Ha! I could Barely Blink
when I read that Media Mogul, Oprah
Winfrey made an ignorant comment about Indians while on a recent visit to Mumbai for a segment of her new show, Oprah’s
Next Chapter.
According to the Associated Press, The Queen of Talk bit off
more than she could chew while dining with a courtly Mumbai family. In an
effort to make small talk, Winfrey voiced her observation at the dinner table,
“I hear some Indian people eat with their hands still.” Although the hosting family took no offense
to Winfrey’s inquisitive comment, a surge of letters were published on CNN-IBN
website from outraged Indians—mainly one who cited that Winfrey is, “myopic,
unaware, ignorant, and gauche.”
The problem here is this. Using your hands to eat is a well
established [ancient] Indian tradition, which Indians are not ashamed of. So, Winfrey
should have picked up a ‘culture guide’ before she journeyed to the East with
such gross Western ignorance!
Frankly, Winfrey might need a course in Table Etiquette 101.
#1. Don’t bite the hand that feeds you! Or, next time, since she is so
concerned about folks eating with their hands, pack a damn fork!
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