Somewhere a privileged white woman feels bad about herself, and until her self-esteem picks up, feminism must never quit.

Question: Is there anyone else out there that actually prefers pooping in a public bathroom? I don't really mind if anyone else knows I'm pooping, and it just seems to make more sense to do something gross in a place that is not my house, where I live and eat and sleep. And if I'm being completely honest... gets…

When I first heard about it, my feeling was, she got caught. Just about everyone I know has used the word. At least she was honest about it.

Who let her in? Sounded like the chief told her to GTFO to me.

Again with the protection thing. Never claimed they needed to be protected. And of course she can co-opt whatever she wants, she's young, white, American, and presumably has the financial means to travel internationally. That doesn't mean she should.

Here's my issue: We (white people, Americans, whatever) have this habit of taking long-standing traditions and sacred titles from other cultures and destroying the meaning of them. Guru. Ninja. Sherpa. The list goes on and on. You will never hear someone say, "Oh man, I'm so good at Googling, I'm like a Google…

Dear god. This has nothing to do with "protecting the Maasai" from this fool. They have real world problems encroaching on their culture and traditional lifestyle. This is about her appropriating their every day lived experience for profit and then acting as if she is opening some door for women that this backwards…

Glad I'm not the only one wondering where the hell that's coming from.

You haven't seen it because it hasn't happened. Everyone's criticism is against the actions of the woman who is writing the book. This person is a dense troll who can not even recognize their own bias.

OMG your denseness is UNBELIEVABLE! It has actually become amusing.

I never claimed to be helping the Maasai. I'm pretty sure they can handle themselves. I'm pointing out what countless others have already pointed out to you - this is the textbook definition of white privilege. She spent two weeks there and then profits from her little excursion into the heart of Africa. We can…

" And when those people act like they know what is best for the tribespeople. "

...simply traveling, doing interesting things, and sharing the experiences with others... Are you seriously claiming this is all she's done here? You're the one who seems confused about what the word "co-opt" means. Let's see: a privileged white girl from America presumes that she is entitled to immerse herself in…

The Masai are mostly used to tourists. We can't make them uninfluenced by our culture at this point. If they want to welcome some white woman into their midst and allow her to experience being a warrior, then what is the big deal? Why not respect them enough to trust that they can handle things?

So as I was reading this, I was feeling like everyone was being harsh on her too, and how it reminded me of the book Monique & The Mango Rains (which I found mostly great) and then I realized the difference is that the american girl in M&TMR saw female circumcision happening, asked her native homestay guide about it,…

"This particular privileged white girl has gone off and done something that the local women cannot and have not done."

"This particular privileged white girl has gone off and done something that the local women cannot and have not done."

Is Mindy giving a huge chunk of her profits to the Maasai? Is she setting up a foundation for girls or women in the tribe? Is she so committed to being a warrior that she's going to move there permanently to help protect the community, as the warriors are required?

No she is out being ridiculously naive and using a culture to sell books, much better.

Boy are you projecting.