The Dalai Lama's Hugging Experience

In Tibetan culture, sticking out the tongue is a sign of respect or agreement. It dates back to a legend around a cruel ninth century King who had a black tongue. Since then people have shown their tongue as a way of saying that they are not like this evil king. A Tibetan feminist educator in India said it's distressing to see an innocent expression in their culture being equated with an act of pedophilia.