Times Of Swaziland: TWO SIDES OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE

TWO SIDES OF GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE
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Editor on 28/10/2024 07:53:00


Sir,
According to the Bible, the second coming of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ
will be preceded by a rise in lawlessness, violence, hate and chaos. It is an
undeniable fact that the love of many has grown cold, as we are subjected to
daily reports of violence against women and children and of many ‘leaders’
subjecting their people to inhumane treatment while pilfering resources of their
own countries for their selfish benefit, and see absolutely no problem with it.
Reports
Hardly a day goes by without reports of women being assaulted, raped or even
murdered by their husbands, boyfriends or complete strangers. It is as if those
men think the definition of manhood means being uncivilised brutes. It was,
therefore, hardly surprising that feminists were quick to label men as trash. I
actually have to agree that a man who beats, rapes or murders a woman is a
worthless piece of trash who does not deserve to live among the rest of
humanity. There is just no excuse for such evil. But we should not forget that
there are two sides to a coin, and reports of women assaulting, molesting or
murdering helpless children are also on the rise.
Ignore
Women are, after all, also human, and it would, therefore, be unfair to ignore
the heinous crimes committed by women against children (and sometimes men) and
only focus on crimes committed by men against women as if only men are capable
of violence. What is worth noting is that it is only a minority of men who
behave in such an uncivilised manner, and yet feminists have only labelled men
as trash while conveniently ignoring the fact that women are just as capable of
violence against those who are weaker than them.  In fact, every year, millions
of innocent babies are aborted by their mothers.
Abortions
While there may be extreme cases where abortions may be justified, such as rape,
most abortions are due to irresponsible behaviour (on the part of both women and
men), and are, therefore, completely avoidable. And yet feminists justify the
murder of unborn children as a woman’s right. But since when is murder a
right? Perhaps the answer can be found in the words of feminist Author Naomi
Goldenberg, who states, in her book titled ‘Changing of the gods’, that the
feminist movement is engaged in the slow execution of (the masculine) Christ and
Yahweh.
LiSwati citizen