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Thinky Post: “Nepotism” and How a Harmless Word Turns Into a Weapon of Hate Speech

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I decided in the past few months that I would no longer casually use the word “nepotism” or accept it’s usage in comments on this blog. You didn’t notice, because you all must have made the same decision consciously or unconsciously, somehow it just became a term we did not use any more. But I feel like that isn’t enough. Being passive is being complicit, I want to open up the argument to why and how this word is used as a weapon.

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Hindi Film 101: Nepotism, the Problem of the 3rd Film

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Moimeme asked me about Ranbir Kapoor and why he is still getting work, and some one else asked me what I thought about Pratalekha’s recent interview and how she struggles to get work.  And then October came out promoted on Varun Dhawan’s name primarily, and flopped.  And I think I figured out what the issue is, it is the problem of the 3rd film.

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Monday Malayalam: Aadhi Review (No Spoilers), Nepotism Perks and Parkour

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Another Malayalam film in theaters!  I braved the cold, and left the dog home alone for 8 hours, and it was kind of worth it.  Not super worth it, but not horrible.  If nothing else, it was nice to feel warm for 3 hours watching a movie in Kerala.

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New Youtube Video! Nepotism, Aayush Sharma, Salman Khan, and Karan Johar

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Aayush Sharma inspired me!  Kind of a rambling thing, but I hadn’t posted in awhile and I felt like I should throw something up there.  Oh, and part of it calls back to this post on nepotism as a whole, and this post on the recent Aayush Sharma news.

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Hindi Film 101: Nepotism in the Hindi Film Industry, Part 2

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Happy Thursday!  On Tuesday, I started a discussion of Hindi film history and industrial development, inspired by all the discussion of “nepotism” popping up lately.  I don’t usually plug my book in these posts, but if you find these posts in particular interesting, I go into much more detail in my book, so you should check it out. (part 1 here)

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Hindi Film 101: Nepotism Through History in Hindi Film, Part 1

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Happy Tuesday!  I was planning to do a Hindi Film 101 One-Off today on Sanjay Dutt’s court case or something, related back to the Nargis series I just finished.  But “nepotism” has become the catchphrase of the day, so I thought it would be interesting to take a look back at the history of families working together in Hindi film, where it started and why.  Oh, and I don’t usually plug my book in these posts, but this one is really very similar in tone and contains some content that I go into in more detail there, so if you like it, buy the book!

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New Karan Column! Thank Goodness He Has a Platform Ready To Give Explanations!

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Probably not a coincidence, right?  Not like “ugh, another big controversy I am caught in! Hey look, I have a longform writing platform to discuss it.  What a coinky-dink!”  Probably more like “should I take this column offer from NDTV? I probably should, because it will be useful the next time I am inevitably caught in a controversy.”

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