Key Points
To make matters worse, the profit-driven entertainment industrys symbolic violence has ensnared Dalit aesthetics within the clutches of capitalism and the upper-caste aesthetics rooted in historical cultural hegemony..
This form of symbolic violence is more complex in nature, as it raises questions about how the director and creators expect Dalit viewers to culturally connect with a character played by an actress who represents the overrepresented community in the entertainment industry..
In the context of the media and entertainment industry, symbolic violence involves subtly representing specific ideas, prejudices, and cultural viewpoints that reinforce the dominance of one group while marginalising or denying the experiences and perspectives of others..
Even if quantitative representations increase, they will not truly transcend the situation for Dalits until the cultural hegemony in the entertainment industry is deconstructed by the Dalit diaspora through vigilant aesthetics and authentic equitable representation..
The ways in which Dalit artists, writers, and journalists confront these forms of symbolic violence will remain an ongoing scenario, given the persistently inequitable representation of Dalits in the entertainment industry...
