Comments on: Coincidence, or Cultural Trope? http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/02/27/coincidence-or-cultural-trope/ Sociological Images encourages people to exercise and develop their sociological imaginations with discussions of compelling visuals that span the breadth of sociological inquiry. Fri, 25 May 2012 10:55:10 +0000 hourly 1 By: fatima http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/02/27/coincidence-or-cultural-trope/comment-page-1/#comment-8019 fatima Tue, 03 Mar 2009 06:52:11 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=6944#comment-8019 ew. i hate it. asada - i wonder why india and the middle east are so often conflated? im sincerely interested because it happens all the time but the cultures are so drastically different. india is in south asia, and the middle east is not. at all. ew. i hate it.

asada – i wonder why india and the middle east are so often conflated? im sincerely interested because it happens all the time but the cultures are so drastically different. india is in south asia, and the middle east is not. at all.

]]> By: Kat http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/02/27/coincidence-or-cultural-trope/comment-page-1/#comment-7912 Kat Mon, 02 Mar 2009 05:26:50 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=6944#comment-7912 Asada - I studied in Egypt over the summer and didn't see an ad like this. There were a lot of fair and lovely ads though. Asada – I studied in Egypt over the summer and didn’t see an ad like this. There were a lot of fair and lovely ads though.

]]> By: Asada http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/02/27/coincidence-or-cultural-trope/comment-page-1/#comment-7887 Asada Mon, 02 Mar 2009 01:42:54 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=6944#comment-7887 I always thought that commercial was an English dub. Do they play this commercial in India or any part of the Middle East? The commercial was around WAY before slumdog millionaire. I always thought that commercial was an English dub. Do they play this commercial in India or any part of the Middle East?
The commercial was around WAY before slumdog millionaire.

]]> By: Anonymous http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/02/27/coincidence-or-cultural-trope/comment-page-1/#comment-7866 Anonymous Sun, 01 Mar 2009 21:27:57 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=6944#comment-7866 This is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. The only adjective in the ad that could possibly be seen to correlate with the image of people is "energy" with energetic dancers. And I agree, this probably is about slumdog millionaire, not racism. This is the most ridiculous thing I have ever heard. The only adjective in the ad that could possibly be seen to correlate with the image of people is “energy” with energetic dancers. And I agree, this probably is about slumdog millionaire, not racism.

]]> By: NL http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/02/27/coincidence-or-cultural-trope/comment-page-1/#comment-7740 NL Fri, 27 Feb 2009 17:18:22 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=6944#comment-7740 Perhaps the ad is also capitalizing on the popularity of Slumdog Millionaire. Perhaps the ad is also capitalizing on the popularity of Slumdog Millionaire.

]]> By: Sabriel http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/2009/02/27/coincidence-or-cultural-trope/comment-page-1/#comment-7721 Sabriel Fri, 27 Feb 2009 09:31:22 +0000 http://thesocietypages.org/socimages/?p=6944#comment-7721 The Fantanas always seemed like an example of that to me. The Fantanas always seemed like an example of that to me.

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