The Diwali episode in AndJustLikeThat missed the mark. Here's why it was a messy tangle of misnomers and misappropriation
in a “sari shop” in SoHo. Now, we appreciate the fact that the show was cognizant enough of India’s couture designers to know that a high-end store would, indeed, be in one of Manhattan’s toniest neighborhoods. However, that’s where the appreciation ends.
. Every. Single. One. But the word “lehenga” is never uttered by either of the two characters. I have pondered the reason behind this, and come to the conclusion that it was simply so as not to overwhelm their audience withIndian-ness, and saris are much more in the popular English vernacular than lehengas.
What bothers us here is not the simple misnomer, but the ethos behind letting it slide. Of the two women in the store, Seema is the only one who ends up wearing a sari, while Carrie wears that nowFalguni Shane Peacock lehenga .
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