Bonus Sample: The Dalai Lama Spectacle

What the hell happened between the Dalai Lama and that Indian boy? The internet served up a raft of painfully inflammatory takes, so I took a month to talk with Tibetologists and review the literature on sexual abuse in Tibetan Buddhist contexts. 
This is a deep, tangled dive. Content warnings apply. 
Chapters:

Why cover this, and why now?

Summary

The Clip

Virality

Two Orientalisms

Outrages and Pilled Mindset

What do Tibetans and their allies say?

Kazi Adi Shakti, Thi Nguyen, Becca Williams

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