At times crowds of children gather to watch cartoons on the television at the homestay. Variations of the classics are popular, including 'Power Rangers' and 'Tom and Jerry' spin offs, as are a number of Hindi cartoons. One Hindi cartoon in particular is set in a fantasy world inspired by a mixture of Hindu religion and historical India, populated by descendants of gods (blue), boys and princes (tan), and girls (white). It begins in childhood, girls, if you aren't white, you will never be popular, successful or attractive. The voice in my mind is screaming expletives from a mountain-top.
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