The Male

The African male's obsession with masculinity is disconcerting. For one, it leads to war and strife. Most African men, most of the time, are in the process of showing somebody who's boss--usually their spouse, who's usually the literal homemaker. Without these women the blokes wouldn't know their left hands from their right feet. But it is precisely with those left hands that the women are slapped around and violated, and with those feet that their arses are kicked.

Most African men think they should screw every other woman -- excuse my French -- plus their spouse for good measure. This tends to belittle women in general and encourage the spread of VD and AIDS. The popular belief among such men is that donning a condom is being a sissy; few African men believe that dying from or transmitting the virus of death is being a sissy. Pity. They have probably never thought of it along those lines.

To be sure, the male can also be found elsewhere. The too-cool rapper or the red-necked hillbilly. Every continent has its share of the male. Africa just seems to have more than its share.

Comments

[hex]

What you say is all quite true, Rethabile, but do bear in mind that these "problem men" are brought up by their mothers to believe that they are some kind of superior species, born to lord it over women. A recent survey showed that 46% of black South African women think that men have a right to rape them. And babies abandoned at birth are mostly girls. And people dying of Aids are mostly women.

[Rethabile]

"[They] are brought up by their mothers to believe that they are some kind of superior species."
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Very unfortunate, that. Where does the solution lie? Reminds me of this adage, which I've been told is Middle-Eastern: "Beat your wife up everyday. If you don't know why, she does."

[Bryan Wilhite]

Again, I ask you to find the pre-colonial, traditional, African beat-your-wife dance. Find me old, old stories of African patriarchy.

In the mean time you might want to read what David Mandessi Diop wrote about the bamboozlers here:

http://kintespace.com/p_daviddiop2.html

[Rethabile]

Diop. It had to be Diop. I love Diop: http://lesotho.blogspot.com/2003/11/thank-you-david-diop.html , and I thank you, Bryan, for this is a poem I wasn't familiar with.

It may be untrue that "the male" as we see him today is not traditionally African, but he's here among us now. And that's what I aim to expose, in order that it may be done away with.

[Grant]

The male is not 'Traditionally African'......I am afraid you have lost me here, is this the beginning of another cop-out for the 'African Male'...?

[Bryan Wilhite]

We appreciate the appreciation. Another Diop presentation is "David Mandessi Diop: Les Vautours" here:

http://kintespace.com/p_daviddiop0.html

[Rethabile]

Grant, copping out isn't something we do here. If ever there's a need to do so, we will announce it with neon lights and sirens and everything.

Bryan suggests that the black African male is not traditionally a wife-beater. My point is: I don't know, maybe he wasn't. Nevertheless, today he is, so let's do something about it.

In fact, the statement I wished to make is this: "It may be untrue that 'the male' as we see him today is traditionally African." Reader, please take note of the correction.

[Tiggs]

I am me in the likeness of GOD. Love called me and I answerd. love asked me - what do you want? I said I want love. Then love said from now on you will.. look and you will see, listen and you will hear, speak and it shall be.Then i said i could always see...love quietly interrupted and said don't look back, only thanks must be your memory

[Rethabile]

Tiggs, please you say that again, but in English. I doubt many of our readers know what you're talking about...

[Brian]

Perhaps I am out of the loop here in the US, but it seems to me that the only POWER these men experience is their"masculinity".The fact that this outlet is channeled into inappropriate methods by many is criminal.Society rewards the strong and women off all races are marginalized.
Ways need to be developed to praise and reward men who provide for their families,protect the defenseless and make a positive impact on their communities.

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