She is such a phony!

First, how is her answer evidence of being "phony"? Her answer was just stupid.

Second, India won repeatedly supposedly because Julia Morley, the owner of Miss World, had a thing for Indian contestants back then. India did well in Miss Universe back then too, but now Indian contestants are too conservative and boring for today's beauty pageants. Most of them don't even know how to wear a bikini properly. It's pathetic.

Third, nothing is stopping her from doing philanthropic work; she's one of the most charitable Bollywood celebs. Where have you been? Also, why would you become a nun just because you admire Mother Teresa? There are people who admire teachers, but they don't become teachers. Your point is illogical

Fourth, what's wrong with her clothes? Would you prefer her to loose skirts and shirts or maybe even a burqa? Her clothes aren't even skimpy. They're usually boring and conservative (maybe skimpy by weird Muslim standards)

Fifth, drinking and partying? I doubt she does a lot of either. And what's wrong with drinking and partying anyway? She's not a Muslim and I'm not sure what wrong with going out at night to dance and socialize.

Sixth, where's the hypocrisy? Nothing in your post shows that she's a hypocrite (although I do think she is, but for other reasons).

First, how is her answer evidence of being "phony"? Her answer was just stupid.
Well then that makes her stupid AND phony. She still is a phony because when she (and all other Indian models) participate in such competitions, they keep on mentioning Mother Teresa, Mahatma Gandhi etc. as their idols just to impress the (stupid) judges. Try to be honest and sincere for a change. It would be more believable if they mentioned someone like Melinda Gates and say that they would like to get involved in charity work like her.

Second, India won repeatedly supposedly because Julia Morley, the owner of Miss World, had a thing for Indian contestants back then. India did well in Miss Universe back then too, but now Indian contestants are too conservative and boring for today's beauty pageants. Most of them don't even know how to wear a bikini properly. It's pathetic.
On that point, I agree with you completely!

Third, nothing is stopping her from doing philanthropic work; she's one of the most charitable Bollywood celebs. Where have you been? Also, why would you become a nun just because you admire Mother Teresa? There are people who admire teachers, but they don't become teachers. Your point is illogical
Oh yeah. Auctioning off her expensive shoes, walking the catwalk and giving lectures about children's welfare while sitting in an air-conditioned room REALLY makes her a great philanthropist, doesn't it? Mother Teresa went into the slums and fed the hungry and nursed the ill wit her own hands. Does Priyanka do that? NO! She would be too afraid to chip a nail or soil her Gucci. By the way, from time to time, I click on the "Donate $1 to UNICEF" button on websites. I guess that makes me one of the most charitable people too, eh?

Fourth, what's wrong with her clothes? Would you prefer her to loose skirts and shirts or maybe even a burqa? Her clothes aren't even skimpy. They're usually boring and conservative (maybe skimpy by weird Muslim standards)
Ah yes, the typical (and stupid) Indian mentality of bringing up religion even when it was not called for. Did I mention her religion or any religion for that matter? But since you mentioned it, may I ask, "What religion are the Shiv Sena who beat up people on Valentine's Day?" " What weird standards do the Brahmin priests follow who consider it an insult if a woman even crosses their path? Do you want me to go on with more examples? Just do a Google Image search and see how many "conservative" and "boring" pictures of her appear. Does she wear "conservative" and "boring" clothes in movies? I think not.

Fifth, drinking and partying? I doubt she does a lot of either. And what's wrong with drinking and partying anyway? She's not a Muslim
Again you are (pointlessly) blaming religion. Ok, if I indulge you for a moment and go by your (inane) reasoning, then YOU (not me) are implying that Priyanka's religion is actually RECOMMENDING that women wear skimpy clothes, party until midnight and drink like sailors, right? Who is being "illogical" now?

and I'm not sure what wrong with going out at night to dance and socialize.
Nothing. Nothing at all. It's her hypocrisy that bugs me. Talking like saints, acting like sinners.

Sixth, where's the hypocrisy? Nothing in your post shows that she's a hypocrite
Well I have already made my point above. I forgot to mention her "phony" American accent. Also why did she record her song "In My City" in English? Where has all her patriotism and love for her culture gone now? Or does that only come into play at Beauty Pageants?

