Its sad the society that we live in. Yesterday and the whole weekend social media all talking about the Rosie Motene incident. What really broke my heart were all the comments that most women where making. Then there was the in studio interview with the alleged perpetrator. Man says on national radio "I know better that you can't hit a woman in club. Hehe! That's royal bull, he did not says does not hit woman he said he does not hit them in public. Its Sad world we live in.
During my lunch break I was standing next to a woman with a blue eye, one lady says to her that looks painful. She said her eye was not painful and the lady said " O bo omo dirileng" ( what did you do to him). She did not respond, the lady said to her next time you should shield your face, one does not look face up in violent situation. She responded to say she did not expect to be hit and it was her first time begin hit. This conversation got me thinking, that we live in society that expects violence against women that woman tell other woman how to "deal" with the situation. Where man can go on national radio and say I hit woman just not in public.
Woman who are insensitive to woman in abusive or violent situations like those who were mocking Rosie, think well I get punched and slapped all the time who is she that one punch in the face lends her in the front page of newspaper and trending on social media. Violence is quite common. You hear woman cheering on a man beating his wife or partner :mmetse o tla baka ( Teach her a lesson). Its sad that we woman don't rally
together in these issues how to we expect the men to support us .
All though the 16 Days raise lot of awareness let us individual start by talking about the issues and addressing it. Personally am all talked out. Action and education are what is needed. The Police are getting there is terms on attending to reports and sensitivity towards victims.
