Uganda on Vice
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My Mom Tricked Me into Going to a Ugandan Boarding School
Rachael Nakaye boarded a plane to Uganda with her mother under the impression that she was going on a holiday. Instead, she was sent to a boarding school where she had her head shaved, was sexually propositioned by her teachers, cowered in classrooms while the school rioted, and had guns pointed at her. Full story
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I Spoke to the Author of Uganda's Anti-Homosexuality Bill
He's thinks that gay men are "recruiting" young boys into their homo club and doesn't give one shit what Desmond Tutu says. Full story
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Fringes
War Gin
Ugandans are the hardest drinking Africans in the motherland, both in terms of per capita consumption and the hooch they choose to chug. Waragi, or "war gin," is what they call the local moonshine, and it makes the harshest Appalachian rotgut taste like freaking Bailey's. Full story
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Uganda Look at This Slideshow?
I've been here for a week during an ebola outbreak, which by broadcast news standards makes me an expert on Ugandan culture, politics, and society. So here is a definitive pictorial guide to the country "The Last King of Scotland" was set in. Full story
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The VICE Guide to Ugandan Sex Slang
Hope this helps you understand that Ugandans are freer fuckers than you and me. I also hope it helps you find love next time you find yourself in the Four Kingdoms of the Great West Nile Republic. Just mind the AIDS please. Full story
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The Best Newspaper on Earth
Uganda ranks 139 out of 170 in press freedom according to Reporters Without Borders, which must be some sort of French counting error because they publish the single greatest newspaper in the world, Red Pepper. Full story
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Beating the Kony Baloney
Jason Russell was probably masturbating while we were attempting to interview him. Full story
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Should I Donate Money to Kony 2012 or Not?
And does seeking out Invisible Children's faults make me a cynical snob? Full story
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