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<IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= ‘Slumdog Millionaire’: The Tour As “Slumdog Millionaire” continues to rack up critical accolades (not to mention awards-season promotional blitzes), the film has also drawn crowds to its setting in the slums of Mumbai, India. But does this kind of attention represent a welcome boon for tourism or a form of exploitation—<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2009-02-19-slumdog-millionaire-mumbai_N.htm" title=""poverty porn"">“poverty porn”</a>—for a city still recovering from last November’s terrorist attacks? <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/arts_culture/item/20090219_slumdog_millionaire_the_tour/">http://www.truthdig.com/arts_culture/item/20090219_slumdog_millionaire_the_tour/</a> Copyright © 2009 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com <IMG src="http://www.truthdig.com/images/masthead_newsletter.gif"> Hi, I read this on Truthdig and thought you would find it interesting. =-=-=-=-=-=-= ‘Slumdog Millionaire’: The Tour As “Slumdog Millionaire” continues to rack up critical accolades (not to mention awards-season promotional blitzes), the film has also drawn crowds to its setting in the slums of Mumbai, India. But does this kind of attention represent a welcome boon for tourism or a form of exploitation—<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/travel/destinations/2009-02-19-slumdog-millionaire-mumbai_N.htm" title=""poverty porn"">“poverty porn”</a>—for a city still recovering from last November’s terrorist attacks? <a href="http://www.truthdig.com/arts_culture/item/20090219_slumdog_millionaire_the_tour/">http://www.truthdig.com/arts_culture/item/20090219_slumdog_millionaire_the_tour/</a> Copyright © 2009 Truthdig, L.L.C. All rights reserved. =-=-=-=-=-=-= This is a one-time mailing from Truthdig, (<a href="http://www.truthdig.com/">www.truthdig.com</a>) on behalf of the sender. Please report any misuse to webmaster-at-truthdig.com

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