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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his family just finished an eight day jaunt to India, and it’s highly likely that the entire country was glad to see him leave. Why? Their arrival in New Delhi seemed pretty normal.
Problem is, Prime Minister Modi sent a low level Ag Minister to the airport to greet Trudeau and in fact didn’t even post anything on social media like he usually does. Quite frankly, that’s a very strong signal that Prime Minister Modi is not a fan.
Sophie Trudeau, on Tuesday, posed with Jaspal Atwal, a Sikh separatist. He had been convicted of trying to assassinate an Indian politician. Yeah…OOPS
Then the Trudeau’s had to disinvite Atwal from dinner as well. His presence would’ve gone over like a fart in church.
As if those political blunders weren’t enough, it was the buffoonery of the cultural appropriation that sent waves of mockery throughout India, Canada, and the world. Yes indeed, the Trudeau family out Bollywooded Bollywood! I kid you not, it was something to behold.
Without further ado, here is a look at some of the outfits the family wore during the trip.
Yes folks, it was THAT BAD. Needless to say, many in India were NOT AMUSED. I don’t blame them!
“Offending garments include Trudeau’s long, multicolored sherwanis, usually worn on special occasions such as weddings or in Bollywood movies,” wrote The Washington Post’s New Delhi correspondent, Vidhi Doshi. “Trudeau wore a sparkling gold one to a meeting with Bollywood’s top brass while the film stars wore muted black suits. Add to that the Canadian first family’s posey, soap-opera style namastes, and it’s enough to keep social media here buzzing with memes and jokes.”
Is it just me or is this choreographed cuteness all just a bit much now? Also FYI we Indians don’t dress like this every day sir, not even in Bollywood. pic.twitter.com/xqAqfPnRoZ
— Omar Abdullah (@OmarAbdullah) February 21, 2018
Even the bollywood stars would be thinking, "why is this man dressed up like PC Sarkar?" pic.twitter.com/pS1XYX8nQ0
— Jaikar (@MSJaikar) February 21, 2018
Then there was the ill-fated Bhangra dance at an event styled like a Big Fat Delhi wedding.
Canadian PM @JustinTrudeau makes an entrance at the Canada house in New Delhi. Truly in the spirit of India. @DemocracyNewsL pic.twitter.com/ph19O7ysB4
— Rohit Gandhi (@rohitgandhi_) February 22, 2018
PLEASE! Make it STAHPP!
My friggin’ gawd. We may need an extraction team. https://t.co/Q9zWQk8qk7
— Rick Gibbons (@rick_gibbons) February 22, 2018
I just threw up. I need to unsee that
— Rob Brooks (@Pickfair) February 22, 2018
https://twitter.com/djacyshyn/status/966789953278550016?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ndtv.com%2Foffbeat%2Fjustin-trudeau-breaks-into-bhangra-at-delhi-event-twitter-is-divided-1816200
Probably. What’s the over/under on him getting a call back?
After nearly a week of Bollywood-style cultural appropriation missteps, Prime Minister Modi finally met with Trudeau.
The fact that the two leaders didn’t meet — and hug — until seven days into the trip, has played in stark contrast with the recent visit of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who just last month was greeted with a trademark bear hug by Modi immediately upon landing in Delhi. Other recipients of Modi’s exuberant embrace include current and former US presidents Donald Trump and Barack Obama.
OUCH.
By all accounts, Trudeau came across as desperate, condescending, and his choice of attire completely overshadowed any political and foreign policy gains he was trying to make. Trudeau made the trip about his costumes rather than politics. Which turned the trip into an epic FAIL on all fronts. But hey! He has some great outfits ready for his next Bollywood auditions, so there’s that.
Canadians chuckled smugly while America subjected itself to eight years of Obama and Canada enjoyed Prime Minister Stephen Harper – conservative, competent, strong and intelligent.
Now the USA has President Donald Trump – conservative, competent, strong and intelligent, while Canada has PM Justin Trudeau, who couldn’t pour water out of a boot if the instructions were written on the heel.
Karma’s a bitch.
Damn, he looks like a 3rd rate Jinder Mahal wannabe.
My condolences to Canadians. Obama, with his inappropriate bowing, was bad enough, but at least he dressed appropriately.
Someone might want to create sound for that landing video. The person doing the introductions could be saying “And this is the fifth-assistant cat-catcher in New Delhi, a very esteemed individual.”
Neither. It’s Indian Cultural Imperialism! Namaste, y’all.
Be looks like Mike Myers in The Love Guru.
He was auditioning for a Monte Python skit.
And don’t forget, before this gig, he was a SUBSTITUTE drama teacher.
God, I can’t wait until he’s invited to visit a Native American community. Bust out the buckskin and mocassins!
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