Saturday, 21 April 2012

Real men don't rape


The recent report of the young woman that was raped in Soweto has sparked a debate amongst communities as to who’s role and responsibility is it to raise 'real men '.

 Boys are permitted some sexual license and knowledge about sex but they are rarely provided with the information, counsel or guidance on issues of sexuality that they need.


“A young woman has more chances of being raped than reading a book “.This was said by rape survivor Jess Foord, at the International Woman’s Day that was held at and Diakonia Council of Churches.

This is a sad reality for a lot of us young woman who will be mothers one day. One would think that as men were built strong, in physic their role would to protect ,to guard ,to secure a woman .But this was not the case with the young woman from Soweto, instead it was ‘minors ' that had participated. It was boys that she probably considers to be her ‘little’ brothers that did this act.
 City Press editor Natasha Joseph  said in an article (What makes our young men brutal monsters?) ,”
It’s far easier to speculate about what’s wrong with women than to ask hard questions about what we’re doing to create so many monsters out of so many men”.

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