“The last time you heard a rags-to-riches story about a tea-selling Indian kid, you threw a fucking Oscar at it.”
Last Week Tonight, John Oliver's highly anticipated late-night talk show, premiered on HBO yesterday.
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And he spent nearly 10 minutes of it lambasting American and British mainstream media for what he considers a grave error: ignoring the ongoing Indian elections.
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He pulled out half a globe, demonstrating that Western media outlets pretend the Eastern hemisphere doesn't even exist.
He summarized the electoral process, comparing it to the United States in its simplicity, and pointing out several other compelling reasons the world should care.
