Slut Shaming in the 21st Century??? No! No! Edward Chweya
So yesterday Sue Watiri one of the senior Ghafla writers stumbled upon something very interesting. She was perusing the internets and she extracted something which had been long stuck in the archives. The video of that woman, who was molested, traumatized and harassed ghoulishly by barbaric touts at the Embassava stage in Nairobi CBD for apparently rocking something deemed inappropriate.
She had donned a skirt which was showing a bit of too much leg and the touts allegedly couldn’t handle it so they found it only fair to remove all her clothes for all to see. Just in case you missed it, this is what I’m talking about;
Sue together with all the lasses we have in the office went berserk and felt nauseated just to say the least after watching it and temperatures hit the roof when one lad in the office uttered that she deserved it. This lad’s name is Edward Chweya and his statement led to the whole of Ghafla being embroiled in an argument that lasted close to two hours.
Chweya argued that we were a pure nation, Christian nation that didn’t condone such overly connotations of sexuality. “Especially in women; nah! Nah! “He continued. We all couldn’t believe what he was saying mind you he’s one of the most astute writers we have in the bunch. “A woman rocking such revealing clothes is a disgrace to society and this women have a special place in hell! “What exactly are they doing tempting men like that? He seemed to ask us. Yes, this were words coming from a man who had gone through four years of rigorous training in one of the most reputable higher learning institutions we have in this country. He even got the courtesy to share a podium with the one and only Dikembe Disembe. So it came a surprise to us what would warrant a man of such stature to utter such catastrophic words?
The lasses were all up in arms and threatened to computer him to death- get it, a computer is the only weapon of mass destruction we have in this office. But I digress…..words were also thrown around. Like I remember hearing diabolical, primitive and even shagmodoz whatever that means. Actually if it wasn’t for Baba Ghafla who cooled off the temperatures, Chweya would probably be in hospital right now, bed ridden and without functioning nuts (Ghafla women are rough like that).
The lads were also up in arms too. Cabuga clearly didn’t hesitate to banish Chweya to the frames of “hell and the called him a village boy who had no place in modern day society. “You don’t deserve to be even employed!’ He further bellowed. I bet most of you want to throw tantrums too, cause pandemonium and maybe throw a few stones if not computers but before you do, calm down your cahoots, rub your nipples and think about how you can help out this young man from Kisii land.
Actually I want to be the first to throw in a few spanners in the works. First of all Chweya! Emancipate yourself from all the brainwashing the white colonizers instilled in you. Sexuality is an African thing and I have history to back me up. And you don’t even have to go far. Look at our brothers and sisters from Turkana who still uphold their traditions. Do their women wear bras? NO! Do their men walk around shirtless? YES! So case closed; Okay, what about pants and other undergarments? My point exactly. While at it I’ll also ask a very simple question? Do you see them walking around head high proud of having subjected their women to such a bigotry just because they were showing a little leg? Didn’t think so!
This whole nonsense of virtuousness is actually a Caucasian thing which saw the light of day after white missionaries set foot in the African continent. Why they decided to do this? I don’t know but one thing for sure is that they decided to reverse the roles on us. Aren’t they the same ones we see gallivanting in different parts of the world gladly showing off their possessions? Now we have the likes of Chweya who believe that women need to cover up if sanity is to be maintained. That a little cleavage is bound to make a few men uncomfortable and they might in turn be tempted to do some terrible things- he was specifically looking at Sue.
Utter BS is what I thought. This is just a man who is self-entitled and doesn’t have the slightest respect for women. He sees them as objects of pleasure that don’t have a say in any matter even on matters concerning their own skin. Their work is just to sit there and make men of his kind comfortable. Cabuga actually thought of him as a man who is just bitter for not getting any female attention. *shots fired*
I on the other hand think he’s just a man corrupted by the uncouth ways of society. Nobody has a right to women’s bodies but themselves. They want to walk around skimpily dressed, let them. In turn just lock up your mind and deviate from the gutter; as a matter of fact appreciate rather than condemn as the female anatomy is just a spectacle to behold. And what if it was you walking around in your boxers? Could the same touts have done the same to you?
If not out of your own vocation, then why not adhere to the rule of law? Aren’t you the same fellow who’s constantly blurbing about how everything is just wrong in this country? Why not set the first example and respect vital tenets like the freedom of movement, freedom of expression and most importantly the right to one’s privacy. Or aren’t women’s bodies private? I could go and on but I think I’ll just let Sue or Cabuga take it from there……
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