- “Il a des rapports sexuels avec sa fillette depuis sept ans”
- Jaloux, il tranche la gorge de sa compagne
Elle travaillait dans un “call-center”. Il ne voyait pas cela d’un bon oeil et il lui reprochait de passer trop de temps sur Internet. Après une dispute, il l’aurait agressée à coup de poignard.
These stories do not come from one of those thrillers or TV serials. But its what has come to be, of our “paradise island”. Those 2 stories have made the headlines of L’Express today (21st September edition). Every week the same disgustful scenarios happen in Mauritius.
The bitter truth is that women n girls here still being treated as second class citizens. Il n’y a pas un jour qui passe sans que la femme mauricienne soit percutée, sans qu’elle soit delesté de ses droits de vivre sa vie comme elle le veule. Chaque jour une femme est battue, est maltraité et ce malgré qu’on parle d’EMPOWERMENT!! On s’arrete plus aux femmes mais ce sont les enfants- des petites filles qui deviennent les proies de ces hommes, frustrés peut etre de voir la femme avancer et reclamer ses droits.
Il est temps peut etre d’arreter de parler d” EMPOWERMENT of WOmen… mais qu’on commence a s’occuper de ces hommes frustrés et refaire toute leur EDUCATION…
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men still persecuted…i wonder why this cannot be the headline as well? some men are killed by their wives and is reported in newspapers as well, young boys are sexually assaulted, then why do we have to talk about second class women only? We do have second class men as well huh? Why not “mauritians still persecuted”? but hey wait, its not a problem in mauritius only, check it out, its global.
There are many points you made here that I just do not agree with! The first one being that women and girls are still being treated as second class citizen. I think, to say that women are persecuted has become an obsolete argument. Come on, we all watch the news and read newpapers! VIOLENCE IS EVERYWHERE!!! IT IS NOT TARGETED ONLY AT WOMEN. EVERYONE IS AT RISK! there is relatively no safe place to be. I am sick and tired of women always blaming men for all the wrong in the world! there are little boys who are molested. Wives killing their husbands are often making headlines too. What have you to say about that? maybe the husbands were unfaithful? let me tell you, there are wives who are unfaithful too.
In my opinion, it is a transformation of the society. There is a rise in the level of violence world wide. There are many causes for that: poverty, stress, bad movies, lack of culture and the list goes on. The thing i want to express on is that VIOLENCE (or if you prefer “persecution”) is not a matter of which SEX you belong to anymore.
@ Roushdat
men still persecuted as headlines? why not!
@ Aniisah
Of course violence is everywhere..not only targeted at women..but those two stories compelled me into writing wat I felt about those numerous girls/women facing discrimination on a daily basis in this country. And generally women are more abused than men. That’s an undeniable fact.
Anyways, Thanx for the comments
It is not discrimination. It is a societal or cultural bias. Had that man been properly brought up by his parents – father who does practice patriarchial superiority most of the time and mother who does not promote gender equity ( she may have been perpetuating her community/caste/ family bias) – he would have respected his wife, her job and her right.
Blame his lack of education or the “sickness” of a pervert /paedophile who could have done the same thing to his son.
Man we are surrounded by violence – whether it is road rage, predatory sexual acts. marital violence. Let me tell you that some “empowered” women can be as violent as the men. There are psychopaths and sociopaths in both genders.
hmm, i am fed up of women always using that “we were assaulted” card every time.
probably you haven’t noticed it, but woman are given much much more rights in this country, when we talk about equality of rights for both woman and man.. it usually means giving woman more rights here.
the problem isn’t about violence against woman, but violence everywhere.
Probably you don’t know.. and your innocence is telling you that working in as teleoperator in the cyber tower is a very nice job.. but what you don’t probably know is that… (it has already become a fact), that “woman working as teleoperator in the cyber tower” are easy to get… if you get what i mean… mo ena 1 TA camarad kinn all travay teleoperator just for some months, simplement pou all spend a few nights with a few married girls!
Alor, there must have been a reason why that man attacked his wife, ofcourse violence is never a solution, but the fact is.. that woman must have done something also to turn the man like that.
To p dir “generally women are more abused than men” ( moderated-No personal attacks plz selven )
You should look around,usually i have a nasty habit of looking into other ppl’s life… and, in around 60% case i have seen, there are women who are exploiting this women’s right to extort money form ex husband, or using that right to get protection orders for practically nothing.
Not to forget that, even when some woman are at fault in a case of divorce.. they always try to come up with that “mo missiE batt moi” card to get a hand on.
its easy to be a woman and to use that card.
just don’t believe what you see in newspapers without thinking.. and sometimes.. look around you.
If you were writing only about what you were feeling about those numerous girl/women, then i would humbly suggest you refrain from making comments such as this: “Il est temps peut etre d’arreter de parler d” EMPOWERMENT of WOmen… mais qu’on commence a s’occuper de ces hommes frustrés et refaire toute leur EDUCATION…”…
In other words, if you are just sharing some persecuted ppl’s pain, don’t take out ur aggravation out on men…
par de ces hommes frustrés
I meant les hommes qui s’attaquent aux femmes not all men of course
I dont know where to start..because you seem to have a completely different view of the real world.
I agree women and children are beaten, molested and God knows what.. but is it that men DONT get “percuté, sans qu’IL soit delesté de ses droits de vivre sa vie comme IL le veule.”
If you think yes, but Women more – then Detrompez-vous!
I got daily contacts/news to an emergency unit of a well known hospital in the north; just ask them how many cases of men being assaulted/brutalised etc per day. This is obviously not printed in the newspapers of L’Express.
It is a shame to see that violence in growing exponentially and unchallenged. We have daily victims; men and little boys fall into that group too.
-Women rights:
I think with all the women’s rights laws in force and amended year in year out, Its high time MEN create their own movement to seek EQUALITY. Selven pointed a few examples of abuse but hey, thats not all folks!.
Or is it the repeat of animal farm story:
Everyone is equal but “some are more equal than others” ??
I think you are wrong to side and have sympathy for those female victims only. Because those attackers usually wont hesitate if they get the opportunity to attack/rob/rape/molest … those male kids and man.
With all due respect to your Feminist beliefs!
@Z n Selven
Your viewpoints are quite interesting… as women we often tend to be in the women’s camp
I acknowledge men n small boys also are brutalised…
Ur idea of making men stand up for their rights makes me smile..coz ive always thought why dont men have their centres and be empowered like women also.. I mean there’s a lot of thgs that has been achieved through women’s centres, programmes etc.. so many mauritian women have been emancipated thru such centres n are now being educated, some even following literacy programmes but where do men fit into that??
Its not a stupid idea coz like u say i have feminist beliefs..and Feminist doesnt mean that I am against men but believe in equality for both sexes.
Men has been left behind..Men with low level of education have never enjoyed those privileges..but its also a fact that they dnt want to question themselves and dnt accept such thgs as they will feel belittled…
I dnt know how far this could have had an impact on our society..n the complex relations of men and women.