Because of an article about Indian cuisine, the Washington Post has been a little embarrassed recently.
According to the "Russia Today" (RT) report on the 24th, the Washington Post published an article titled "You Can't Let Me Eat These Foods" on the 19th local time. In the article, Weingarten heavily criticized Indian food, claiming that it was "the only national dish in the world based entirely on one spice."
"If you like Indian curry, yay, you'll love Indian food!" In the article, Weingarten wrote, "If you think Indian curry tastes like something that can drive a vulture away from a meat truck, then you don't like Indian cuisine." ”
The article quickly attracted attention. Critics accuse Weingarten of not only being ignorant but also of being racist and biased. Some critics correct him by saying that Indian cuisine actually uses more than one spice.
Some netizens wrote: "Jean, no one cares if you don't like Indian food. The problem is that you say that diverse dishes are all based on one spice. ”↓
Some netizens also said: "It's sad that you take money to write this nonsense and boldly say your racism." ”↓
Indian-American writer Padma Lakshmi criticized: "On behalf of 1.3 billion people, please get out." ”↓
Naturally, these voices also attracted the attention of the Washington Post and the author himself. The media outlet subsequently revised Weingarten's article and issued a notice of correction.
"A previous version of this article incorrectly stated that Indian cuisine is based on a spice, curry, and That Indian cuisine consists only of curries and various stews," the Washington Post said. "In fact, India's wide variety of dishes uses many mixed spices.
Weingarten's article was also revised. The revised content reads: "If you like Indian curry, yay, you love one of the most popular dishes in India!" If you think Indian curry tastes like something that can drive a vulture off a meat truck, there's a lot of Indian food you don't like. ”
In addition, the report said that Weingatten also tweeted an apology for criticizing Indian food.
In the tweet, he not only admitted his "childishness and ignorance", but also mentioned his own inappropriateness in the article. "I should have named one Indian dish instead of pointing to all of them, and I do understand how rude that general statement is." I'm sorry. Weingarten also added that curry is a mixture of spices, not a single spice. ↓
Author: Hou Jiaxin
Source: World Wide Web