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Dalai Lama accused of sexism after prompting outrage on social media

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Last Updated : Sep 24 2015 | 5:02 PM IST

People have taken to social media to accuse the Dalai Lama of sexism after he said that his successor could be a woman who must be "very attractive" else she would be "not much use".

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According to The Huffington Post, the spiritual leader, when asked about the possibility of a female Dalai Lame, said if that happened, then their face should be "very attractive".

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He also said that if a female Dalai Lama comes and they are not attractive then they are not of much use.

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When asked if he was joking, the Dalai Lama said, "No, true".

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It was a shocker when the Dalai Lama gave such a statement as he had earlier labelled himself a feminist.

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First Published: Sep 24 2015 | 4:37 PM IST

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