Why Eunice Wangari's Plight has Become a Bait for Self-Seeking Entities, Feminists and Misogynists to Fish for Attention

 

Fired Homeboyz Radio breakfast show presenters DJ Joe Mfalme, Neville, and Shaffie Weru. (Photo/Courtesy).

The debate around one Eunice Wangari, 20, who was reportedly thrown from the 12th floor of a building by a man after refusing his sexual advances, has unfortunately been hijacked by disingenuous misogynists and misandrists who don’t seem to care about her, but their own self-promotion and their gender biases.

Wangari's predicament which has culminated to the firing of three Homeboyz presenters - Shaffie Weru, DJ Joe Mfalme and Neville - has also seen the Communications Authority of Kenya slap the Radio Africa Group-owned radio station with a Sh1 million fine and suspended its breakfast show for six months accusing the trio of making 'derogatory comments against women'.

Earlier, the East African Breweries Limited (EABL) had pulled all sponsorship connected to the three at the station noting that it does not tolerate violence against women.

But make no mistake, all these reactions have been precipitated by the agony of a poor girl and whose pain we should be concerned about; not self-seeking government agencies and corporates whose sole agenda is to clearly project their profiles and divert as much attention to themselves and their nefarious feminist causes of appearing to paint all men black for the actions of a mistaken few.

In all their public statements, Wangari's name has conspicuously been missing, which, in a rather bitter irony, has been the enabler of their rhetoric. Their purported intolerance to gender based violence is, meanwhile, sprinkled everywhere, exemplifying everything wrong about their troubled narrative.

Little is known about the victim but remember there are family, friends, colleagues, and people who know and care for Eunice genuinely. Yet, there are strangers and entities jumping at the opportunity to make Wangari's predicament about themselves.

This speaks volumes about who the majority of us are; misogynists and misandrists whom without any caution can take to social media to paint all men/women with the same brush as evil. This is just distasteful.

When EABL sought to have action taken against the errant Homeboyz presenters, extreme feminists rejoiced across social media. The same group would also resort to a wild online frenzy after the firing of the trio was announced on Saturday. 

Yes, celebrating the punishment of men, when really the focus should be on the disturbed culprit who decided to throw Eunice from a balcony after he was denied whatever it is he was asking for. He should be the one punished and facing the full brunt of the law. 

Misogynists on the other hand, have set on the loose under the hashtag #MwalimuRachael demanding that action be taken against the NRG radio presenter for allegedly assaulting a man few years ago.

How toxic can this whole thing really become? Women accusing men and viceversa, while Eunice and other GBV victims are forced to hold back and watch in awe as their pain becomes the background narrative, and someone else's opportunity to amplify their baseless biases. In fact, one Twitter user could not have captured the fiery debate any better.

Misogynists and misandrists have hijacked Such a sober debate ,,the objectivity is lost and the result is a contest. #Naivas #mwalimuRachel #Amerix #BoycottEABL pic.twitter.com/tL29KALNoU

— chef of stuff 🦭 (@Helsinki254) March 28, 2021

This blatant distraction from the key subject matter can only serve to cause Wangari and others like her more pain and anguish. Gender based violence is a societal ill that we must unitedly endear to fight and win, not while divided and pointing accusatory fingers against each other!