Yesterday I was watching The Simpsons and the episode was about outsourcing. It was hilarious, and I found it funnier because they showed Indians spaking in Hindi and Homer and family dancing to the tune of an old Bollywood number. Ofcourse it was irritating when they still showed Indian roads full of elephants and lined with palaces on both sides, but I felt proud nevertheless. Although it was a apoof it definitely asserted that we're making a mark and how.
The best part was when Homer's giving this speech out of nowhere and two people are wondering what he's talking about. Then the girl from MIT says that they should clap so that he stops his humdrum soon. And they were shown talking in Hindi.
But yes, there are still a lot of assumptions people make when they look at an Indian. Hopefully, we break out of the moulds set for us by the outside world soon. Coz we're more than snake charmers and elephant rides.
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Maybe they wanted to show just that - the fact that most Americans still think of India that way - all the storylines in "The Simpsons" somehow point a finger at the average American's shallowness and the blatant consumerism dominant in their culture - so why not this one? Anyway, the fact that people like you take this constructively can only mean that India is on the right track. And nice blog, by the way!
ReplyDeletehey thx.. simpsons.. there r always two sides to it.. it's just how u see it i guess.. cheers!!
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