04. "Welcome to America YOU are just what we need, someone else who can barely speak English?"

 

ARE YOU LOLROTFLMAO-ing TOO?  Yeah, I didn't make these up, I swear.  You can check 'em out for yourself.  It's no wonder the rest of this world has such a warped view of Americans.  Let's attack this quote by quote, shall we?  And if you made any of these comments to yourself when you first saw the link, don't be ashamed.  Edumacate yo'self!

01. "Sorry this is Vogue India?  The women of India need fashion tips?  Aren't they just trying to survive" Kay, it's understandable that many have this view of India.  Slumdog painted a picture of the struggling India very well.  But there's another side of India: wealthy, successful, and very fashion conscious.  Is it wrong if they want them a little Vogue too? 
"I'm sure the men of that country would love to have normal women walking down the streets with their cleavage & backs exposed for all to see."  This is such a poorly constructed statement, it hurts my head.  So many fallacious arguments going on at once.  What is "normal," firstly?  Secondly, cleavage and back isn't a bad thing.  Thirdly, why does it always have to concern men?  Why can't a woman dress the way they want, without worrying what men will think of them, or where their eyes will wander?  Fourthly, Vogue isn't all cleavage and back. It's high fashion, it's entertaining.  Just because women read Vogue doesn't mean they'll go out and buy every single item in the magazine.  And if Vogue does cleavage and back, it's classy.  That's the whole point of the magazine, no?
"Why isn't the title on the top of the magazine say Vogue India?"  You mean, why doesn't the title say Vogue India?  Honestly, I think this is nitpicking more than anything, but FYI the country's name usually goes inside the O of Vogue, and seeing as her head is blocking it...
"Why is it printed in English?" Because they speak English there?  English is one of their official languages. 
"Obama's Indians!  What does that mean?" Well, it's a title for a story.  I'm assuming we're supposed to read the article to find out more, but taking an educated guess, it's probably supporters of Obama in India.
Why am I picking on someone who was merely asking questions?  Well, one: we have google. Two, question after question is annoying.

02. "Vogue has an INDIA edition...for real??? How come she's not laying across a garbage heap?"  No, not for real.  This is an elaborate joke because there's no way the women of modern India are concerned with clothing and pretty things.  And I don't know, how come Angelina Jolie wasn't draped over a McDonalds counter when she posed for Vogue?

03. "Award season is up and so is Slumdog's 15 minutes. She can go away now." Seriously?  I'm sensing a touch of ethnocentricity here.  She's an actress and a pretty big deal in India.  MAYBE you could make that complaint if she was in American Vogue, but it'd still reek of ethnocentricity.  No one ever said, "Ah, Friends is over.  Jennifer Aniston can go away now." I feel like the Slumdog actors, in America at least, are considered one hit wonders of a sort.  Why does starring in a first rate American film qualify Aniston as a star, but starring in a movie that won eight Academy Awards qualifies Pinto as a girl worthy of "fifteen minutes" of fame?

04. Welcome to America YOU are just what we need, someone else who can barely speak English?" You mean, besides yourself?  It's amusing that a person who can't even type out a grammatically correct sentence is chastising someone else for their English.  And by the way, she speaks English perfectly and has a BA in English Literature.  Many Bollywood stars are highly educated and at least bilingual. 

So, now we've cleared up some common misconceptions.  Questions/comments?