Spoke to @StylistMagazine about the return of @Bridgerton to @Netflix, and the introduction of the Sharma sisters 😍. It’s taken a long time to get here, and I’m so happy to see more and more brown girls represented on western TV shows and films. ⁣ ⁣ Especially when growing up we had such limited representation. Off the top of my head I can only remember the token family in Eastenders & Coronation Street. And even then, we were often reduced to one-dimensional stereotypes and tropes focusing solely on racial identity, rather than fully exploring the nuance of the character's humanity. But I do feel a shift happening. ⁣ ⁣ It's so important to see positive representations of dark-skinned (in particular) South Asian women in film/TV and combat the usual stereotypes where South Asian women are often shown as quiet, docile and hardly ever involved in romantic storylines - not to mention how groundbreaking it is to see a dark-skinned South Asian women as main characters and depicted as love interests. ⁣ ⁣ I haven’t gotten round to watching season 2 just yet, but I really hope the development and exploration of the Sharma sisters are treated equally to their white counterparts, rather than a tokenistic casting decision and allow us to fully see the breadth of the character's journey rather than focusing specifically on her heritage. ⁣ ⁣ Let me know what you think below 👇🏽⁣ ⁣ 🤎🤎🤎⁣ ⁣ #Bridgerton #Netflix #SouthAsian #RepresentationMatters #SouthAsianWomen