ANN ZULU writes
The Rape culture in our
Zambian society is becoming too extreme and we can no longer afford to ignore it
or sweep it under the carpet - that is what got us here anyway.
Rapist
We need massive
sensitization of our society, both online, offline, in schools, worship places,
market places, work places, in cities, towns and rural communities.
The Government, the
media, non governmental organizations, religious and academic institutions has
a lot of role to play in reforming our society, to make it sane and safe for
all, and for our future children.
There is absolutely no
doubt that many parents of past generations failed their sons woefully by not
teaching them the right values, especially where it concerns females and their
bodies, consent, domestic chores, empathy, discipline, self control, anger
management, their roles as husbands and fathers, equality of all humans-
irrespective of gender...
The list is endless.
Please parents of this
generation do not make the same mistakes. You must task yourselves to do
better. That is to raise boys right, not
to neglect their mental and emotional well-being,
to teach them the
right values - not the usual "you are a man and superior, and money is a
man's pride" teachings that has caused so much irreparable damages.
The change we want
begins with each and every one of us. It begins with the values we each both
girls and boys. It begins with holding each other accountable. It should not be
business as usual people. All hands has to be on deck if we want to get this
right. Let's start taking actions now, please.
This foolish boy in
the picture had the audacity to post in his University group chat about
indulging in rape. The fact that his campus knew and no one batted an eye is
heartbreaking. His name is JEFFREY, a student from the Copperbelt University
(CBU).
Photo by: Mwangala Monde.
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