Icons of the Week: Nafissatou Diallo and Tristane Banon, the Women of Dominique Strauss-Kahn
For whatever reason, whenever I see a picture of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, I immediately think of Bernie Madoff. Maybe it’s because they look vaguely similar, or maybe it’s because they both like to rape people, either literally or metaphorically—Dominique seems to prefer women, and Bernie, the children and grandchildren of Holocaust victims.
Bernie Madoff has already had his day of reckoning, but fortunately for those of us who love a good scandal, Dominique Strauss-Kahn’s public stoning has only just begun.
Unfortunately, the case of Nafissatou Diallo, the hotel maid who claims that Dominique Strauss-Kahn assaulted her in an elevator, seems to be going down the shitter, a reversal that might have brought the spectacle to an abrupt end if it weren’t for Tristane Banon, whom we will get to a bit later.
