Wednesday, July 25, 2012

Oprah In Hot Water Over Insensitive Remarks


Oprah Winfrey is feeling the heat after making insensitive remarks during her televised trip to India for Oprah's Next Chapter...

In the recently aired episode Oprah has her first traditional Indian meal and remarks to her hosts,
'I heard some Indian people eat with their hands still.'
The gag is that Indian food is traditionally eaten with the hands, so it came off like Oprah was looking down on her hosts and their culture.

In response a popular Indian columnist described Oprah as,
"Myopic, unaware, ignorant and gauche. This was Middle America at its best worst."
Burn.