Earlier this week, we found out that $150000 was spent on pretty-ing up Sarah Palin. So the hockey-mom who tries to identify with the Joe-sixpacks and the common man, shops at Neiman Marcus and Saks. Nice. If I was someone contributing to the McCain-Palin campaign, I would be pretty mad right now.Yeah, you send them […]
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Wanna-be skirt-chaser, anyone ?
This one strikes me the wrong way : a sport titled “skirt-chasing”. Admittedly it is for “good”, it’s about fun, it’s about involving men and women, and it’s about health. But it still feels “awkward”, keeping in mind that for me and all the women from desi backgrounds, who have experiences of not-so-altruistic skirt-chasing, molestation […]
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A totally nutcase-y email landed in my Inbox the other day. This is what it said : This is an awareness drive to awake people to boycott movie ‘Jodhaa Akbar’.The movie Jodhaa Akbar is a vile, vicious, and covert attempt by a mischievous producer/director from Bollywood (Mumbai) to make quick bucks by denigrating and vilifying […]
Read the rest of this entry »What NOT to get your valentine
With all the hoopla around Valentine’s Day, it’s hard to bring a coherent thought to the head. The hype around chocolates would make you believe they are a woman’s best friend . They aren’t. But since many around me haven’t a clue, here’s what NOT to get your valentine : #1 Teddy bears or plush/stuffed/soft […]
Read the rest of this entry »Miss America Reality Check
Recently caught an episode of the “Miss America Reality Check” on TLC. The show started Jan 4th. and according to TLC, does the following : “TLC has announced Miss America: Reality Check, a four-part reality special that will follow 52 beauty queens as they prepare to compete in the 2008 Miss America Pageant, will premiere […]
Read the rest of this entry »Subtle images of disempowerment
NDTV has been advertising the advent of it’s new channel NDTV Imagine, which starts Jan 21st. One of the advertisements is for the soap “Radha ki betyaan kuch kar dikhayengi”. From the web “Radha Ki Betiyaan is the story of a proud mother who instils the right values in her daughters and believes in their […]
Read the rest of this entry »How to offend Indian sensibilities (reprise)
Have you heard ? Muslim fundies have been offended yet again ! From Mid-day : “The All India Ulema Council (AIUC), an umbrella organisation of Muslims, is ‘shocked’ that the Godrejs gave a warm welcome to Salman Rushdie in Mumbai last week.” . . . . “The AIUC has demanded an apology from Godrej chairman […]
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The New York Times has a pretty interesting article talking about a survey on happiness. It’s titled “He’s happier, she’s less so” and says : “. . .there appears to be a growing happiness gap between men and women. Two new research papers, using very different methods, have both come to this conclusion. Betsey Stevenson […]
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My cousin Ashish is getting married. A love marriage to his non-Punjabi colleague . Both Ashish and Manisha are MBA grads. Working for MNCs in Delhi. Manisha’s family is very well-educated and progressive. Her Dad is no more and she and her Mom live in Delhi. Her married brother lives in Bangalore. Since Ashish is […]
Read the rest of this entry »Cult of Bad Mama – Part 2
There are some words you read written in pithy little essays, and you think “Aww -this is for effect only”. “The author is exaggerating” or “What baloney” etc. Words like “ripping pain”. Words like “the most beautiful”. Word like “angelic”. But they really are true. When they describe labor pain – ripping pain – it […]
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