explanation. let's assume, however, that the post is right and she was a
prostitute doing business while being lodged in the hotel by the DA.
logically, under the circumstances, this seems more like sci-fi than
realism, but even if it were true, it is the comments to this story
(which is there on-line, following the link gloria provided), which is
the most revealing. the readers all love the scandal, love that this
black woman is so terrible, love that the black muslim is now a sinner
and liar, etc etc.
you don't have to speculate about what happened to get to the truth of
what these people think: they tell you directly, and it is very ugly.
and the newspaper is no different. it elicited these responses by its
dirty yellow journalism beginning with the line "she was turning tricks
with taxspayers' money"; not "she might have been turning tricks...."
all the french screaming about dsk being prejudged by bad publicity
(which is, in fact, the only reproach Le Monde made about the whole
affair) is nothing compared to this "lynching."
yes, it is reflective of the divide in the u.s. between races, of the
racism and much more.
ken
On 7/4/11 3:58 AM, Emeagwali, Gloria (History) wrote:
>
> The alleged rape victim would have to be a total idiot to engage in prostitution
> under the watch of the DA.
>
> We all know that in many African communities, when someone lost a loved one or suffered
> some setback, including rape, gifts would be showered on the victim in sympathy.
> The person would be visited by all and sundry in the community.
> The victim could actually receive lots of gifts, including jewelry.
>
> The New York Muslim community is very united and usually rally
> around members of the community in times of disaster and tragedy,
> so this would be an expected pattern of behavior.
>
> The DSK prosecution seems to be going overboard, in an attempt to damage the woman's credibility.
> It seems to me that her innocence or guilt hinges on the medical report rather than these wild
> allegations.
>
>
> GE
> emeagwali@ccsu.edu<mailto:emeagwali@ccsu.edu>
> ...............................................................................................................
> NewYork Post
> Maid 'laid' low as DA paid for digs<http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/she_laid_low_as_da_paid_for_digs_8Udq6nhQaHaC4KOOfkctpI>
>
> By BRAD HAMILTON and LARRY CELONA
>
> Last Updated: 7:16 AM, July 3, 2011
>
> Posted: 1:06 AM, July 3, 2011
>
>
>
>
> She was turning tricks on the taxpayers' dime!
>
> The Sofitel<http://www.nypost.com/t/Sofitel> maid who accused Dominique Strauss-Kahn of a sex attack in his suite
>
> wasn't just a hotel hooker -- she continued to work as a prostitute in a Brooklyn hotel
>
> where she was stashed by prosecutors, The Post has learned.
>
> The so-called victim, whose web of lies has crippled the Manhattan DA's case against
>
> the former International Monetary Fund<http://www.nypost.com/t/International_Monetary_Fund> boss, played host to a parade of paying male
>
> visitors in the weeks after Strauss-Kahn's arrest, a prosecution source said.
>
> "While she was under our supervision, there were multiple 'dates' and encounters
>
> at the hotel on the DA's dime," the source said of her paid hotel room.
>
> "That's a great deal for her. She doesn't have to cover her expenses."
>
>
> Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/manhattan/she_laid_low_as_da_paid_for_digs_8Udq6nhQaHaC4KOOfkctpI#ixzz1R5xYGP9D
>
>
>
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michigan state university
department of english
east lansing, mi 48824-1036
ph. 517 803 8839
harrow@msu.edu
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