A spokesperson told BuzzFeed News that they can’t independently verify the claims made about the Tibetan monk in the article.
Broadly, a women's interest website owned by the Vice media group, has amended an article it published earlier this month by an author who claims her mother went on a date with the Dalai Lama years ago but that the Tibetan monk "couldn't hit it."
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According to Shirley, her mom met the Dalai Lama through a friend while she was studying in London in 1973. She also attached a photo to the article, which she claims is a picture of her mom and the Dalai Lama from that time.
According to Shirley, her mom met the monk on his visit to the English city of Cambridge. The Dalai Lama was there visiting, according to Shirley, and wanted to "meet American women."
So, Shirley claims, her mom and a friend went on an awkward date with the monk that included a boat ride and a visit to his residence to view his "artifacts."
Shirley claims the monk tried to contact her mom again, but her mom ignored him because he was a "pest" who seemed to her like a "little brother."
"It didn't seem appropriate. Because of who he is and was. And because he did seem so boyish. It was peculiar," Shirley claims her mom told her.
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Shirley wrote she was sharing the story after hearing the Dalai Lama's recent comments about women, in which he said a female successor must be "very attractive."
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