Yeah, there's a very special level of hell reserved for people like that

Wow!

Just wow...

it's even worse than the Culkin parents.

Rickerkioz: Yeah, there's a very special level of hell reserved for people like that

Actually, the bible says you can sell your daughter. So, maybe not.

/I find the father's actions abhorrent, but I don't think he's the only one to blame in this situation. It's not quite so black and white. Hollywood used her as much as the father is planning to do, then chucked her back where she came from without thought of the consequences of exposing her and her family to a different life. Add to that the severe poverty in India... ugh. Money and greed perverts a lot of people.

baka-san: Wow!

Just wow...

it's even worse than the Culkin parents.

This.

jekxrb: Hollywood used her as much as the father is planning to do, then chucked her back where she came from without thought of the consequences of exposing her and her family to a different life.

And this too.

jekxrb: Hollywood used her as much as the father is planning to do, then chucked her back where she came from without thought of the consequences of exposing her and her family to a different life.

Did you read the whole article...

baka-san: jekxrb: Hollywood used her as much as the father is planning to do, then chucked her back where she came from without thought of the consequences of exposing her and her family to a different life.

Did you read the whole article...

This. And here's a tidbit FTFA for the lazier among us:

"In fact Danny Boyle and producer Christian Colson have set up a trust to ensure Rubina gets a proper education, is well housed and receives support dealing with media attention."

/wish Hollywood would "use" me like that

Hot.

RubberBabyBuggyBumpers: This. And here's a tidbit FTFA for the lazier among us:

"In fact Danny Boyle and producer Christian Colson have set up a trust to ensure Rubina gets a proper education, is well housed and receives support dealing with media attention."

/wish Hollywood would "use" me like that

Yeah, I missed that. But I couldn't imagine they didn't give her ANYTHING. That wasn't really my point. It's a problem when you haul someone out of their culture, out of poverty and expose them to the glamour of Hollywood briefly. But maybe this happens with a lot of parents to famous children. Taste of fame and money and then nothing is enough.

And I wasn't excusing the father. He's an SOB.

Calling shenanigans.

Uncle Rajan is making a move on Uncle Blurryface.

Two hundred thousand pounds? Fark that! Call me cheap but if I were looking to illegally purchase a nine year old I'd be looking to Haiti.

/window seat please.

Lt_Aurum: antrat00: Hot.

Came for Showed up to see this. Am satisfied happy

What's with the News Of The World's penchant for dressing up as sheiks? Every "undercover report" they do involves some guy doing a deal to buy something dressed as a middle-easterner.

The comments by the spokesperson from Save The Children went to the gist of the story: extreme poverty forces people to do whatever is necessary to survive. Selling children for cash is just one example.

That said, the father and uncle appear to be motivated by greed rather than survival. Whatever money was given to the kid has been spent for crap things like his cell phone.

He makes Octomom look like Parent of the Year.

Your weemen? How much for your weemen?

I don't recall seeing this girl on the Oscar telecast, let alone seeing her get an award. I think this is an unjust price increase.

Well, at least we don't have to worry about Micheal Jackson making a move on this one.

L200,000? that's way too much, I could get a dozen little Indian girls for that.

Ummm...people are bought and sold every day. Kids, women and men. I'd like to think they wouldn't sell her into a sexual slavery ring, and I doubt one would pay that much. Nor will she be a child soldier. Seems more like they're shooting for Madonna or Brangelina. Are people upset because they're asking too much? Because she was in a movie? This is almost like a missing white girl in America. She gets all the attention and outrage but the problems are far greater.

To play the devils advocate... This family lives in destitution unknown to most who frequent these forums. $200k would get that entire family out of that situation and would prevent any other children from ending up in that shiat-hole part of India (presumably). I'm guessing that the person who fronts the $200k to buy the kid is more of a bleeding heart because, quite frankly, you don't need to spend that much money to screw with a kid (not that I would know, but the a-holes that I see charged with molestation on the local news certainly couldn't afford that, and I presume that a rich pedo-bear wouldn't spend that much money to diddle a 9 yo anyway).

I hope she gets adopted by a loving family and grows up to be successful and her dad suffers a long, slow and painful death.

FredaDeStilleto: Whatever money was given to the kid has been spent for crap things like his cell phone.


Yeah, I'm sure the reason they're still living in the slums is because this guy purchased a cell phone.

Her dad apparently has a particular set of skills

You know, shiat like this is why that country will never truly become a modern superpower.

You can send a million of your citizens to dental school, but it doesn't make up for how you treat the poorest of your citizens, India.

Hello? News of the World = fake news.

On eBay?

is she still pure? Ill keep the bidding high if shes untouched.

/so gross its almost not funny.

