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Swazi women dance to catch king's eye
CNN ^ | Monday, August 29, 2005 | Reuters

Posted on 08/29/2005 8:02:33 PM PDT by F14 Pilot

Swaziland (Reuters) -- More than 50,000 bare-breasted virgins vied to become the king of Swaziland's 13th wife Monday in a ceremony that critics say ill befits a country with the world's highest HIV/AIDS rate.

King Mswati III, sub-Saharan Africa's last absolute monarch, is due to attend the annual Reed Dance ceremony, which he has used since 1999 to pluck new brides from thousands of dancing girls dressed in little more than beads and traditional skirts.

Clad in short beaded skirts and colorful tasseled scarves and carrying machetes, the girls sang tributes to the king while marching around the royal stadium flanked by male minders dressed in animal skin loincloths.

"I want to live a nice life, have money, be rich, have a BMW and cell phone," said one dancer, 16-year-old Zodwa Mamba. "But the king will not choose me, I am too ugly."

Critics say Mswati, who has courted controversy for his lavish lifestyle while two thirds of his subjects live in abject poverty, sets a bad example by encouraging polygamy and teenage sex in a country where 40 percent of adults live with HIV.

And some say the Reed Dance, traditionally meant to celebrate womanhood and virginity, has become little more than a showcase for the king's young would-be brides.

"The Reed Dance has been abused for one man's personal satisfaction," Mario Masuku, leader of the banned opposition party, told Reuters.

"The king has a passion for young women and opulence."

(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: africa; aids; awful; health; help; hiv; idiots; poor; royal; slavery; swazi; virgins
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To: Troublemaker

She is what we call a "two-bagger." You need a bag over your head, in case the bag over her's breaks.


41 posted on 08/29/2005 8:41:23 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Troublemaker

Well son, that's just downright scary. Hilarious........but scary.


42 posted on 08/29/2005 8:41:52 PM PDT by RightOnline
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To: cyborg

How could you compare him to that uncivilized savage? That is so unfair to King Mswati. Seriously, a lot of the conquests of Heffner are just PR, who knows if he is even able with any of those women anymore.


43 posted on 08/29/2005 8:42:58 PM PDT by nickcarraway (I'm Only Alive, Because a Judge Hasn't Ruled I Should Die...)
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To: nickcarraway

I don't understand this need to have multiple wives. It's truly sinful. Look at the trouble it caused the Kings in the Bible. BTW, I confess to watching Girl Next Door. I just find it too hard to believe such nice girls would consent to be someone's 'girlfriend'.


45 posted on 08/29/2005 8:45:01 PM PDT by cyborg (I'm having the best day ever.)
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To: Troublemaker
Man that's an eerie picture...but she's having fun with her big ol' zombie looking self.
46 posted on 08/29/2005 8:45:56 PM PDT by tongue-tied
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To: dfwgator

Hence my reply in post #29. In her case, large bags, large beers...


47 posted on 08/29/2005 8:47:03 PM PDT by fhayek
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To: elfman2
50,000 bare-breasted virgins

ANOTHER lie from Reuters.

48 posted on 08/29/2005 8:48:09 PM PDT by Fido969 ("And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free" (John 8:32).)
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To: cyborg

Virgins are overrated. Gimme a whore anyday. They know what they're doing.


49 posted on 08/29/2005 8:48:56 PM PDT by TypeZoNegative (Future Minnesota Refugee)
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To: cyborg

What's "Girl Next Door?"


50 posted on 08/29/2005 8:49:36 PM PDT by nickcarraway (I'm Only Alive, Because a Judge Hasn't Ruled I Should Die...)
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To: nickcarraway

His new reality show about life in the mansion.


51 posted on 08/29/2005 8:50:45 PM PDT by cyborg (I'm having the best day ever.)
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To: TypeZoNegative

good grief *lol*


52 posted on 08/29/2005 8:51:20 PM PDT by cyborg (I'm having the best day ever.)
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To: F14 Pilot

You dare post this without pics?

pitiful


53 posted on 08/29/2005 8:51:54 PM PDT by mercy (never again a patsy for Bill Gates - spyware and viri free for over TWO YEARS now)
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To: cyborg

And plus, a bad girl won't ever pretend to like calaloo.


54 posted on 08/29/2005 8:53:27 PM PDT by TypeZoNegative (Future Minnesota Refugee)
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To: Troublemaker
The reactions of the guys behind her are too funny.

LOL... I agree.. the guy with the most obvious reaction is noticeably "cliching" his fist, the girl must have been striked with it... just a guess..

55 posted on 08/29/2005 8:53:27 PM PDT by ChristianDefender (If you can't fight with M16/M4.. then use prayer, if not just choose whose side are You!)
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To: TypeZoNegative

I hate it with crab, or worse PORK the meat of Satan himself!


56 posted on 08/29/2005 8:55:22 PM PDT by cyborg (I'm having the best day ever.)
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To: cyborg
Hey, don't dis pork.
57 posted on 08/29/2005 8:58:08 PM PDT by TypeZoNegative (Future Minnesota Refugee)
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To: TypeZoNegative

BARF!! The power of Christ compels you.


58 posted on 08/29/2005 8:59:25 PM PDT by cyborg (I'm having the best day ever.)
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To: cyborg

Bad girls like meat :)


59 posted on 08/29/2005 9:00:05 PM PDT by TypeZoNegative (Future Minnesota Refugee)
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To: TypeZoNegative

According to my mother one can't live without meat :sigh:


60 posted on 08/29/2005 9:04:44 PM PDT by cyborg (I'm having the best day ever.)
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