{"id":2558,"date":"2005-11-22T12:55:12","date_gmt":"2005-11-22T17:55:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sepiamutiny.com?p=2558"},"modified":"2005-11-22T12:13:51","modified_gmt":"2005-11-22T17:13:51","slug":"sweaterhead","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/sepiamutiny.com\/blog\/2005\/11\/22\/sweaterhead\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweaterhead confusion"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the post below, Manish introduces us to young actor Neil Patil<\/a>. I went through the images he has posted on IMDb<\/a>, and was dismayed to find the photo below of Patil with what looks like a sweater tied around his head. <\/p>\n\n

<\/a>Let’s deconstruct this image, shall we? Photos on IMDb are carefully selected for the consumption of casting agents. It is unlikely that this is simply a snapshot of Patil clowning around with his buddies that got accidentally posted; it is one of only five photos deliberately chosen for display.<\/p>\n\n

Why would he want to show this to casting agents? I’m trying to be as sympathetic to his aims as possible, but the only thing I can think of is that he wants to show people both that he’s willing to wear any type of silly headgear and that he’s capable of looking debonair doing so.<\/p>\n\n

I have a lot of sympathy for young desi actors. The American film industry is a hard one to break into, and he’s just starting out. Nor am I offended by the picture – he’s not claiming to be a Sikh or anything else. He’s just a guy with a sweater around his head.<\/p>\n\n

I’m simply confused. As somebody who has been called “raghead” more times than I can count, I don’t understand why he would want to put this picture up. Black actors don’t put up minstrel photos<\/a> in their IMDb profiles, why would Patil choose to portray himself in this way?<\/p>\n\n

p.s. Also – what’s up with the whip?<\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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