Random Thoughts Of The Lady Next Door

Mufutau leers at a woman and you can tell his intentions even as he greets her. But when she ignores him, he gets angry at her 'rudeness.' "I dey greet you and you no answer me." But that's the problem, Mufu. Why must a woman answer your greeting? How many men, dressed up and going about their businesses, do you stop randomly to greet?  Sadly, women are expected to be nice even to the worst scum of the earth, including the Mufus of our society, just so they can have their peace.  Did you know that a large percentage of men who sexually assault women want nothing else but to assert their dominance over them? Meaning it has nothing to do with the victim's physical appearance. In fact, it has nothing to do with the man's sexual urge! These men wield their penises as rods for keeping bold women in line. Muscles are for pinning women down as they fondle the pride and self-confidence out of their bodies. And so even when a man rudely intrudes the woman's per...

PC: amazon.com We were a cluster of stranded pedestrians anxious to get home. Darkness had now fully ceiled the sky above us and, as usual by that time of the evening, finding a commercial bike was as easy as finding an incorruptible Nigerian politician. When I eventually got one (no, not an incorruptible politician) and called out my destination, a middle-aged man also jumped forward. He appeared to be heading towards my area too, and was getting ready to join me on the bike.  What made him think it was okay to assume I'd let him, a male stranger, ride with me? His presumptuousness irritated me. But again, I remembered the unspoken code of humanity: to forget race, gender, and all other dividing identities and render assistance when that was all that really mattered. We were all stranded and since I was lucky to find a bike that night, it was only right that I'd also be kind enough to assist a neigbour to get home safely. But no. I remembered all the times I had been sexually ...