Rickerkioz: Yeah, there's a very special level of hell reserved for people like that

Yeah, because the slums of mumbai are a paradise.

Sue Dunham: Hello? News of the World = fake news.

I also thought News of the World had the veracity of The National Enquirer. Is there are confirming story from a reputable source?

Farked _in_the_NW: Yeah, I'm sure the reason they're still living in the slums is because this guy purchased a cell phone.

That's not the point. She is a commodity and his ticket to get out of the slums regardless of what price she has to pay.

Freda de Stiletto

You have identified one of the problems with economic injustice or, more accurately, with simplistic attempts to resolve it. Giving a quantity of money to someone of which they have no conception means you are also giving them an amount of money they don't know how to manage. That is why so many lottery winners become Fark favorites. This is also why simply giving people cash as reparations for slavery will not fundamentaly change the system.

In this family's situation, they lived in extreme poverty and received a large quantity of money which everyone knew they had. Who knows what happened next, but in a relatively collectivist culture, family members may have showed up "needing help" (that almost doesn't need the quotes) and the father may have felt obligated to help. That is speculation, but it is the sort of thing that happens when you give someone resources dispropotionate to their normal situation.

Ah, India. The United States would be just like it... If we'd have let libertarians run this country since it's inception.

/runs like hell
//only 1/5th joking

A bit rich for my blood. How much for, say, a Golden Globe winner? Or just an Oscar nominee?

It's sad, but so is the poverty that would make one even consider such a thing.

Nine year olds, dude...

/left disappointed
//£200K for a bratty nine-year-old? No thank you.

I don't really get the outrage. The end result of this, assuming that the father uses the money to get the rest of the family out of the slums, is that all of them will be better off.

The father sounds like a real prize, but honestly I wish him luck. If he gets his price, she'll get away from him and probably on to a better life (I can't imagine anyone would spend that kind of money for a slave) and maybe her family will also see some benefit if Dad doesn't fritter it all away.

How about this. Rather than giving him 200 large just buy them a house in a safer area and make sure she has the opportunity for a decent education.

can she carry a golf bag?

For $300K do you get a large Squishy?

elidet: I hope she gets adopted by a loving family and grows up to be successful and her dad suffers a long, slow and painful death.

A long slow death? Isn't that the same thing as living in those slums?

It might be worth the money if she's blind. Blind ones make double.

castufari: How about this. Rather than giving him 200 large just buy them a house in a safer area and make sure she has the opportunity for a decent education.

"In fact Danny Boyle and producer Christian Colson have set up a trust to ensure Rubina gets a proper education, is well housed and receives support dealing with media attention."

You miss this part?

Mulchpuppy: I don't recall seeing this girl on the Oscar telecast, let alone seeing her get an award. I think this is an unjust price increase.

aarond12: Nine year olds, dude...

/left disappointed
//£200K for a bratty nine-year-old? No thank you.

Farked_in_the_NW: I'm guessing that the person who fronts the $200k to buy the kid is more of a bleeding heart because, quite frankly, you don't need to spend that much money to screw with a kid (not that I would know, but the a-holes that I see charged with molestation on the local news certainly couldn't afford that, and I presume that a rich pedo-bear wouldn't spend that much money to diddle a 9 yo anyway).

Those little girls depreciate so much as they grow up that only a fool and a rich person would pay the full asking price.

Ravie:
"In fact Danny Boyle and producer Christian Colson have set up a trust to ensure Rubina gets a proper education, is well housed and receives support dealing with media attention."

You miss this part?

Education isn't the same ticket out of poverty that it is in the Western World. Hell, did you ever read about those follow-ups of the rich guy who offers to pay for the college education of a class of poor students? Less than 1/2 graduate HS, let alone go to college. Paid for tuition is nothing.

What about her brothers and sisters? How about rent? Food? Clothing? All that stuff costs money. What good is paid for schooling if she's hungry at class?

Why would the Christian society be so upset over a story like this? The Bible says it's okay:

You may also purchase the children of such resident foreigners, including those who have been born in your land. You may treat them as your property, passing them on to your children as a permanent inheritance. You may treat your slaves like this, but the people of Israel, your relatives, must never be treated this way. (Leviticus 25:44-46)

It's in the same place that the outraged Christians find the proof they need to persecute homosexuals:

Thou shalt not lie with mankind, as with womankind: it is abomination. (Leviticus 18:22)

Can't be outraged by one and accept the other, can they? I've never known a Christian to be hypocritical...

I was hoping it was this one they were selling:



I was about to attempt a "Heat" style bank robbery to raise the money.

This is a daily occurence in India. The only newsworthy item is the asking price, which would set up most impoverished Indians for life. That being said the father doesnt seem to be the financially responsible type.