In an earlier post, I noted that there'd been an uproar over comments by His Holiness, The Dalai Lama, which had - it now appears to be - been quite clearly taken out of context.
His Holiness has a very self-deprecating sense of humour. And, while not being outright critical, his comments often - if examined - reveal his perspective/views on society/culture.
He'd commented that it would be perfectly acceptable if the next Dalai Lama was a woman, but that she should have an attractive face, otherwise she would be of "no use." were mistaken for outrageously sexist remarks.
Hold your outrage for a moment, ladies and gents.
What His Holiness was, in fact, saying was that modern western culture/society still places far too much importance on the perceived superficial attractiveness of women - particularly of women who are seeking positions of power and/or women who are already in positions of power.*
(*See: "Hillary Clinton").
Here's to those of us who don't have a Trigger-Finger on our "Get Offended" Buttons!
