The Rants of Issachar
Tuesday, May 09, 2006
Stupid attitudes in South Africa
From the Daily Telegraph...
The Zulu deputy leader of the ANC was aquitted of charges he raped a family friend who is HIV positive. I obviously don't know anything about the case, so I can't comment on the verdict, but here's some really contemptible quotes...
The Zulu deputy leader of the ANC was aquitted of charges he raped a family friend who is HIV positive. I obviously don't know anything about the case, so I can't comment on the verdict, but here's some really contemptible quotes...
Mr Zuma, who has two wives, as well as one divorced wife and another who died, admitted having sex with the woman. But he said she consented and had encouraged him, notably by wearing a knee-length skirt and failing to cross her legs when she sat down.That's disgusting.
Mr Zuma's followers vented their rage at his accuser. "She is an enemy of all patriotic South Africans," Carlson Mekoena, 47, said. "She will be killed if she stays here." The woman, who is under police protection and was pelted with stones when she attended court during the trial, is expected to leave South Africa.
(Mr. Zuma has said that his accuser should not be vilified).
Mr Zuma had told the court that he took a shower after having sexual intercourse to "minimise" the risk of infection. He once chaired the National Aids Council and was in charge of public education about the epidemic.
2 Comments:
Posted by: 
westcoastloonThat is truly heartbreaking.
westcoastloonThat is truly heartbreaking.
Posted by: SarahI find it appalling (among other things, obviously) that as the ex-chair of National AIDS Council and head of public education on the disease, Zuma thinks that taking a shower can reduce the risk of HIV transmission!!! It also makes me wonder what actions he took between verifying his own HIV status after this encounter and having sex with his other wives/girlfriends/victims.
SarahI find it appalling (among other things, obviously) that as the ex-chair of National AIDS Council and head of public education on the disease, Zuma thinks that taking a shower can reduce the risk of HIV transmission!!! It also makes me wonder what actions he took between verifying his own HIV status after this encounter and having sex with his other wives/girlfriends/victims.
