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Does Anyone Care About The Slumdog Millionaire Kids Anymore?

As you may or may not know, I am not a fan of the movie Slumdog Millionaire. Personally, I think that it is a condescending and exploitative after-school-special to make white people feel better about their cultural ignorance and their...  CONTINUE READING DOES ANYONE CARE ABOUT THE SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE KIDS ANYMORE?»

Posted on October 29, 2009 in (45 comments)
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Slumdog Millionaire Star To Publish Life Story, Finally

Rubina Ali, the adorable little girl from Slumdog Millionaire, is writing a book! About her life! Um, she is nine years old! From the AP: Transworld Publishers said Rubina Ali's book will tell the story of her life in the...  CONTINUE READING SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE STAR TO PUBLISH LIFE STORY, FINALLY»

Posted on June 5, 2009 in (12 comments)
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India Is Just Fucking With The Slumdog Millionaire Kids Now

Seriously? Another Slumdog Millionaire child's home was bulldozed to the ground without warning? Yikes. The Mumbai children who starred in that movie are cursed! (Of course, most of the Mumbai children who didn't star in that movie are also basically...  CONTINUE READING INDIA IS JUST FUCKING WITH THE SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE KIDS NOW»

Posted on May 20, 2009 in (13 comments)
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Nicole Kidman's Schweppes Commercial: What Did You Expect?

Schweppes bought Nicole Kidman and the little girl from Slumdog Millionaire for a weird new commercial for their soft drinks, and I can't put my finger on it, but it makes me feel uncomfortable: Why did she start to take...  CONTINUE READING NICOLE KIDMAN'S SCHWEPPES COMMERCIAL: WHAT DID YOU EXPECT?»

Posted on May 6, 2009 in (21 comments)
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The Post Slumdog Millionaire World Is On A Race To The Worst

More terrible news for the children of Slumdog Millionaire, of course. Woof. Well, this is what happens when you exploit people for "art" and, more importantly, "profit." It turns families against each other and ruins communities. But wasn't that Bollywood...  CONTINUE READING THE POST SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE WORLD IS ON A RACE TO THE WORST»

Posted on April 21, 2009 in , (19 comments)
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The Girl From Slumdog Millionaire Maybe But Probably Not For Sale

The UK's News of the World published an EXPLOSIVE article this weekend claiming at the father of Rubina Ali, the cute little girl from Slumdog Millionaire, a music video about how magical poverty is, tried to sell her for £200,000...  CONTINUE READING THE GIRL FROM SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE MAYBE BUT PROBABLY NOT FOR SALE»

Posted on April 20, 2009 in (15 comments)
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