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Article: Hindus not laughing at 'Love Guru' Some believe Mike Myers movie will promote damaging stereotypes about religion.(Capital Region)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
- Article date:
- June 21, 2008
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Byline: DAVID BRIGGS - Religion News Service - First there was Apu, the stereotypical convenience store owner parodied on - "The Simpsons." Then there was Kumar, the brilliant stoner-slacker of the - "Harold and Kumar" films. Now the latest character to test the good humor - of Indian-Americans is Mike Myers' "The Love Guru," a narcissistic, - sucker-punching spiritual leader whose goals in life are to meet girls and - appear on "Oprah."
Some Hindu activists say lampooning a guru - a revered spiritual teacher in Hindu tradition - crosses the line from acceptable social satire to mockery of a minority religious culture little understood by Americans, they say.
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