Richard Chin: Slumdog Millionaire: Debate Poverty not "Poverty Porn"
In her recent UK Times piece, Alice Miles calls Slumdog Millionaire "Poverty Porn" and yesterday guests on NPR's Talk of the Nation discussed whether these types of films exploit, distort or glorify the poorest people on the planet.
Apparently, tours of Mumbai slums are experiencing a boon since Slumdog Millionaire won eight Academy Awards -- more evidence that this film created an emotional connection between Western audiences and the characters it depicts.
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I read the initial "Poverty Porn" article hoping to find some good Compassion fatigue/Bruckner-style link arguments for next year, but it's really just three paragraphs of complaining without any real substance. This article is not bad, though.
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