Incredibly sad that so many people in the imperial core can only learn about history when their superhero entertainment slop barely mentioned it. Watchmen had a scene showing the Tulsa massacre and millions of white people were like, "Wait, that happened?" I guess we need Spider Man 9 to have a scene detailing the Iran-Contra scandal for most people to realize that Reagan wasn't a great guy.
There's an offhand reference to the Raj being the state before the separation, but it's easily forgettable, especially if you aren't familiar with what that was.
A plot point revolves the hero's grandmother using superhero powers to find her way back to the last train to Karachi as a toddler. The hero experiences some flashbacks to this scene - people making tough decisions and splitting families, people climbing on top of trains since they're so full.
The same grandma has a line that's something like "I am a Pakistani but my heart lives in India" in the modern day.
I wonder how accurate that is. Like would someone in that situation consider it India so much as their home being claimed by India. Like an Irish Republican saying "I am Irish, but my heart lives in the United Kingdom" referring to their being born in Belfast. It's like that's still sticking to the idea of nations as monadic solid things, while talking about how colonialism and borders suck. Contradictory liberal stuff
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Oh I mean there are millions who found themselves on the other side of partition. What I am curious about is the framing of partition as bad, while still not questioning the validity of "this town is India no matter what". An acquiescence to the absoluteness of the nation state.
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The lead show runner is Pakistani, and I think a lot of the writing and directing teams are, too. I'm sure it reflects someone's experience, but it does seem a little weird.
Either way :ukkk: :)