The Australian Vlogger brought sharp criticism on the social media after publishing a video in which he claimed that he “survived” in Mumbai’s Dharavi, one of the largest Asian slums for three days. Clip, widely shared via Instagram and YouTubeThere was a debate on the ethics of depicting poverty as entertainment.
The creator of the content, known as Pete Z, entitled his video “I tried to survive the Indian” Smartless Slum “.” The winch begins with a voice and a presented scene that shows that a woman has been presented before he introduces a small home inside Dharavi and finds a bed for the night. to document your daily life.
However, many viewers were angry. Several criticized the use of the phrase of the “smell slum” and called it a distorted and sensational label for Dharavi, which is not only a densely populated residential area, but also a home for hundreds of small businesses and cottages. Others accused Vlogger of giving out “poverty tourism” and using people’s problems to create content for a global audience.
The user asked, “Only one question, why?”
Another user wrote: “Bro, it’s not as if it was Amazon where you have deadly insects …
“Just another stranger and a girl for milking. I’m from Dharavi and that’s not funny at all,” the third user said.
For many online users, video emphasizes how foreign creators often reduce Dharavi to stereotypes, overlooking his business spirit and cultural vibration. As one comment said, “Dharavi is not your adventure park.”
“That’s just racism, hate propaganda. You don’t have to scare yourself. These people are poor, but not as a” hood “in Western countries,” he read the commentary.
The comment read: “This is not survival, it is hiking poverty. Dharavi deserves respect, not Clickbait.”
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