tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168376355457288703.post1255324856366993145..comments2024-01-16T15:47:31.844+05:30Comments on Tall Girl in Japan : Oprah and the Art of putting your Foot in the Mouth!Tall Girl in Japan http://www.blogger.com/profile/14397227521970178132noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168376355457288703.post-768473422650886692016-03-10T17:53:17.398+05:302016-03-10T17:53:17.398+05:30Great essay - thank you for sharing!
Media Cultur...Great essay - thank you for sharing!<br /><br /><a href="https://theyouthmagazine.com" rel="nofollow">Media Culture Publishing</a><br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13811435941722859656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168376355457288703.post-67752361445288184392012-09-23T10:38:13.830+05:302012-09-23T10:38:13.830+05:30I like the sound of the closely knit family who sp...I like the sound of the closely knit family who spoke to her in her language and not theirs. I can imagine their thrill at speaking to a foreigner. She, on the other hand, sounds determined to exploit the shock value of pointing out, to their faces, their inadequacies rather than their strengths and deflating their excitement. Why am I not surprised? The truth is her target audience isn’t Indians. Even if she sees this post she will put it down to our wanting to hide the negative face of India rather than pointing out her insensitivity towards the family.Khoty Mathurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09706537182743683089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168376355457288703.post-67529091800713977012012-07-30T15:57:16.919+05:302012-07-30T15:57:16.919+05:30This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168376355457288703.post-69939287057733237062012-07-30T09:44:00.991+05:302012-07-30T09:44:00.991+05:30@vaish - she sounded very superior and patronizing...@vaish - she sounded very superior and patronizing - and somehow I always liked her so I started seeing the show with a very open mind - but she made me angry <br /><br />@Bhagwad - Perhaps you are right - she doesn't deserve the attention :PTall Girl in Japan https://www.blogger.com/profile/14397227521970178132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168376355457288703.post-79016037197685991942012-07-29T19:57:12.293+05:302012-07-29T19:57:12.293+05:30I think we expect too much from Oprah. She's a...I think we expect too much from Oprah. She's an entertainer - her show is not a documentary! She will ultimately focus on those aspects of Indian culture that seem strange to westerners, cause that's her target audience. She'll only go for the juicy bits. She has to. Educated Indians should just ignore her and not watch her show...as most educated Americans do too.Bhagwad Jal Parkhttp://www.bhagwad.com/blog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168376355457288703.post-58700010040848260862012-07-29T03:10:14.611+05:302012-07-29T03:10:14.611+05:30I don't know why people from the west often se...I don't know why people from the west often see only the poor part of India, and generalise all Indians!<br />It's so mean of what such a great personality like Oprah can do! My doubt is being a person of such knowledge, I'm sure she'd have done her homework, and has she purposely done this to showcase India that way! She was such a gross b****!!!Anuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07824164089499448242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168376355457288703.post-34535651514279646182012-07-28T20:41:24.916+05:302012-07-28T20:41:24.916+05:30@sangeeta – Even I have hear praises about her Chi...@sangeeta – Even I have hear praises about her Child Abuse series, though I have never seen it. Honestly I was surprised at her attitude ! <br /><br />@Bikram – Well I wouldn’t go so far as slapping but yes I would give a piece of my mind.<br /><br />@umashankar – Thank you ! Well at least this show proves that she does have airs about her !<br />@Shachi – Do see it .. I would want to know your perspective too since you have spent so mny yrs in the US.<br /> <br />@Rickie – Welcome here and thank you for liking the article. I have spent many years in Japan and I agree with you when you say foreigners come up with all sort of questions about India. The problem was not what she asked but what she said and how she said it .. There is something called cultural sensitivity that you need to display whenever you are in a new culture or society …She disappointed me – I expected better from Oprah !Tall Girl in Japan https://www.blogger.com/profile/14397227521970178132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168376355457288703.post-15589431007052302382012-07-28T20:20:07.056+05:302012-07-28T20:20:07.056+05:30Great essay - thank you for sharing!
