In a tabloid-like news blurb that doesn't identify anyone, we get this...
A man in Zimbabwe has committed the worst crime possible, not once but twice.Worst crime possible? You mean like genocide?
A resident of a village in Zimbabwe left his mother pregnant with his child for the second time and absconded.Abandonment is a terrible thing to do, but hardly the worst crime possible.
The mother also allegedly fled the village, according to reports in the British media.
Ah.
About four years ago, the mother and son were fined by their village church after the council learnt that the woman was left pregnant by her son.
That's the real crime... fining people for things that are no business of anyone else.
At that time, the woman had miscarried when she was four months pregnant. Now, history has repeated itself.If the villagers would mind their own business rather than interfering the private lives of other people, nobody would feel a need to leave.
The villagers were outraged on learning about the incestuous relationship which has been on since 2008. The woman's husband passed away after a long illness.
Now villagers want to hunt and get the duo back to the village and subject them to harsh punishment to send out a signal to the entire community that such incestuous relationships would not be tolerated.Why? What's the problem? Why don't they focus on their own lives, instead, instead of grabbing pitchforks and torches because two people love each other?
You'd think they would be smart enough to leave that village and go live somewhere else after the first time they were caught.
ReplyDeleteThey should have felt sympathy for this poor lady for losing her baby. That is what normal people would do. And also she may have felt comfort by being with her son after losing her husband. They should have thought about that too. And there is the simple fact that there is nothing wrong with anyone loving each other. It is completely insane that anyone willingly making love with each other is considered a crime and something to hunt people down for. I cannot believe the ugliness and cruelty of people's way of thinking. We live in a world where love is considered the worst crime imaginable, and THAT is what is disturbing beyond belief. I hope the mother didn't lose her second pregnancy too. I hope she got to have her baby and that her baby, herself, and her son are all okay. And it is dangerous that women pregnant from consanguinamorous relationships have extra unnecessary stress put on them because of having to worry about things they shouldn't have to just because of who they are. They and their babies shouldn't have to be put in extra danger. All mothers and babies matter, not just some. It is all terrible. And sons should not have to worry because they love their mothers. No one should have to feel anxiety and live in fear over beautiful things like making love. The only thing disgusting about consanguinamorous relationships is the way the world treats them. I know that this is an old post but I just happened to come across it and wanted to say something. All stories always count and matter forever.
ReplyDelete- Katie