Head and shoulders knees and toes....

Ok, the title doesn't really make sense. And neither was my excitement at seeing a Head and Shoulders shampoo commercial on Wednesday night.

I wasn't even really watching TV. I was working on my federal election scrapbook and waiting for Greys Anatomy (I know, it is sad that I watch that show :P)

Suddenly, an ad for Heads and Shoulders comes on and something about it caught my eye.

A girl with long dark hair and pale skin...



Kareena Kapoor!

I literally jumped off my bed in delight!! Before you start calling me an idiot for getting so excited, you have to realize that I am in Australia. The only bollywood, or Indian, girl we usually see on TV endorsing a brand or being portrayed in a normal light (by normal I mean, not stereotypically) is Aishwarya Rai.

And then when I thought about it, I realized just how weird it is to see different races of women endorsing brands. The times have changed a little bit - Eva Longoria, Halle Berry and Beyonce all have a go, but our tv screens are still incredibly white washed.

It's such a shame considering how diverse Australia is. I will never understand how the media and advertising companies can believe we are so dumb or so shallow.

But anyway, back to Kareena. She's had a lot of success this year with Jab We Met, a film she made with boyfriend Shahid Kapoor (no relation :P) So does a deal like this mean she is close to doing a Shilpa Shetty, and becoming more popular in the West?

I don't think she's the most marketable Bollywood star, not for the Western audiences anyway. She was awesome in Yuva, I absolutely loved her in that, but she often overacts and I don't think she is incredibly talented. Even her pretty blue eyes can't make up for that (are they blue or green??) Anyway, the point is, her sister Karisma was way better!




So onto non-Bollywood related ponderings, OH MY GOD! TONY ABBOTT HAS INDIGENOUS AFFAIRS!!!!

WTF????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????

This is the man who called for a "new paternalism"!

I knew the good news would end fast.

Luv
Me

P.S. This post sucks.