Mindy Kaling has no time at all for the haters.
When the Never Have I Ever developer shared a take a look at the Scooby-Doo animated spinoff Velma throughout a Warner Bros Discovery Upfront discussion on May 18, she was blunt about her assistance for making the title character South Asian, Deadline reported.
Mindy, who voices Velma, stated, “Hopefully you noticed my Velma is South Asian. If people freak out about that, I don’t care.”
She went on to state that if a pet dog can resolve criminal activity, Velma “can be brown,” per Deadline
Mindy is likewise the executive manufacturer of the HBO Max series that discovers the origin story of VelmaDinkley The banner revealed the series in February 2021 and was met reaction online as some fans saw her character as feeding into the South Asian brainiac stereotype, according to Deadline
In July 2021, Mindy dealt with the discuss Late Night with Seth Meyers, stating, “When it was revealed that I was going to do the voice of Velma, individuals were really helpful and pleased onTwitter And so, I felt excellent due to the fact that these are truly extreme fans, you understand– animation, comics fans, those are big fans. And specifically [for] a tradition program like this.”
