Afro-Masculinity Podcast

26/10/2022

It’s paramount to note, the majority of abuse against women and girls’ bodies happens in intimate spaces. Mostly at home. In their neighbourhoods. With people they trust.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/6M59wU7DKSoUB16BecGCSW?si=ePKvnGRzQaqjoRh86zm0kw

18/10/2022

In my community, when a woman marries, she leaves her family home and joins her husband’s. That process is termed as “tedo”. Which literally means to cook. Cooking is considered a woman’s role in marriage.

In this podcast episode I am curious to explore the correlation between my early learnings of domestic violence and Female Ge***al Mutilation. And how FGM is embedded in culture. Please have a listen and share? :)
https://open.spotify.com/episode/42n27q3HfmFjM1h1yVhCM4?si=JKNymcGeQeatejguWVBL8Q&nd=1

07/04/2021

Armed groups in the Central African Republic (CAR) have r***d men and boys for years in an emerging pattern of sexual violence that is underreported and largely ignored.

2 out of 5 male South African pupils say they have been r***d, according to a study suggesting sexual abuse of boys is endemic in the country's schools.

The survey, published in BioMed Central's International Journal for Equity in Health, showed that boys were most frequently assaulted by adult women, followed closely by other schoolchildren.

Doctors estimate that nearly 1 in 4 men in eastern DRC has been r***d.

R**e and other forms of sexual coercion directed against men and boys take place in a variety of settings, including in the home, the workplace, schools, on the streets, in the military and during war, as well as in prisons and police custody.

Studies conducted mostly in developed countries indicate that 5-10% of men report a history of childhood sexual abuse. In a few population-based studies conducted with adolescents in developing countries, the percentage of males reporting ever having been the victim of a sexual assault ranges from 3.6% in Namibia and 13.4% in the United Republic of Tanzania to 20% in Peru.

Studies from both industrialized and developing countries also reveal that forced first in*******se is not rare. Unfortunately, there are few reliable statistics on the number of boys and men r***d in settings such as schools, prisons and refugee camps. Most experts believe that official statistics vastly under-represent the number of male r**e victims. The evidence available suggests that males may be even less likely than female victims to report an assault to the authorities.

There are a variety of reasons why male r**e is underreported, including shame, guilt and fear of not being believed or of being denounced for what has occurred. Myths and strong prejudices surrounding male sexuality also prevent men from coming forward.

Kenya High Court Judge, Ruth Sitati, has authored a book compiling real life experiences of children who were r***d and their cases heard in court. I shared my r**e story and read one of a 6 year old boy r***d at home on an unsuspecting evening by an unsuspecting man. Check out www.thepredators.co.ke to order this compelling copy.

Listen and share.

https://soundcloud.com/afromasculinitypodcast/male-r**e-the-predators

25/04/2020

Do we ever question where our ideas of who men should be come from? Do we put our minds to task to understand? Or is it easy to go by what we found in our present culture? Who is a man to you?

13/04/2020

Afro-Masculinity Podcast: EP 01; What Is Masculinity?

We're discussing the meaning of masculinity. What it could possibly mean in the African context and the complexities of identities within it. I’ve shared personal stories which are common with many of us across the continent; of boys who didn’t grow up close to their fathers for different reasons. I needed us to be curious about this word before we delved too deep. To conceptualize it in our day to day life. To interact both with its homeliness and queerness. To spark thought. For you and the boys and men around you.

It is necessary to understand how a combination of a colonial past, patriarchal cultural structures and a variety of religious and knowledge systems create masculine identities and sexualities.

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https://soundcloud.com/afromasculinitypodcast/afro-masculinity-podcast-ep-01-what-is-masculinity

We're discussing the meaning of masculinity. What it could possibly mean in the African context and the complexities of identities within it. I’ve shared personal stories which are common with many of

13/04/2020

Afro-Masculinity Podcast

13/04/2020

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