The Problem With Raj

     In a show centered around geeky friends, the brown guy is the nerd of the group.

     All four of the male main characters exemplify awkward quirks and express a deep passion for comics. But why is Raj the only one so awkward that he isn't able to talk to women. Slowly over the years the show has made progress with this problem, but at an alarmingly slow rate.

     "The Big Bang Theory" has overstayed its welcome on television, and after 12 seasons will come to an end. Over these 12 seasons Raj does develop pass his mutism, learning that intoxication makes him able to talk to women. He would later evolve beyond needing drugs or alcohol to converse with the opposite sex, but then the female main characters became bored and irritated with the character for talking too much.

     Seems no matter how the character is portrayed, Raj is destined to be the butt of the jokes. Him and Howard share this weird bromance. The homosexual undertones of Raj are homophobic for playing on gay stereotypes for jokes. They might as well make the character a gay man and call it a day. This also highlights the issue of having normalized openly gay characters on a major network program.

     The character of Raj does not make the Indian community proud. An Indian man on one of the most popular shows wasted his platform to speak up on social issues. Maybe they should take notes from Kal Penn or Aziz Ansari on how to portray Indians in media.