{"id":1055932,"date":"2023-04-10T03:30:51","date_gmt":"2023-04-10T03:30:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/caitlinjohnstone.com\/?p=12819"},"modified":"2023-04-10T03:30:51","modified_gmt":"2023-04-10T03:30:51","slug":"the-dalai-lama-is-a-creepy-asshole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/radiofree.asia\/2023\/04\/10\/the-dalai-lama-is-a-creepy-asshole\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dalai Lama Is A Creepy\u00a0Asshole"},"content":{"rendered":"

Listen to a reading of this article (reading by Tim Foley):<\/a><\/em><\/p>

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(Readers sensitive to discussion of inappropriate adult behavior toward children may want to skip this one<\/em>.)<\/p>

There’s a really gross video going around of the Dalai Lama kissing a young boy on the lips and telling him to suck his tongue while an adult audience looks on approvingly. A tweet from Tibet.net last month<\/a> shows a video clip of the Tibetan spiritual leader with the child and says the encounter took place during his “meeting with students and members of M3M Foundation,” though Tibet.net’s clip cuts out the sexually inappropriate part of the encounter.<\/p>

Here is a hyperlink<\/a> to a video of the interaction. For those who understandably do not wish to see such a thing but are comfortable with a text description, here’s a new\u00a0write-up from News.com.au<\/a>:<\/p>

The Dalai Lama has raised eyebrows after kissing a young Indian boy on the lips and asking him to \u201csuck\u201d his tongue at a recent event.<\/p>

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Footage of the bizarre interaction, which occurred last month during an event for India\u2019s M3M Foundation, has gone viral on social media.<\/p>

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The leader of Tibetan Buddhism, Tenzin Gyatso, was hosting students and members of the foundation at his temple in Dharamshala, India, where he lives in exile.<\/p>

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In the video, the boy approaches the microphone and asks, \u201cCan I hug you?\u201d<\/p>

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The 87-year-old says \u201cOK, come\u201d and invites him on stage.<\/p>

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The Dalai Lama motions to his cheek and says \u201cfirst here\u201d and the boy gives him a hug and kiss.<\/p>

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He holds the boy\u2019s arm and turns to him, saying \u201cthen I think fine here also\u201d as he points to his lips.<\/p>

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The spiritual leader then grabs the boy\u2019s chin and kisses him on the mouth as the audience laughs.<\/p>

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\u201cAnd suck my tongue,\u201d the Dalai Lama tells the boy, sticking out his tongue.<\/p>

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They press their foreheads together and the boy briefly pokes out his tongue before backing away, as the Dalai Lama gives him a playful slap on the chest and laughs.<\/p><\/blockquote>Eye openning piece<\/p>

"Friendly Feudalism: The Tibet Myth\u00a0(2003)"<\/p>

by Michael Parenti https:\/\/t.co\/JalkGOp3ZK<\/a><\/p>

— Joe Emersberger (@rosendo_joe) April 9, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>