(although I do think she is, but for other reasons).
Please do share those reasons with us

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Well then that makes her stupid AND phony. She still is a phony because when she (and all other Indian models) participate in such competitions, they keep on mentioning Mother Teresa, Mahatma Gandhi etc. as their idols just to impress the (stupid) judges. Try to be honest and sincere for a change. It would be more believable if they mentioned someone like Melinda Gates and say that they would like to get involved in charity work like her.Nobody cares about Melinda Gates. The point of the answers in those types of competitions are to give direct and general answers. People are familiar with Mother Teresa and Gandhi; they're generic names associated with charity. As for being sincere, we're talking about the glamour world. There is absolutely nothing sincere about it. They're trained to appear a certain way and say certain things. At least Priyanka does a little bit.

Oh yeah. Auctioning off her expensive shoes, walking the catwalk and giving lectures about children's welfare while sitting in an air-conditioned room REALLY makes her a great philanthropist, doesn't it? Mother Teresa went into the slums and fed the hungry and nursed the ill wit her own hands. Does Priyanka do that? NO! She would be too afraid to chip a nail or soil her Gucci. By the way, from time to time, I click on the "Donate $1 to UNICEF" button on websites. I guess that makes me one of the most charitable people too, eh?Doing those things in an air-conditioned room is better than doing nothing. Do you really think Indian celebrities (or Indians in general) do anything for charity? Not really. So yes, she's one of the more charitable Indian celebs. For the record, Mother Teresa wasn't as saintly as people try to make her seem and sure, what's wrong with donating a dollar once in a while? Better than nothing. Our attitudes are different; I try to see the glass half full.

Ah yes, the typical (and stupid) Indian mentality of bringing up religion even when it was not called for. Did I mention her religion or any religion for that matter? But since you mentioned it, may I ask, "What religion are the Shiv Sena who beat up people on Valentine's Day?" " What weird standards do the Brahmin priests follow who consider it an insult if a woman even crosses their path? Do you want me to go on with more examples? Just do a Google Image search and see how many "conservative" and "boring" pictures of her appear. Does she wear "conservative" and "boring" clothes in movies? I think not.When do Indians bring up religion when it's uncalled for? That's more of a western thing, especially Muslim-blaming. As for Shiva Sena and those Brahmin priests, what's your point? Those are one-off events. You know very well that ranting about drinking, partying and (not that) "skimpy" clothes qualifies as weird Muslim standards. I've already done a google search of her images and most of them are conservative and boring except some old magazine shoots and by western standards those are just a boring men's magazine shoot. And yes, her movies are conservative to me too except maybe Aitraaz and the most skin she showed was her legs. In another movie, she wore a one-piece bathing suit. Not very "skimpy." Only skimpy by weird conservative standards. Sorry.

Again you are (pointlessly) blaming religion. Ok, if I indulge you for a moment and go by your (inane) reasoning, then YOU (not me) are implying that Priyanka's religion is actually RECOMMENDING that women wear skimpy clothes, party until midnight and drink like sailors, right? Who is being "illogical" now?Still you. Where in my post was it implied that her religions "recommends" any type of behavior? I said she's not a Muslim so she's not prohibited from drinking, dressing in a certain way or partying. And again, what exactly is wrong with her clothes, partying until midnight (is midnight supposed to be late lol?) and drinking. Also, where did you get that she's a heavy drinker and heavy partier? To most Indians, drinking two beers is a lot!

Nothing. Nothing at all. It's her hypocrisy that bugs me. Talking like saints, acting like sinners.Nothing at all? If you really thought there was nothing wrong with socializing and drinking, you wouldn't have used the word "sinners." Also, I'm not seeing the hypocrisy; so partying, drinking and not covering yourself from head to toe negates interest in "saintly" charity work? Not really. If you want hypocrisy, try people like Amitabh Bachchan and Salman Khan. People like them (and probably most Indian celebs and politicians) are supposedly charitable and caring, but then partake in so much immoral behavior including lying, cheating and underworld connections? This is more typical of Indians btw. They always give the real immoral types a free pass.

Well I have already made my point above. I forgot to mention her "phony" American accent. Also why did she record her song "In My City" in English? Where has all her patriotism and love for her culture gone now? Or does that only come into play at Beauty Pageants?What's with Indians and their obsession with her accent? She uses that accent in American interviews because Americans and other non-South Asians are not receptive to an Indian one. People would laugh hearing the way Karan Johar types speak English with their inability to differentiate between V and W and stretching out every vowel with a pseudo-English accent. As for my "In My City," why wouldn't be in an English? She's being launched as an international pop star by Interscope, an American recording company. And again, I'm not seeing the hypocrisy; how does singing in English and trying to improve the accent show lack of patriotism and culture? It's admirable to improve the way you speak a language and speaking a language (which btw is one of the official languages of India since India has one shared language) in India is normal.

