I had to calm down before penning down this response due to the sensitivity of this issue; I had to at least try to understand where Judge Mabel Jansen was coming from with her controversial comments. I believe whenever people are offended that means they heard something that they didn’t want to hear or it is a blatant lie, and tha
Rape culture can never be canned to one specific race, with research showing that it is a worldwide problem I believe the conclusion that rape culture belong to Africa was both unfortunate and unfounded. I have to admit that due to this unfortunate statement I had to consult with my tradition on this issue, I had to open my African history books only to be confronted by reality I can never forgive.
For decades Africans have embraced a practice they knew was correct, “ukushubelisa” (arranged marriage) as it is well known involve abduction of young women into forced marriage, the victims are in the process subjected to all sorts of abuse, rape included. I can never in million years claim this practice was never well embraced, but does this automatically mean rape is a black culture. Common sense dictates since this practice has no space or place in our society today then that should automatically mean rape is none existent, such an hypothetical assumptions also suggest every rape case is a result of some traditional practice. But that is not true, the tradition was just developed and adopted as a way of life by species I can from my standing position assume they were so male. The little truth to her statement is that at some point we didn’t see anything wrong with so many wrong things embedded in this system.
Rape culture is not so white, black, Chinese, Indian or colored. It is so male and all the funny systems that were developed to protect patriarchy.
