“..Dominique Strauss-Kahn is out defending his
virtue. He says he is only guilty of lust and not of turpitude, that the
international sex
parties that were thrown in his honor (quite apart from the accusations that he
attacked a hotel maid in New York)
have a long tradition among men of a certain rank.”
“In essence, Strauss-Kahn is
making an Eyes Wide Shut defense. The 1999 Stanley Kubrick film attempted to
link power and sex, high-class social rituals and eroticism. This was eroticism
as might exist in the minds of fashion-conscious social climbers: wealthy
people going to elegant dinners and having sex with each other, in masks.
Strauss-Kahn's version is very
close to this; says the New
York Times about the DSK parties:
"The exclusive orgies called
"parties fines" – lavish champagne affairs costing around $13,000
each – were organized as a roving international circuit from Paris to
Washington by businessmen seeking to ingratiate themselves with Mr
Strauss-Kahn."
In the description of one source
cited by the Times:
"There was a rhythm to the
gatherings, with everyone dressed for a sit-down dinner … Then over time,
couples separated, 'kisses were exchanged between one woman and another and
between a husband and the wife of a friend' until the guests 'all ended up
nude...'"
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