<p>Actress Mindy Kaling announced her &#8220;Scooby-Doo&#8221; Velma character is South Asian and made it clear she didn&#8217;t &#8220;care&#8221; if &#8220;people freak out&#8221; about the animated mystery hunter no longer being a white character.</p>
<p>During the Warner Bros. Discovery Upfront presentation Wednesday, the 42-year-old star and executive producer of the upcoming adult animated series, titled &#8220;Velma,&#8221; showed the audience an image of her character who is now South Asian, <a href="https://ew.com/tv/mindy-kaling-teases-her-south-asian-velma-cartoon/?utm_campaign=entertainmentweekly_entertainmentweekly&amp;utm_content=new&amp;utm_medium=social&amp;utm_source=twitter.com&amp;utm_term=628530a22b6470000137ed48">reported</a> Entertainment Weekly.</p>

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