Please do share those reasons with usI don't even know where to start. She talks about being progressive, the status of women and "girl power" in India as well as her dark skin, but then endorses bleaching creams and cakes herself in 100 kg of makeup and colored contact lenses? Very sad. And she is no different from other Hindi movie actresses always kissing the asses of male actors 24/7 to get on their good sides. It's like how Deepika Padukone had to swallow her pride after what Down-Syndrome Kapoor did to her and stay friends with him so she wouldn't be boycotted out of films. How sad and regressive. I pity her, but she had to do what she had to do. Priyanka also says plastic surgery isn't necessary and doesn't endorse it, but it's more than obvious she has rhinoplasty; what's so bad about just admitting it? Pathetic. She gives BS comments about how Abbas-Mustan had to convince her to "act that way" in Aitraaz and she cried before the scenes, but are we really supposed to believe this garbage? Pathetic attempt to look saintly and innocent so she can kiss ass to regressive Indian audiences who always want actresses to be sweet and innocent. She was actually honest in another interview and less apologetic when Karan Johar asked her why her roles are more conservative now; she said she was a nobody in the industry and had less choices back then, but now she has more doors opened and doesn't have to take those types of roles. This answer is more honest, but it still annoys me. What exactly was wrong with taking a role like Aitraaz? Why does she have to desperately to detach herself from that image? Why are Indian actresses so desperate to appear innocent? It's pathetic and it's worse with her because she wants to be "progressive." She wants one foot in one door, but the other foot back to please Indians. And this is the part where someone would argue she has to compromise, but if you're really progressive, you wouldn't. There's so much more, but I could type pages. I think that paragraph gives an idea of why I dislike her (and Indian celebs in general).

Nobody cares about Melinda Gates.
You mean "No Indian cares about Melinda Gates". She and her husband have done a lot more philanthropic work than any Indian celebrity or businessman/woman.

People are familiar with Mother Teresa and Gandhi; they're generic names associated with charity.
Again you mean "Indian people only know these two". Just because Indians are ignorant of all the other people in the world who have done charity work does not mean that their answers are the best or correct ones. And giving these "generic" answers in beauty paegents just further enforces the fact that all these models are exceptionally stupid.

When do Indians bring up religion when it's uncalled for?
You just did it in your post! I was talking about Priyanka's clothes and you brought up the topic of religion.

That's more of a western thing, especially Muslim-blaming.
Hindus do that a lot too, sorry to say.

As for Shiva Sena and those Brahmin priests, what's your point? Those are one-off events.
They are not "one-off events". I can quote you many examples of unjust actions which are done in the name of Hinduism. My point is that you take the views of a few extremists and attribute them to the entire religion. Well the same can be done for Hinduism.

You know very well that ranting about drinking, partying and (not that) "skimpy" clothes qualifies as weird Muslim standards.
No, these are not "weird Muslim standards". ALL religions teach their followers that they should avoid social vices and bad habits like using intoxicants and wearing revealing clothes. But you target only the Muslims and label them as their "weird standards". Don't parents tell their children to not smoke or drink? Wear decent clothes? So if a Hindu parent does that, then it is disciplining their children but when a Muslim parent does it, then it is "weird standards"? Many Hindu families have strict rules that the women should always cover their heads and faces. So unless you are telling me that Hindus actually promote drinking, partying and wearing skimpy clothes, you cannot say that these are "weird Muslim standards."

There are MANY Muslims who drink, party and wear skimpy clothes. Your knowledge of Muslims is probably based form watching too much News Channels which show women covered from head to toes in burqas. Parveen Babi, Zeenat Aman are both Muslims yet they have many times worn fashionable and revealing clothes.

...Down-Syndrome Kapoor...
LOL!!! That's a nickname I had never heard before for Ranbir Kapoor.


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that's quite a statement to call her a hypocrite.

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She's a phony and a sell-out for many other reasons. Promoting a fairness cream in a disgusting and dramatic commercial, yet singing about how "exotic" she is in the West. Everything that comes out of her mouth is not sincere. She only thinks about what will please the audience she is talking to. She's a people pleaser and is so afraid of offending anyone. There are other actresses who are very straightforward and authentic, knowing full well that some people won't like them because of their opinions.

'She uses that accent in American interviews because Americans and other non-South Asians are not receptive to an Indian one'.

You are basing this statement off of what facts? This sounds like a prejudice statement to me. You are assuming this and basically stereotyping Americans and non-South Asians.