Tuesday, September 09, 2008

Vogue No More

In Vogue India magazine, a child from a poor family modeled a Fendi bib, which costs about $100.
A man modeled a Burberry umbrella in Vogue that costs about $200. Some 456 million Indians live on less than $1.25 a day.

Vogue India editor Priya Tanna’s message to critics of the August shoot: “Lighten up,” she said in a telephone interview.

Extracted from The New York Times


When do we draw the line between a joke and the reality? It's not funny when you outrightly "other" people in sexism, racism, ageism, and classism all at one go, at their expense

2 comments:

rene said...

oh my, this is appalling and very distasteful indeed.

Anonymous said...

wah! ur true politico-socio self is finally shining through:-) keep up the good work eh?
michheng