Lateshoes

Aamir Khan, or Khaaaaaaaaaan! as I like to call him.

Check him out as the lead in this super sassy “getting ready for the big cricket match” montage-of-power scene in Lagaan. It’s totally Eye-of-the-tiger-esque.

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And sassily flying kites with Nandita Das in the film Earth.

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And being painfully cuddly on this creepy “Inside the Actor’s Studio” rip-off..

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It should surprise no one that my Netflix is filled with Bollywood movies and Hindi art house films.

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It’s not enough to call this a well-written/ well delivered speech. I spent yesterday morning completely enveloped in the content – in the importance of embracing a leader who is unafraid to “go there”  (just like Degrassi: the Next Generation).

This speech was not a safe – it was not what we expected and it wasn’t what some wanted – but, it may be what we needed. It was straight-talk from a man who was willing to denounce ugly words of racism, but unwilling to denounce the friend who spoke them.

He spoke to the deep complexities held within our nation and when we’re being honest with ourselves, within our own families. I understand these complexities myself and like Obama, I’ve learned to embrace them because they are, as he said, a part of me and a part of my country.

When it was over, I woke Lars up to tell him he missed a great speech by President Obama.  In 37 minutes – he proved how desperately our nation needs a leader like him at its helm.

On a completely different note, I have to wonder if Obama hasn’t been watching The Wire on the campaign trail.  Seriously.