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	Tackling South Africa's rape culture

hayesstw

11-4-2007 1:11 AM

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rape, violence, apartheid, liberation

hayesstw says:

Rape and violence are part of the legacy of apartheid

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11-4-2007 5:38 AM

michellezm

Yes, it's now 'revenge time'.

11-4-2007 7:38 AM

Antara

booo hooo, they experienced terrible injustice and now shall RAPE their mothers, sisters, daughters and friends as some sort of a venting mechanism?

Bullshit.

I cannot believe in 2007 we still must witness the barbaric treatment of women in so many places on this earth.

11-4-2007 9:07 PM

hayesstw

It seems that before we can deal with the rape culture we have to deal with the culture of "It's easier to find a scapegoat than a solution".

See the blog post at

http://khanya.wordpress.com

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