Maitreyi , Maitreyi , let down your tomentum !
Never Have I Ever’sMaitreyi Ramakrishnanis leaving her high school days behind and looking to trade them in for the princess treatment — theDisneytreatment, that is.
During a recent interview withCBS, Maitreyi opened up about herNetflixseries coming to an end after four hilarious seasons and the dream project she’d love to do next.
Maitreyi revealed she would love to play Rapunzel and would welcome the idea of thisDisney princessbeing South Asian.
“You know what’d be really cool? I’ve been saying this and I’ve been seeing other people saying this. I think Rapunzel should be a South Asian girl,” Maitreyi toldCBS.
“Because hear me out, no one knows what it feels like to be trapped in your room, not able to go out because your mother is telling you no, without giving you an actual proper reason, like brown girls do.”
But this wasn’t some random thought that popped into her head. Maitreyi has been manifesting this role for a long time now, speaking openly about it in other interviews and online.
I ’ve made it like really clear that like Rapunzel IS my pipe dream persona … right ? Like we hump this … right???? ☀ ️ 💜
She even tagged Disney to show how serious she was about it.
Tweets have manifesting power ? Alright,@Disneyhow does a South Asian Rapunzel sound ? I can paint , sketch , and sew a garb 💜 ☀ ️
She’s expressed just how much she related to Rapunzel and would love to make her even more relatable for other brown girls by taking on the role.
Rapunzel . No one can touch on harder to being lock in your room by your family than a brown fille 😍
But Maitreyi also considered the “pressure” she’s under while being a figure of representation for South Asian girls.
“Of course, there are some people who are in Hollywood — likeHasan Minhaj,Mindy Kaling— but when you’re looking for South Asian females and then young South Asian females the number [gets smaller and smaller].”
“So there is a lot of pressure from that representation, but I’m very thankful and privileged to be in this position,” she concluded.
And like most casting news when a non-white actor is considering taking on the role of a white, animated fictional character, it was met withmixed responses:
I would like to see that version . Anyone should have an opportunity to work a fairytale fictitious character .
bad popular opinion of all sentence
Rapunzel is 💯 a browned girl cuz who else suffer tomentum that long and blockheaded ? ? AND she is not appropriate to a leave a tug cuz her mother say so?She desi!!!!!https://t.co / G6x75qrLyn
the obliteration of clean people in film is here
I think this is really sweet omg . Would be astonishing 🤩
That would n’t be repunzel then . The character is white . Why are people so obsessed with destroying character purpose .
Honestly this would be such a pure take on tangled ! This would be so relatable for Middle Eastern and South Asiatic girlfriend . Being locked up in your own room , crowded by responsibilities and restrictions , plainly because you are a daughter . Overbearing parent , who are n’t ready-
THE SOUTH ASIAN RAPUNZEL CAMPAIGN SHALL NEVER END TILL WE GET IT . I REPEAT IT WILL NEVER END TILL WE GET IT.https://t.co/VoWaKoELyQ
Well, I would love to see this adaptation happen! There are so many fun ways thatDisneycan spin this retelling. Would you like to see Maitreyi play Rapunzel? Tell us who else you’d cast in the film.
