South Africa has one of the most progressive
constitutions in the world because it grants equality and protection to
homosexual families, allowing them to adopt, serve in the military, change their
legal gender and so on. Unfortunately, there’s a problem with the people
respecting what is written. In some parts of South Africa they are highly
discriminated and practices as “Corrective rape” are disturbing the population.
This phenomenon is getting more common. Men ensure to “cure” lesbians sexual
orientation by raping them.
"After everything we're going to do to you,
you're going to be a real woman, and you're never going to act like this
again". That’s what one of the four rapists of Mvuleni Fana said to her
after they beat and rape her. She was walking her way home from football
practice. She survived but others victims haven’t got the same luck as her. In
the last 15 years, 31 women have died because of this and in the majority of
the cases there are not punishments for the rapists. In fact, South Africa has
the highest level of rape assault in the world affecting directly women, lesbians
and transgender woman.
The country has to be faithful to what they proclaim
and keep the promise of the post-apartheid era: be a “Rainbow Nation” where
everyone is free and equal. It’s a big step approving these laws but if the
government it is not giving the people the same rights and protection, Where’s
the credibility?
Why is this in our human traits? It’s becoming something
natural? What it’s in the mind of the rapist when he commits this horrendous
act?
These are acts of hate and misogyny. It’s time to end
with the rape culture. It can’t keep exploding in the news every day. This has
to be stopped!
