up in India speaks English with an I

> Where Kunal Nayar grew is insignificant. Not when it comes to his accent. It's wholly unsurprising that someone who grew up in India speaks English with an Indian accent. That isn't "mocking" his accent. That's just what his accent is. > I am not sure whether you are Indian or not, but if you fail to see Weak. If you can't demonstrate where this supposed racism is in the show then I'd suggest you need to start considering the very real possibility that it's not there. > Yes, I am sure there are Indian men who lack confidence with women Well, there's some small progress. The only ignorance and bigotry that's been exposed here would appear to be your own. Work on that.

astrange 4y ago
Having a TV actor speak in their natural accent might be mocking them, if it's normal to have them fake a different one. eg David Tennant uses his Scottish accent for jokes in a show where he normally sounds English
- ricktdotorg 4y ago
  > David Tennant uses his Scottish accent for jokes in a show where he normally sounds English may i ask that you clarify this point? tennant made a personal choice NOT to use his native/normal scottish accent for Dr. Who. he discusses this with Jodie Whittaker (also someone with quite a strong native accent) in an episode of his podcast, he TL;dr said it didn't feel quite right for him to use his native accent for the role [1]. whenever tennant does TV "as himself" (for example the voiceovers he has done for various shows or charity events like comic relief etc) he uses his own/native accent, is he doing this for laughs/jokes? surely he is doing them with a scottish accent because that is actually his literal normal voice? [1] https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/jodie-whittaker/id1450005207?i=1000429677359 https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/jodie-whittaker/id1450...
  - astrange 4y ago
    I was thinking of this scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOW1Wjb_oEI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOW1Wjb_oEI Though I have to admit the reason I think of him when it comes to doing accents is his American accent that's supposed to be NorCal but sounds like it's everywhere else at the same time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gp9K-rMdxg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gp9K-rMdxg
- clouddrover 4y ago
  > Having a TV actor speak in their natural accent might be mocking them It isn't. You might as well say that because Matt Smith's sonic screwdriver was bigger than David Tennant's that's mocking David (but it, too, isn't): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rcxm-EStpd4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rcxm-EStpd4

astrange 4y ago

Having a TV actor speak in their natural accent might be mocking them, if it's normal to have them fake a different one. eg David Tennant uses his Scottish accent for jokes in a show where he normally sounds English

ricktdotorg 4y ago
> David Tennant uses his Scottish accent for jokes in a show where he normally sounds English may i ask that you clarify this point? tennant made a personal choice NOT to use his native/normal scottish accent for Dr. Who. he discusses this with Jodie Whittaker (also someone with quite a strong native accent) in an episode of his podcast, he TL;dr said it didn't feel quite right for him to use his native accent for the role [1]. whenever tennant does TV "as himself" (for example the voiceovers he has done for various shows or charity events like comic relief etc) he uses his own/native accent, is he doing this for laughs/jokes? surely he is doing them with a scottish accent because that is actually his literal normal voice? [1] https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/jodie-whittaker/id1450005207?i=1000429677359 https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/jodie-whittaker/id1450...
- astrange 4y ago
  I was thinking of this scene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOW1Wjb_oEI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOW1Wjb_oEI Though I have to admit the reason I think of him when it comes to doing accents is his American accent that's supposed to be NorCal but sounds like it's everywhere else at the same time. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gp9K-rMdxg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_gp9K-rMdxg
clouddrover 4y ago
> Having a TV actor speak in their natural accent might be mocking them It isn't. You might as well say that because Matt Smith's sonic screwdriver was bigger than David Tennant's that's mocking David (but it, too, isn't): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rcxm-EStpd4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rcxm-EStpd4