Understanding the Misunderstood

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Racism and reverse racism.
Membership and belonging.
Things we think we want but maybe are just obstacles in our path.
The power of open conversations to challenge our implicit biases.

Raj makes some questionable decisions and cringe-worthy statements but most seem to stem from pent up frustrations and feelings of being misunderstood.

To help us understand these feelings, the structure of Sameer Pandya's Members Only alternates between present day narrative and Raj's memories, which time-hop around as fast as a tennis ball whizzing across a court.

The format worked well for me and I appreciated how these stream of consciousness time hops lent insight into Raj's character.

At work behind the scenes throughout: Ganesh, the God of Removing Obstacles.