{"id":668,"date":"2009-12-29T13:26:02","date_gmt":"2009-12-29T13:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/shekharkapur.com\/newblog\/?p=668"},"modified":"2009-12-29T13:26:02","modified_gmt":"2009-12-29T13:26:02","slug":"lindsay-lohans-poverty-tourism-a-therapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shekharkapur.com\/blog\/2009\/12\/lindsay-lohans-poverty-tourism-a-therapy\/","title":{"rendered":"Lindsay Lohan&#8217;s poverty tourism &#8211; a therapy ?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This has been sparked by a statement I read by m\/s Lohan&#8217;s mother, that her trip to India where she saw the plight of the poor Indian children changed her and she is a different person now.  Like it was the best therapy ?<br \/>\nOk, enough of this. Enough of press and media attention gotten from celebrities visiting poverty stricken children in the world. Enough of media attention for celebrities adopting kids from materially deprived places all over the world. I think the attention should be on why, despite being the greatest consumers in the world, despite having every material choice they can imagine&#8230;.<br \/>\nwhy does seeing someone else living in poverty make you feel better about yourself ?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This has been sparked by a statement I read by m\/s Lohan&#8217;s mother, that her trip to India where she saw the plight of the poor Indian children changed her and she is a different person now. Like it was the best therapy ? Ok, enough of this. 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