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Indian Matchmaking sparks online debate

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Netflix said a quarter of its members in India watched the series in four weeks.

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@SparkAuror · Jul 16, 2020

Getting increasingly sure that this show is a parody. The characters might not know it, or they are amazing actors. Maybe the purpose of this show is to help UC Indians realize how devastatingly embarrassing this whole sham is.

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Indian Matchmaking | Know Your Meme
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Indian Matchmaking
TIME
A new Netflix show about an Indian matchmaker catering to the high demands of potential brides and grooms, and their parents, has stoked an online debate about arranged marriages in the country.
Reuters via Jakarta Post
Is it a match? A potential couple meet up courtesy of a matchmaker in the Netflix series <em>Indian Matchmaking.</em>
NPR via KPBS
Why Wasn’t Netflix India Involved in ‘Indian Matchmaking’?
Variety via Yahoo
Indian Matchmaking: Why has it sparked such strong debate?
Al Jazeera

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Peak proxy date
Week of Jul 24, 2020
Jul 16 ’20 to Week of Jul 24, 2020
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Netflix released Indian Matchmaking in July 2020. Viewers debated caste, colorism and gender on social media as memes and news coverage circulated.

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Wikipedia viewsJul ’20AugSepNovApr ’21AugDecMay ’22JulPeak proxyNetflixStarts · Jul 16 ’20NetflixJul 9 ’20The Grim ReaderJul 16 ’20The Indian ExpressJul 18 ’20Yamini RameshhJul 19 ’20Al JazeeraAug 25 ’20YouTubeOpen webXPressInstagramTV
YouTubeOpen webXPressInstagramTV

Timeline (18)

  1. July 2020

    Netflix precursor · Jul 9 ’20

    Netflix released a trailer for its matchmaking series.[1]

  2. Netflix seed · Jul 16 ’20

    The first season became available on Netflix.[2]

  3. The Grim Reader platform jump · Jul 16 ’20

    A viewer questioned whether the show was a parody of arranged marriage.[3]

  1. backlash · Jul 18 ’20

  2. platform jump · Jul 19 ’20

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  • Netflix members in India watching during first four weeks“which was watched by a quarter of our members in India and millions of members outside of India in its first four weeks.”
    25%[17]

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  1. Jul 21, 20205 days inReuters via Jakarta Post · Netflix show on Indian matchmaker stokes debate

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