Indian Matchmaking is back on Netflix with a third season. And just like the previous two seasons, the top matchmaker from Mumbai is jet-setting across India, the USA, and her latest addition – England. The third season of Indian Matchmaking actually serves no purpose other than to serve as a reminder that even average men deserve to feel amazing. Even if they might not have personalities or hobbies, they yet have rights. Sima Taparia is committed to helping her clients discover their future spouses. She obviously doesn’t make magical wishes with a wand, though. Sima Aunty’s abilities are limited.
But while we’re at it, we can’t ignore the reality that the programme, its actors, and even the star frequently make statements that are questionable and deserving of strong criticism. How could we ever forget Sima Aunty’s remarks that she didn’t like Nick Jonas and Priyanka Chopra?
If you assumed the producers must have changed after reading people’s comments of the prior seasons, let me warn you that you are in for a letdown. Indian Matchmaking’s third season continues to have issues. We listed the issues we encountered during the third season of the show.
- It is too much to ask to marry someone to whom you are attracted.
When Arti told Sima that the matches she was paired up with did not have any chemistry, spark, or connection, she was told to settle. I hate to burst Sima Aunty’s romantic bubble, but it’s not unreasonable if a person wants to develop a rapport with their potential mate first. Physical attraction is not the only source of spark; it also comes from the talks you have with your match.
- Divorce is considered a “disadvantage.”
Sima Aunty still views divorce as a drawback in 2023. Her remark highlights the discrimination divorced women experience in South Asian cultures. In addition, this client was told to be less choosy because it was thought that a divorced lady couldn’t live her life according to her own terms. Other women choose to stay in unhappy marriages because of the stigma that divorced women experience.
- You can choose to have a family or get married as a lady.
Even if a woman has a good career, she still has to decide between her family and her in-laws after marriage. That is the opinion of Sima Aunty. It’s also odd that only women must make these decisions. This is one of many regressive remarks made by Sima throughout the show. Could we perhaps keep these “choices”?
- Honestly, stop promoting compromise.
Sima believes that marriages are supported by the virtues of flexibility, patience, adjustment, and compromise. Respect, trust, common beliefs, and attraction are all for naught. We also don’t need to underline how unsettling this idea is in its entirety.
- If today’s generation is independent, what is the issue?
It’s odd that her clients are mature enough to have children but not mature enough to make decisions that they believe are best for themselves. a choice on the spouse they must remain with for the remainder of their life. It’s alright if we choose not to go the same course as her generation because they may have done things differently.
- Indian Matchmaking contains a fair amount of “jokes.”
Google “dowry” and quickly scan the news stories that appear are actually all you need to accomplish. It is never appropriate to make a “joke” about the situations that newlywed brides experience that also end up being life or death.
- “Community” is just another word for caste.
Some of the phrases her customers use are “community,” “respectable family,” and “similar background.” But these expressions are simply another way to refer to caste. For instance, she has a client who ideally wants a spouse from his “community,” as one example.
The problem with Indian Matchmaking gets worse over the season. If you enjoy watching hate content, be aware that it has drawbacks, including more seasons of the same stale concepts coated in patriarchy, casteism, and the white gaze for entertainment’s sake. As Sima aunty has demonstrated over the course of three seasons, marketing can be quite effective with both love and hate.