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Robert lee mind your language7/29/2023 On the racial bias in the series, Ranjeet Singh is often portrayed as being subservient-every time he makes a mistake he joins his hands, bows, and says, “A thousand apologies” to Mr. The serial also shows frequent rivalry between some of the students-Ranjeet Singh of Punjab against Ali Nadeem (Dino Shafeek) of Pakistan (reflecting the bitter relations between the two countries) a Chairman Mao-obsessed Chung Su-Lee (Pik-Sen Lim) of China against Taro Nagazumi (Robert Lee) of Japan (a throwback to WWII rivalry) and Maximillian of Greece against Giovanni of Italy (probably alluding to the Greco-Italian conflict during WWII). For example, the sari-clad Jamila Ranjha (Jamila Massey) is a housewife from India while Ranjeet Singh, a Sikh portrayed by Albert Moses, is from Punjab, which, in spite of being a part of India, is shown as a separate country.
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