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Maybe if prostitution was legalized, life would make more sense. She says that the constitution should not discriminate but protect them, leave them to enjoy their women rights and do their jobs freely. The same woman who has been empowered to be educated, a member of the biggest party in the country, a woman who says she is fighting for the rights of other women and a woman who wears her church attire with dignity but talks about prostitution like some kind of a “career”.
Nomvula Mokonyane calls prostitution an “oldest profession” just because it has been there for years. She says,"We must begin to appreciate that commercial sex work is an industry here in Gauteng; we must deal with it objectively and with an open mind." What message are you sending to young people ma’am?
Maybe if she was fighting to introduce a programme that will empower women to engage in education more than selling their bodies. Then the movement would make more sense than what it is now. There is no better way of justifying prostitution. It was never her dream to be a prostitute and I am certain that she doesn’t even dream of being one. That wouldn’t even be an option for her daughter.
The Ruth Firsts, Albertina Sisulus, Nkosazana Zumas and the Winnie Mandelas of the world fought for the future of this generation to see women prosper and erase the stereotype that women belonged in the kitchen. But Nomvula seems to have forgotten that. Is this her way of saying to young girls, there is light at the end of the tunnel? “If you don’t want to go to school, the easy way is to sell your body, don’t worry the constitution is on your side.”
Not a good leader for me, SORRY!
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