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If we aim to be truly encyclopedic, shouldn't we add a mention to this article that Kaling is half Tamil and half Bengali (since her parents come from these two cultures)? 98.123.38.211 (talk) 05:20, 2 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Added information about Mindy's parents.

Mindy Kaling's father, Avu Chokalingam, is an Architect. Her mother, Swati Chokalinigam, was an obstetrician/gynecologist. JGallagher83 (talk) 00:28, 8 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

WP:REPUTABLE tabloid use

I have boldly removed this paragraph because it violates biography of living persons policy (WP:BLP) and is an intentional mischaracterization of what was obviously a comedy routine on Conan (https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=j_FNMhVd0fw), rather than an acknowledgment of any kind of sexual harassment, as is perfectly obvious when viewed.

The only sources for the material in this paragraph are unreputable tabloids, all of which referenced in the paragraph removed their stories (thus the editor used an archive link). This violates WP:REPUTABLE. Thus, it is also not neutral (WP:NPOV) and unverified (WP:V).This paragraph should not be restored unless these issues are resolved and a concensus is reached. Jrightler (talk) 16:04, 13 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Here is another source online that corroborates the story as a part of research for a website/organization concerned with this flavor of harassment. It further sources from here which is generally a mixed-reputability left-biased outlet, though as a left-biased site their inclination might be usually to protect Kaling in many discourses. However, the article directly links to the specific video you refer to.

There is no "perfectly obvious" to the "comedy routine" of this, it reads as more like a Trump-esque critique of the "Grab them by the p****" type of speech, while an audience (who are paid to be there) happens to be laughing. Reception by a studio audience doesn't really defuse the nature of the harassment at all.

As the comments section will point out, when the audience is not paid to be present, it is not received satirically or in-jest, people familiar with this story are rightly critical of Kaling for behavior, real or fictional. There is even rightful criticism of the double standard of "if Lee Pace did(or said) this to Mindy, we'd be looking at an entirely different situation here." It's additionally worth remembering that this was a video that was once up on Conan's YouTube channel, or other social media, but now cannot be found there.

Given that Kaling is a public and controversial figure, I'd remind other users to remain in control of their temperament and instincts regarding issues of bias, either for or against her. As far as I'm concerned, not elaborating or debunking this story herself, or Pace speaking out to defend her after it, despite it being widely reported, indicates that this is more an attempt to bury the story to the benefit of Kaling, especially if she spoke of it herself in an INTERVIEW (not a "comedy routine" as Jrightler has chosen to describe it).

In short, I am of the opinion that the section needs to be restored, until such a time that any involved party publicly contradicts the presented information.

The verifiability of a direct statement from Kaling, with no further elaboration, is not contestable in this respect, and attempts to jacket it as "comedy" is more an appeal to a paid audience, than actual substantial incrimination of it being false or untrue.155.190.3.7 (talk) 11:24, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Need for a "Controversies" section

Between the backlash for Velma, her presentation towards the public, and her open transphobia being something that one can literally find in her book, it may be worth consideration to apply a controversies section to this page.

Some works associated with her have had anti-Semitism (not anti-Zionism, anti-Semitism specifically) in Never Have I Ever ("I wish the Nazis would have killed you" in class discussion where it was clearly meant to be "funny" and a criticism of anti-Semitism) and also in her memoirs in which she writes at-length about her hatred of Jewish men and mothers, characters in works that she's written where she is a consistent presence just "happen" to always wind up praising Modi, and her repeated jokes about the caste system made at expense of lower ones than what hers would be, I think it has merit to include.

Given that she's a public figure, however, and there is a lot of charged discourse and undeserving "woke" critique around her, I figured I would pose the notion of the section here first. It feels important, but it also seems like a situation where the page would start to get vandalized in bad faith as a result. Thoughts? 155.190.3.7 (talk) 11:06, 19 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]