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Re:Zadie Smith: dance lessons for writers by dominotw on Wednesday November 02, 2016 @05:34PM (#12859513)
Didn't Beyonce give dance lessons to Gaddafi too? How do these people turn into feminist icons while at the same time cozying up to monsters with grotesque harems. What a strange world to live in.
Re:Zadie Smith: dance lessons for writers by pjc50 on Wednesday November 02, 2016 @07:13PM (#12860247)
Odd comment for this article. A lot of people have ended up playing for dictators because their agents booked it and took the money without asking the star.

Only occasionally do we get movements like https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artists_United_Against_Aparthe...

Re:Zadie Smith: dance lessons for writers by dominotw on Wednesday November 02, 2016 @10:01PM (#12861026)
>because their agents booked it and took the money without asking the star.

Seriously? Some agent forced her to dance for dictator famous for parading his harem all over the world.

Atleast Mariah Carey had the decency to admit that she made a mistake instead of some ridiculous 'agent made me do it' excuse.

Re:Zadie Smith: dance lessons for writers by wojcech on Wednesday November 02, 2016 @06:15PM (#12859901)
Don't know how much that applies here, but there is no inherent moral or egalitarian negative to a "harem" (or "unicorn" arrangements if I remember my polyamory lingo correctly) if everyone involved is actively and consciously consenting. But Gandhi is probably not in that camp
Re:Zadie Smith: dance lessons for writers by munificent on Wednesday November 02, 2016 @06:42PM (#12860057)
Gaddafi != Gandhi
Re:Zadie Smith: dance lessons for writers by dominotw on Wednesday November 02, 2016 @10:04PM (#12861032)
> But Gandhi is probably not in that camp

Yes I definitely not. This book stayed on my mind of months after I read it. Just insane. https://www.amazon.com/Gaddafis-Harem-Annick-Cojean/dp/08021...