By contributing hater Little Nightowl in the Big City
Thanks to the overreaction of some Missourians, some people will never know the “Seven Best Places To Smooch” in St. Louis. That’s because the readers of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch Go! Magazine couldn’t help but get past the subjects on the cover, Chris Spencer and Emilee Murphree, a real-life couple who have been together for over two years:
Apparently, reality is too real
By The Elahater
I started HateOnMe one year ago today. Thanks to all you loyal readers! The site ain’t easy work and has grown from a one-person operation to space to air comedic voices from various writers. I hoped it’s entertained you, started some dialogue and perhaps opened your eyes (and ours) a bit along the way.
Looking back, what was your favorite “hate” from this past year?
By The Elahater
Another twist in the Slumdog Millionaire saga broke out this week when dad of 9-year-old actress Rubina Ali reportedly tried to sell his daughter for $300,000.
“On Sunday, Rubina’s mother Khurshid complained to us that her ex-husband was trying to sell her daughter, saying she saw some reports on television to that effect,” Deputy Commissioner of Police Nisar Tamboli told Reuters.
Here’s some background to this: in February I discussed the compensation of two of the child actors in the hit movie compared to how much the movie made. The $15 million budget film (funded in part by the European Union) grossed more than $60 million in sales. Two of the child actors (the poor ones) were paid about $900 and $1,000, which is more than standard wage earners in Mumbai slums, but comparable to what domestic workers in India make. Director Danny Boyle + producers set up trust funds for the kids and said they didn’t want to swoop in and drop tons of money on them because it could disrupt their lives in a drastically negative way. Kids can get to trust fund money once they finish school.
Which I hear is easy to accomplish while living in a slum
So this is what the dad told the undercover reporter who found all this out:
