Slumdog Millionaire and Slum Tourism

I'm not sure how I feel about this area of tourism. It's an interesting phenomenon, but also a form of exploitation. I mean, I enjoy watching white people get uncomfortable on The Amazing Race (India always seems to break them), but that doesn't mean I'm necessarily better than them. Maybe it just makes me an asshole. If you willingly go to a place that challenges you, it's probably a good thing, in general - expanding one's horizons and all that. But still, there's something awkward about Slumdog, perhaps the fact that the movie manages to make Mumbai look horrific and amazing at once.

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