Mindy Budgor

Mindy Budgor is a 2012 graduate of the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. She started her first company while an undergraduate at the University of Wisconsin, and now lives and works in New York City. At age 27 she went to Kenya to build a clinic at the Masai Mara National Reserve.[1] While there; she claims to have become the first female Maasai warrior, which women had traditionally not been allowed to do.[2] Budgor published a memoir titled Warrior Princess: My Quest to Become the First Female Maasai Warrior (2013).[3]

Controversy

Mindy Budgor has received criticism[4] for her claim to have become the first female Maasai warrior. The critics write that her book simplifies the Maasai culture and trivializes the process of becoming a Maasai warrior.[5][6] Becoming a Maasai warrior is a process that takes an average of 15 years, but Mindy Budgor writes that she completed the process in 3 months.[7]

gollark: What are you suggesting is the actual thing occurring then?
gollark: This is not a very good way to learn about the general effects.
gollark: The economy was also imploded at the time by the entire pandemic situation.
gollark: They are only working to get more stuff, so they should stop being jealous.
gollark: I mean, if we assume magic hyperautomation, obviously yes.

References
  1. "Mindy Budgor, California woman, trains to become Masai warrior". Now.msn.com. 2013-09-17. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
  2. Genevieve Roth (2013). "Meet Mindy Budgor, the World's First Female Maasai Warrior: Inspired". glamour.com. Archived from the original on 2013-09-23. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
  3. Genevieve Roth (2013). "Meet Mindy Budgor, the World's First Female Maasai Warrior: Inspired". glamour.com. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-09-21.
  4. "The #Bullshit Files: Mindy Budgor, 'the first female Maasai warrior'". africasacountry.com. 2013. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  5. Heather Switzer (2013). "Maasai Speak Out, But Mindy Budgor Doesn't Seem to be Listening". huffingtonpost.com. Archived from the original on 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  6. Sitinga Kachipande (2013). "Mindy's Masai Mara adventure is an insult to us all". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 2013-09-20. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
  7. Esianoi Pashile (2013-09-25). "Will the Real Female Maasai Warriors Please Stand Up?". huffingtonpost.com. Archived from the original on 2013-09-25. Retrieved 2013-09-23.
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