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[Lavinia]

A Zimbabwean politician has sparked outrage by suggesting the spread of HIV can be curbed if women shave their heads, stop bathing and deliberately make themselves look unattractive.

Morgan Femai, an MDC-T senator for Chikomo said the measures were required because men were finding it difficult to resist well-dressed, attractive women.

While addressing a parliamentary HIV awareness workshop in Kadoma on Friday, he said: “What I propose it that the government should come up with a law that compels women to have their heads clean-shaven like what the Apostolic sects do,” ZimEye reports.

He added: “They should also not bathe because that is what has caused all these problems.”

Senator Femai also appeared to suggest female circumcision would help stop the spread of disease.

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I'm shocked and appalled at this. I mean.. How dare he?

Maybe the men should stop having little self control and stop fucking raping women and learn to keep it in their fucking pants? Why is it that women are at fault here? What a dick.

[Forzare!]

Ugh, I find that pretty fucking disgusting. 'oh yeah its your fault, youre provoking us by looking after yourselves' HOW DARE THE WOMEN LOOK AFTER THEMSELVES EVERYTHING IS THEIR FAULT. I can't believe people are actually that unwilling to address the actual problem.

[Steve]

[b]A Zimbabwean politician[/b[

Well, what do you expect from a Zimbabwean politician? Common sense? Tolerance? If this was an English, American etc. politician who was seriously suggesting this, it would be shocking, sure. It just doesn't really surprise me that a Zimbabwean politician would come up with that idea instead of something that makes more sense and that isn't sexist.

[Rellik San]

Gotta agree with Steve on this one... it does seem shocking and news worthy, until its a Zimbabwean is revealed... then it's relegated to; "Also in news.... ice is cold."

[Lavinia]

Because it's unsurprising and expected, we shouldn't care?

Lets go through life with this attitude, I wonder where it will lead us.

[Rellik San]

The point we're making is, the issue matters... but this person saying it, isn't exactly shocking.

And for anyone who truly cares about this issue, stuff like this is old hat anyway and already being fought, this is probably indicative of a slow news day, as this stuff gets said, ALL THE DAMN TIME! The story in actuality is just: And Zimbabwe hasn't changed since we last looked 2 years ago.

[Anne-Marie]

I have to agree with Rellik and Steve but at the same time I think it's disgusting and horrible and should definitely be discussed.

[Steve]

Because it's unsurprising and expected, we shouldn't care?

Lets go through life with this attitude, I wonder where it will lead us.

Where did you get "we shouldn't care" from "I'm not surprised"?

[Gangsta Fag]

Clit necklaces are one of Zimbawbe's largest exports.

[DirtyMindedLittleGirl]

Clit necklaces are one of Zimbawbe's largest exports.

umm.. what.? are for real.

i didnt even think that was possible.

[Lightning.]

umm.. what.? are for real.

i didnt even think that was possible.

I don't want to live on this planet anymore