But, I do fee...Great essay - thank you for sharing!<br />But, I do feel we need to cut Oprah some slack. This is her POV, and one that is shared by plenty of foreigners (Americans, really) who visit India. I have heard them ask very similar questions when they returned from India (I was based in New York for many years).<br />Was she insensitive? That's subjective, surely. She would definitely not agree that she was.<br />I am not much of a fan of hers though I do agree with the general belief in the US that Oprah was instrumental in bringing Reading and Books back in vogue a decade or so ago when she started the Oprah Book Club. That got millions and millions of people to start to read again. Book stores and Amazon can't thank Oprah enough for that!<br />As have good authors and rabid readers. :)Rickiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03218141712437311308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168376355457288703.post-59819346128999914492012-07-28T00:11:56.315+05:302012-07-28T00:11:56.315+05:30Thank you for the review and saving me the time to...Thank you for the review and saving me the time to watch this show :). I've never been a huge fan of hers....have only watched some online clippings of some of her famous shows...eg. child abuse.Shachihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05008713817905152623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168376355457288703.post-38238613421404053172012-07-27T22:05:31.813+05:302012-07-27T22:05:31.813+05:30Oprah has amply proven, time and again, that she h...Oprah has amply proven, time and again, that she has a lot of airs about her but that's nothing compared to the airs she has between her two ears. You will find countless anecdotes over the Internet. Thanks for yet another gem.umashankarhttp://uspandey.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168376355457288703.post-45363368305922843532012-07-27T19:23:30.660+05:302012-07-27T19:23:30.660+05:30I read an article by another good friend of mine a...I read an article by another good friend of mine and it has left me angry .. why do these people always find to beahve like this in our country and WHY do we even bother to call them <br /><br />ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh<br /><br />I would SLAP this woman <br /><br /><a href="http://mannbikram.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow">Bikram's</a>Bikramhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17320753339263375295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168376355457288703.post-73265874546044288212012-07-27T14:43:47.791+05:302012-07-27T14:43:47.791+05:30I actually have liked her for very long.Her episod...I actually have liked her for very long.Her episodes on child abuse were very sensible and sensitive both.<br /> <br />This happens when you prefer shock value over genuine sentiments of a vast culture...Didn't see this episode but your description makes me angry.sangeetahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01091803798460651759noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168376355457288703.post-49126263757606268452012-07-27T14:27:07.486+05:302012-07-27T14:27:07.486+05:30@Rachna – I was disappointed too ! She displayed n...@Rachna – I was disappointed too ! She displayed no cultural sensitivity here. She was patronizing and very superior. Asn I saw no genuine sympathy anywhere – she was really fake ! <br />@ Purba LOL on eating Burgers with a fork! Does she realize how much she is misleading people! <br /><br />@Corrine – yes it is sad ! but nthign sells more than tears and poverty and I suppose she knows that ! <br /><br />@Arvind – welcome here ! Yes if the truth is skewed and one dimensional it needs to be debated ! <br /><br />@Snowleopard – well you didn’t miss anything !Tall Girl in Japan https://www.blogger.com/profile/14397227521970178132noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168376355457288703.post-75686318601996275592012-07-27T14:11:14.083+05:302012-07-27T14:11:14.083+05:30Never liked her, so didn't watch the show. She...Never liked her, so didn't watch the show. She just uses people to market her show.Snow Leopardhttp://unpredictableblog.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168376355457288703.post-91839152944294781042012-07-27T13:07:39.661+05:302012-07-27T13:07:39.661+05:30Yes, attempts by foreigners to misrepresent truth ...Yes, attempts by foreigners to misrepresent truth simply because they don't perceive things as we do needs to debated and talked about... and, if wrong, they might as well fall-off 'their pedestal with a loud thump!' :)<br /><br />Arvind Passey<br />www.passey.infoArvind Passeyhttp://www.passey.infonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168376355457288703.post-73737821008377500292012-07-27T11:23:25.518+05:302012-07-27T11:23:25.518+05:30If you heard a loud thud, it was Lady O falling of...If you heard a loud thud, it was Lady O falling off the pedestal, I had created for her. ;) <br />It's sad when people go for shock value rather than good content.Corinne Rodrigueshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00127426375705808776noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168376355457288703.post-23170252942207125642012-07-27T11:02:52.042+05:302012-07-27T11:02:52.042+05:30The moment I saw Deepak Chopra on her show, I prom...The moment I saw Deepak Chopra on her show, I promptly changed channels. To think, millions of Americans are watching the show and forming their opinion about poor Indians, who prefer staying with their Mom.<br /><br />Wondering if Ms Oprah has her cheese-burgers with fork!Purbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06345755953291104000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168376355457288703.post-3005353314280274882012-07-27T11:02:10.625+05:302012-07-27T11:02:10.625+05:30This comment has been removed by the author.Purbahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06345755953291104000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6168376355457288703.post-20675367918215089022012-07-27T10:18:06.542+05:302012-07-27T10:18:06.542+05:30I have seen a lot of Oprah shows, and I admired he...I have seen a lot of Oprah shows, and I admired her for her sensitivity and the great stories that she showcased. I haven't watched this show that you referred to. But, the way you explain it, she has made an ass of herself. There is something called culture sensitivity. And, what was she thinking by doing and saying all these things. She disappointed me!Rachnahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02275266551382931603noreply@blogger.com