Velma of 'Scooby-Doo' has a history of pushing identity boundaries
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Mindy Kaling’s new HBO Max “Scooby-Doo” remake casts Velma as Asian, a move that’s been met with racism and concerns that the portrayal plays into the model minority myth.
A Warner Bros. representative announced last week that Scooby-Doo character Velma would be reprised as East Asian in Mindy Kaling’s new adult HBO Max show.
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Velma Season 2 Is Headed For Another Complete Disaster - BAITING IRRELEVANCE
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During the 1960s economic collapse of the United States, a roving vigilante group with revolutionary ideals became infamous for using their investigative skills to seek out corruption at its source(zoinks!) : r/AlternateHistory
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Scooby-Doo The Animation Historian
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Velma's greatest sin is abandoning the skeptical message
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Scooby-Doo / Characters - TV Tropes
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Scooby-Doo / Characters - TV Tropes
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Who is Velma for? : r/tumblr
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Velma's Crime Solving, Scoobypedia
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Fox guest loses his mind over Scooby Doo's Velma being gay & compares it to bestiality - LGBTQ Nation
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Velma: Episode 5 & 6's Biggest Scooby-Doo and Hanna-Barbera References