PROBLEM IN MALE PSYCHE

Sir,

I am not sure what it is about femininity that threatens the male species so much that it feels the need to exert such violence on our mothers and sisters.

There certainly has to be a dysfunctionality in the male psyche and major insecurity in order to express violence in such a horrific way.
There are dynamics of male socialisation that fool the male psyche into accepting violence as a permitted form of expression, be it in frustration or to demonstrate control.

From early exposure to violent video games to intensely aggressive sports, boys are quickly conditioned to react more aggressively than females. Not all men react to this societal pressure the same but it is the general experience.
I cannot imagine how it feels to be female and constantly be conscious that the world views your body as an object it can either commodify or utilise for its own perverse pleasures.

To experience the world where construction workers whistle at you, shouting vulgarities at you only because they view you as a specimen solely in existence to satisfy their own bodily needs.

This is one of the many examples of the female being treated as a vessel for male amusement and pleasure. I am sure it’s the unexpected side effect of patriarchy to lash out in violence as a form of expression in order to maintain its dictatorship on social governance and the victim of this violence is the female, which is highly misguided.

As a constantly evolving society, we have to start tackling the violence in a more purposeful and tangible way, so as to create a safe environment for all women.

There has to be more safe platforms for victims of abuse to express themselves, free from shame and judgement.
The law needs to play a huge role in punishing this violence justly and speedily, in order to send out the strong message that condemns violence against the female body.

These are remedies lacking in Swaziland and how we as citizens need to actively condemn violence in our homes, streets and workplace. As previously mentioned, violence is not only physical.

These shocking acts of violence against women will continue to make news headlines until we unlearn centuries of conditioning in how we view the female body.
All we need to remember is the female body does not belong to anyone but its owner.
 
Concerned Swazi

 
 

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