this isn't very convenient

[bossymarmalade]

Just in case any of y'all were led to believe that using the word "slumdog" to refer to Indian people is fun, jokey slang, please ... don't.

http://navia.livejournal.com/220989.html

http://www.amconmag.com/larison/2009/02/26/slums-are-for-lovers/

http://www.musicindiaonline.com/n/i/top_stories/2867/ (ETA: I include this last one for his account of the term being used, not b/c I necessarily agree with his views on Mumbai.)

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[quiet000001.livejournal.com]

The PBS piece about the movie (or perhaps it was the bbc... it was ON pbs at any rate) right before the oscars actually did a pretty good job on that point - they went to the areas where the movie was set and were like "hey, look! Not faked! Is really like this!"

(Now I think about it, it must have been the bbc. The reporter had that dry British 'you people are all MORONS if you think this is romantic' tone to his voice.)