Comments on: “Slumdog” IT Workers: Rush’s Outsourcing Limbomb

By: KolaNutTechie

KolaNutTechie — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:08:52 +0000

Wow Bill - what a well researched comment, you bitter redneck tool.

Most Indian IT companies have an Engineering degree as an entry level requirement. Over the years I have worked with many Americans working on "Oracle" with graduate degrees in philosophy/biochemistry and many with no degrees at all. When it comes to engineering graduates, the Americans beat the Indians in quality, but that is mostly because their courses are better structured and the Univs take a hefty fee. Most Americans with engg degrees don't enter the business software field anyway, which is what Indian IT companies deal with aka its our bitch now.

By: bill america

bill america — Sun, 17 May 2009 04:15:11 +0000

Now, it is true that many indian workers are slumdogs. They go to training factories to learn a few technologies, such as oracle. In general, they are very poorly educated. I believe this is because of the indian racist society that still has the caste system, still leaves girls out in the desert to die, and encourages people to live in utter filth. Look at the pictures of india. Rather than spendint their time on It the indians should spend time building sewer systems and non-slumdog housing.

I hope this is helpful!

By: Pradheep Shanker

Pradheep Shanker — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 02:21:13 +0000

The problem is that this is hypocritical. Those that were offended should be offended by both the movie and Rush Limbaugh. To have it any other way means that it is only wrong when someone you don't like says it. True prejudice and racism is universal.

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By: Mira

Mira — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 04:17:14 +0000

Of course, you know I meant "I'm happy to see sites such as this one..."

By: Mira

Mira — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 04:14:20 +0000

The New York Post publishes a CARTOON with a chimpanzee and two police officers, one asking the other about who will make the stimulus plan now (or something to that effect) and the Al Sharpton and the NAACP is all over later that day. Limbaugh CLEARLY insults Indians and three days later there is still no noise. So why does it matter? Why does anything Limbaugh, or any other ignorant idiot, says matter? It’s not like we are going to raise issue with it anyway (the George Allen “macaca” story being an anomaly – and that too was not the result of Indians raising issue); it detracts too much from our individual goals of progress and assimilation here in the US. We don’t care about the progression of our people as whole. Seriously, when is the last time you have been purely proud about the success of a fellow Indian or Indian American without feeling that slight bit of jealousy? If it doesn’t have to do with us individually, WE JUST DON’T CARE. I’m to see sites such as this one shedding light on such issues, but honestly until we reexamine our willingness to be as passive as needed just for the sake of assimilation, these people will think they can say or do anything and get away with it. And they are right.

By: jyotsana

jyotsana — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:26:33 +0000

A chawl in Bombay is not a slum. It is a pakka concrete construction unlike a slum tenement made with walls maybe but corrugated metal or even thatched roofing. A chawl is a very large multi-storey apartment made of 100s of studio style tenements with a built in bath and communal lavatories. They vary very greatly in quality. The ones in places like Dadar or Mahim are clean and well maintained. The ones farther South in the Girgaum, Kalbadevi, Buleshwar etc., can be less appealing. Some are positively ramshackle. I have lived in a chawl in Dadar for a few weeks many years ago, and found it comfortable. Anil Kapoor’s father may have been a producer but would have lived from movie to movie maybe barely making ends meet. Not at all surprising, as not everyone in the movie business makes a boatload of money. There was a time when aspiring actors would spend the first few years in a chawl before hitting the high nktes. Jeetendra in fact lived in one and made acquaintance with the late great V. Shantaram thru a neighbour. Jeetu speaks fluent Marathi, although born a raised in Punjab (he too is a kapoor) and for many years (as late as 1995) would unfailingly land up for the Ganpati Puja at his old dwellings. The movie industry is huge and there are numberless people – the so called junior artistes (extras and assistant) who get along without any hype. I have known at least one who has lived in a roadside shack. Down South a v. famous creative artiste in the movies lived on the streets and earned his daily bread singing for the crowds at Marina Beach. Hunger, deprivation isn’t something unknown to the film makers of India. many of them have experienced it.

By: Pet Controller

Pet Controller — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 22:16:31 +0000

There is a seriously sick dog on the loose. If you find him please let me know. This dog goes by the name "Rush Limbawoo bawoo."

BTW bawoo bawoo is equivalent to woof woof:)

By: Idi

Idi — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 01:20:22 +0000

These stupid ugandans don't surprise me either.

Rush Limbaugh and his dittoheads are stupid Ugandans?

By: Ramlal

Ramlal — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:44:21 +0000

@katie: These stupid ugandans don’t surprise me either.

By: katiekateBKLN

katiekateBKLN — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 16:56:41 +0000

A quick lurker anecdote. While waiting for the Q train in Brooklyn Monday night, I overheard an African American high school age boy observe to his friend that it seemed like there were a lot of ‘slumdogs’ around these days. I looked around, and of the 10 or so people waiting in my vicinity, 3 were south Asian both casually and professionally dressed. The term was used without heat, almost smugly– to me it seemed the kid felt kind of proud to use an au courant expression in the proper context. It didn’t strike me that he was a fan of Limbaugh– too young