An obsessive and pornographic preoccupation with the wounds of others serves two key purposes: one, it enables the observers to feel, what is that imbecilic word…superior, and two, it helps the observers to avoid engaging with their own internal contradictions and pathologies, it buries their fears.
Tag: African men
Of Bravado And The Kenyan Man’s Masculinity Problem
We have seen men rise from obscurity by skillfully applying buffoonery or florid verbosity to become serious political contenders. Men who were once considered comedic punchlines are cleaning out fields of seasoned contenders.
In The Land Of Braves, Carry A Big Stick
In the rural villages, with no walled in barricades, security surveillance, the man in the house has to be prompt in defending his family against any harm. It is just what men do and women expect nothing less.