Twitterati outrage as leading US daily The New York Times calls legendary Bollywood singer Lata Mangeshkar a 'so-called' playback singer in a report on the Tanmay Bhat controversy
Tanmay Bhat controversy: New York Times 'roasted' for calling Lata Mangeshkar 'so-called' playback singer
On Wednesday morning, Twitterati were taken by surprise when they woke up to the leading US daily The New York Times calling legendary Bollywood singer Lata Mangeshkar a 'so-called' playback singer in their report on the controversy surrounding Tanmay Bhat's video.
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Don't believe us? Here's the screenshot of the copy.
While some called it 'ignorance', some trolled the paper by suggesting it needs better copy-editors.
Here are some reactions on Twitter:
Where @nytimesworld calls Lata Mangeshkar a so-called playback singer for Bollywood films. Who clears your copy? https://t.co/PrBKQ0RiPT
— Chitra Subramaniam (@chitraSD) May 31, 2016@chitraSD Really Chitra, this description of legendary Lata Mangeshkar in @nytimes is shocking-Lata Mangeshkar, a so-called playback singer'
— Vinita Deshmukh (@VinitaDeshmukh) May 31, 2016How u can call an Asian Legendary singer Lata Ji a 'so called singer' is disgusting!
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PS:Hire journalists with class! https://t.co/T4J6iruEAO
A so called newspaper calls Lata Mangeshkar a 'so called singer' and reveals its ignorance.. Seriously ignorant
— Sunanda Vashisht (@sunandavashisht) May 31, 2016
The bad thing about being busy in work is that you miss out on world-class comedy like @nytimes calling Lata Mangeshkar "so called singer" !
— Akhilesh Mishra (@amishra77) May 31, 2016
Ok so now NY times calls Lata mangeshkar a "so called playback singer." Outrage & arrests anyone? pic.twitter.com/o3feHN3CRP
— Stuti Mishra (@ssttuuttii) May 31, 2016
Lata Mangeshkar is so-called singer & Fatso is Jon Stewart level stand-up?
— iMac_too (@iMac_too) May 31, 2016
Can we PLEASE know who is the author of this report who called Lata Mangeshkar a "so-called playback singer" https://t.co/85kUieBP08
— IndiaSpeaks (@IndiaSpeaksPR) May 31, 2016
Lol! Article in NY Times - Mr. Tanmay Bhat is facing flak for mocking, A SO CALLED PLAYBACK SINGER, Lata Mangeshkar ðÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0098ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0082ðÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0098³ðÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0098ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0082
— Insanely Sane (@Sanity_3) May 31, 2016
This is what Indian Journos at NYT wrote about Lata Ji - so called playback singer, whose career dates to 1940s ðÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u0099ÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u008fðÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u009fÂÂÂÂÂÂÂu00c2u008f¼ pic.twitter.com/itvJcYwuoB
— Insanely Sane (@Sanity_3) May 31, 2016
Dear @nytimes , if Sachin is a cricket 'star', Lata is 'super star singer', not just 'a Bollywood singer.' Why so much hate against Lata?
— SonaChele (@SonaChele1) May 31, 2016
What's more outrageous is Indian journalists in the New York Times labelling Lata Mangeshkar as "SO CALLED SINGER" https://t.co/aUgrtRqpfT
— Venkat Parthasarathy (@Venkrek) June 1, 2016
@nytimes how dare your article states Lata a so-called playback singer for Bollywood films in the article posted https://t.co/09JaLFRFA7 ?
— nazirji (@nazirji) June 1, 2016
@nytimes just to tell you that so called singer Lata Ji is atleast 10,000x better than 99% vocalists of the world
— Aakarshya Verma (@WorldUnderGAGA) May 31, 2016
Lata Mangeshkar, 'so-called playback singer', courtesy @nytimes ,'so-called newspaper'. https://t.co/c0YWdTFJMc
— Vikram (@virvikram) May 31, 2016
How can Indian @nytimes reporters, call Lata Mangeshkar 'so-called' background singer reporting #TanmayBhat issue https://t.co/8hhpBV9tfa
— Dibyojyoti Baksi (@heresydj) May 31, 2016
So the scumbags at this so-called Newspaper called the @nytimes refer to Lata Mangeshkar as a 'So-called Singer'.#Fail #Morons
— Srikanth (@rsrikanth05) May 31, 2016
Where @nytimesworld calls Lata Mangeshkar a so-called playback singer for Bollywood films. Who clears your copy? https://t.co/PrBKQ0RiPT
— Chitra Subramaniam (@chitraSD) May 31, 2016
@chitraSD Really Chitra, this description of legendary Lata Mangeshkar in @nytimes is shocking-Lata Mangeshkar, a so-called playback singer'
— Vinita Deshmukh (@VinitaDeshmukh) May 31, 2016
After noticing the outrage on social media, Ellen Barry, South Asia bureau chief for The New York Times, tweeted:
A note on "so-called": Used here for non-Indian readers unfamiliar w term "playback singer." In no way a commentary. https://t.co/hEYttcd3za
— Ellen Barry (@EllenBarryNYT) May 31, 2016
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