The cost of Hollywood's depiction of Brown girls
When Mindy Kaling's new HBO show "Velma" premiered in January, it was met with a wave of backlash from members of the South Asian community.
If you ask anyone who knew me as a child, they’ll tell you I was the cutest kid around.
When I look back on pictures from my childhood, it’s easy to see where they got that idea. Babyani had a head full of bubbly, curly hair and a mischievous smile. I looked a bit like a cherub with an unfortunate penchant for shenanigans.
But at the time, I didn’t really think of myself as cute or adorable. All I wanted was to look like the other girls I grew
