Yid Vid: Natalie Portman Gets Subcontinental
Natalie Portman takes a page from Bollywood in a video from her bohemian beau Devendra Banhart (who is, no doubt, by now the object of loathing from jealous young Jewish men the world over):
I’m waiting for the inevitable backlash from the Hindu circles that don’t take kindly to such acts of artistic appropriation. In the meantime, the Desi Hits blogger seems to be taking it in stride.
Hat tip: Jewlicious
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