PVB poses the following query to residents in France: “Dominique Strauss-Kahn: In six words or less?” Here are the supposedly abbreviated sentiments:
“MOI, J’AIME LES FEMMES. SEXE MANIAQUE”
“I LOVE WOMEN. SEX MANIAC.”
Ben, artist, St.-Remy-de-Provence, July 10
“CA NE CHANGE RIEN”
“NOTHING WILL CHANGE”
Michel Onfray, Philosopher, St.-Remy-de-Provence, July 10
Note: Reference is to the rights of and justice for French women
“IN XANADU DID
DOMINIQUE STRAUSS-KAHN?”
Finn Mac Eoin, poet, Lacoste, July 11
Note: the first line is from the poem “Kubla Khan” by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
“CA ME DEPASSE COMPLETEMENT”
“IT’S COMPLETELY BEYOND ME.”
Nadia, Activist for justice for the poor and disenfranchised,
St.-Remy-de-Provence, July 10
Reading:
“What Strauss-Kahn and His Accuser Risked” by Amy Davidson, The New Yorker, July 3
“When a Predator Collides With a Fabricator” by Maureen Dowd, The New York Times, July 2
“Beaucoup B.S.” by Christopher Hitchens, Slate, May 18