Comments on: 1 in 4 South African Men Surveyed Said They Had Raped Someone http://afrospear.com/2009/06/22/1-in-4-south-african-men-surveyed-said-they-had-raped-someone/ A Blog of the African Diaspora Tue, 29 May 2012 21:23:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: maxjulian http://afrospear.com/2009/06/22/1-in-4-south-african-men-surveyed-said-they-had-raped-someone/#comment-8499 Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:42:07 +0000 http://afrospear.wordpress.com/?p=2631#comment-8499 IF that is true, if it is really, REALLY true…

…THAT is an abomination!!!

It reminds me of that riff by Malcolm X: “who taught you to hate yourself???”

Who taught you to hate your woman so much that you would take her body against her will, violently, viciously, as if you had the right?! Who taught you to hate yourself so much that you had the mind, the heart, the soullessness to do such a monstrous thing?

Lord have mercy…

]]> By: Tafari http://afrospear.com/2009/06/22/1-in-4-south-african-men-surveyed-said-they-had-raped-someone/#comment-8493 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 14:28:39 +0000 http://afrospear.wordpress.com/?p=2631#comment-8493 Not only is this statistic shocking, its upsetting. To have such utter disregard for another life, well being, safety is beyond me.

Wow!

]]> By: o4tuna http://afrospear.com/2009/06/22/1-in-4-south-african-men-surveyed-said-they-had-raped-someone/#comment-8483 Tue, 23 Jun 2009 01:53:31 +0000 http://afrospear.wordpress.com/?p=2631#comment-8483 I will submit to you that gang rape, isn’t about self esteem directly or hating women. Hate isn’t a word to express a particular level of anger or frustration, I believe is learned. Hate is a complex thing. It has several components.

Gang rape, to me seems to be a “proof of manhood’ and a “proof of admission”. It is a right of passage that is taught. And, as sick as this sounds, it is a shared experience, a bonding experience. It builds and demonstrates status and culture within the gang.

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