Oprah attacked for India special

I haven't seen the episode yet, but I will soon & then make ky comment on this. But living in US, I can tell how Americas still have stereotypes of India & Indians - how we travel around on elephants, with snake charmers around (I m not kidding), cows roaming everywhere, rushed & crushed in traffic/transport, hot & sweaty, beggars & people with no food, always religious & stuff etc etc. Some of which is true but many of it us not. Plus making fun of our culture - like eating with hands, sitting on floor, religious rituals, arranged marriages (not all the time now), living with family (not always again) etc are great things we are proud of. So no one has right to make fun of or even think of these as lowly or bad things. Indian culture & traditions have there greatness & some not so great points like anything else in world but no one has right to judge us. We are proud of ourselves as Indians and the great growth, development and everything we have. If you cone to our home, if you can't learn from us, at leastcplease respect us..
Oprah attacked for India special

Santhi Soundarajan: an Indian athlete's story

The only reason I am pointing this out is that I feel bad about how a talented athlete like Santhi has to go through this. Can we do something to make this right?

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