Anonymous
Post 11/29/2011 12:24     Subject: Top Chef's Padma
Whatever happened to the hotter (and also less skeevy) white chick from Season 1? Why was she replaced with Padma?
Anonymous
Post 11/29/2011 11:40     Subject: Top Chef's Padma
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Based on the many Indian women I have known, the culture breeds a materialism like I have never seen before. Not surprised she is interested in old men with money. Flame away!


Wow. Just wow. I can't believe someone would say something like this about an entire culture, especially one that forms one of the largest populations in the world. Well, based on a lot of what I read on this forums, I'm just going to generalize and say that I think white people are all rich, ignorant morons.


NP of course one can't say every Indian does X because there are many sub cultures and billions of people. But since there are billions it might seems like there are a lot of materialistic people emerging in India based on a western definition (example: donating to charity is unheard of mainly due still to a belief in the caste system or karma and a distrust of people that ask for money). Plus when people move from abject poverty to riches they tend to go overboard buying things they never could once afford.

Anyway, I wouldn't disagree with the idea outright, but I doubt that's why Padma is a gold digger. Some people just don't see a problem with the exchange (money for beauty).


There you go making HUGE generalizations again. Give it up, you are truly ridiculous. The Indians I know are far more charitable than you can even imagine.


Actually, this statement is proven.
Anonymous
Post 11/27/2011 20:11     Subject: Top Chef's Padma
I cannot stand this woman!

She wears sleeveless outfits all the time. Ok, fine, we freaking get it...you have that huge scar on your arm that you're proud of. Whatever, who cares if you think it makes you a better person or survivor or whatever it is. I'm not for or against your scar, but dammit cover your effing arms every once in a while.
Anonymous
Post 11/27/2011 18:45     Subject: Top Chef's Padma
Padma herself leaves me cold. To me, she is devoid of personality on TV, though lovely. No sex appeal at all, she radiates nothing IMO.
Anonymous
Post 11/27/2011 17:27     Subject: Top Chef's Padma
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Based on the many Indian women I have known, the culture breeds a materialism like I have never seen before. Not surprised she is interested in old men with money. Flame away!


Wow. Just wow. I can't believe someone would say something like this about an entire culture, especially one that forms one of the largest populations in the world. Well, based on a lot of what I read on this forums, I'm just going to generalize and say that I think white people are all rich, ignorant morons.


NP of course one can't say every Indian does X because there are many sub cultures and billions of people. But since there are billions it might seems like there are a lot of materialistic people emerging in India based on a western definition (example: donating to charity is unheard of mainly due still to a belief in the caste system or karma and a distrust of people that ask for money). Plus when people move from abject poverty to riches they tend to go overboard buying things they never could once afford.

Anyway, I wouldn't disagree with the idea outright, but I doubt that's why Padma is a gold digger. Some people just don't see a problem with the exchange (money for beauty).


There you go making HUGE generalizations again. Give it up, you are truly ridiculous. The Indians I know are far more charitable than you can even imagine.
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2011 11:57     Subject: Top Chef's Padma
Anonymous wrote:Based on the many Indian women I have known, the culture breeds a materialism like I have never seen before. Not surprised she is interested in old men with money. Flame away!


WOW!

You just judged 1,170,938,726 people based on a TV personality?

LOL that says a lot more about you than them!
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2011 11:45     Subject: Re:Top Chef's Padma
Anonymous wrote:She actually has several cookbooks and culinary training - http://www.amazon.com/Tangy-Tart-Hot-Sweet-Recipes/dp/1602860068

http://www.amazon.com/Easy-Exotic-Low-Fat-Recipes-Around/dp/0786886129/ref=pd_sim_b_1

I'm beginning to think that she is in on some conspiracy with Dell to gain the fortune of the dead guy. How is it that Dell is willingly allowing her to keep the child from him? No way has the court not ordered her to allow him visitation. How much to do you want to bet that she is back with Dell within the year?


No, I don't think she was conspiring with Dell. She hated, and probably still hates, him.

Dell didn't willingly let her keep their kid away from him. They had an out-of-court custody agreement, and when she didn't honor the terms of it, he took her to court. Everything's been quiet in the media since then, so hopefully it's been worked out. I still think it's supremely shitty that she gave her kid a name honoring her new boyfriend and let the new boyfriend play daddy to the kid, just because she's upset that she didn't get pregnant by the "right" guy.

Anonymous
Post 11/22/2011 11:37     Subject: Top Chef's Padma
Anonymous wrote:Only in the DC area would a thread like this become a way for DCUM to become racist against Indian people. God, I cannot wait to move out of this hellhole.


Ha-- because the rest of the US is so tolerant?
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2011 11:22     Subject: Top Chef's Padma
Anonymous wrote:Only in the DC area would a thread like this become a way for DCUM to become racist against Indian people. God, I cannot wait to move out of this hellhole.


Racism is bad because it makes unwarranted generalizations about a whole people. You are no better with your charactization of DCUM and this region.
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2011 11:15     Subject: Top Chef's Padma
Anonymous wrote:Based on the many Indian women I have known, the culture breeds a materialism like I have never seen before. Not surprised she is interested in old men with money. Flame away!


Based on the two Indian women you met at your office you mean?
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2011 10:31     Subject: Top Chef's Padma
Only in the DC area would a thread like this become a way for DCUM to become racist against Indian people. God, I cannot wait to move out of this hellhole.
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2011 10:21     Subject: Re:Top Chef's Padma
She actually has several cookbooks and culinary training - http://www.amazon.com/Tangy-Tart-Hot-Sweet-Recipes/dp/1602860068

http://www.amazon.com/Easy-Exotic-Low-Fat-Recipes-Around/dp/0786886129/ref=pd_sim_b_1

I'm beginning to think that she is in on some conspiracy with Dell to gain the fortune of the dead guy. How is it that Dell is willingly allowing her to keep the child from him? No way has the court not ordered her to allow him visitation. How much to do you want to bet that she is back with Dell within the year?
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2011 09:37     Subject: Re:Top Chef's Padma
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:^ Just because you find it hard to believe doesn't mean it's not true. And Padma was keeping the child from its father, which is why the issue went to court. They both have plenty of resources, so it's not like one has the upper financial hand. Unless you want to argue that Padma had it, because she had the support of her billionaire boyfriend.


Exactly. Go to court. Or are you saying the judge said it was A-OK that she wasn't giving him access?


Well there hasn't been any news in the press about the custody battle since the initial reports, so I assume (hope) it's been fairly resolved. Or they're just not allowed to talk about it in the media any more.



Anonymous
Post 11/22/2011 09:35     Subject: Re:Top Chef's Padma
Anonymous wrote:^ Just because you find it hard to believe doesn't mean it's not true. And Padma was keeping the child from its father, which is why the issue went to court. They both have plenty of resources, so it's not like one has the upper financial hand. Unless you want to argue that Padma had it, because she had the support of her billionaire boyfriend.


Exactly. Go to court. Or are you saying the judge said it was A-OK that she wasn't giving him access?
Anonymous
Post 11/22/2011 09:32     Subject: Re:Top Chef's Padma
^ Just because you find it hard to believe doesn't mean it's not true. And Padma was keeping the child from its father, which is why the issue went to court. They both have plenty of resources, so it's not like one has the upper financial hand. Unless you want to argue that Padma had it, because she had the support of her billionaire boyfriend.