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100 Questions&Answers: Miku MEMORIAL ARTIST BOOK

In addition to several photos AN CAFE Memorial Artist Book also brought an interview and a special questionnaire of 100 questions with each of the 5 members. Here is the translation of the 100 questions with Miku's 100 answers. Translate: Japanese>Portuguese by Hiyori Portuguese>English by Shiro 001 How many sushi can you eat? Around 25

002 Which sushi's ingredient do you like? Thread-sail Filefish (a type of fish)

003 If you have to eat something until you die, what it would be? Sushi

004 Which kind of lamen do you think has the strongest flavor? Tonchan no Tsukemen

005 What do you in like in a hot drink? Chai tea latte of Starbucks

006 Which mixture do you think most matches rice? Mentaiko (Pollock roe)

007 What flavor of chewing gum do you like? Mint

008 What flavor of candies do you like? That ones with flavor of energetic drinks

009 Soba or udon? Soba NOTE: Soba is a pasta made from buckwheat and udon is made from wheat only

010 Of your whole life, what was the most painful experience you've ever faced? (referring to physical damages) When I was in elementary school, I participated in the multi-sport gymnastics and had those gymnastics formation, I fell from above

011 One part of body that demonstrates more confidence? Eyes

012 What do you think about old times? Mice

013 If you had won 100.000 yen what you would make? (Around 900 dolars) I would put in saving

014 And about 100.000.000 yen? (Around 900.000 dolars) I would have fun with friends.

015 I know this is kind out of reality, but if you could have a wild animal, which would be? It would be a gorilla. They look like good companions.

016 To Cook, wash clothes, clean the house. Which one do you do better? Cook

017 If you were going for a walk with your girlfriend, where would you go? The night view is beautiful on the edge of the beach

018 Where would you spend your last days of life? (If you were an old man where would you want to live?) and why? In a countryside. I hate places with too much people

019 Is there anyone you consider to be the strongest person in the world? My mom.

020 An anime character, manga, etc. that you consider to be the strongest? Son Goku of Dragon Ball

021 If you could turn into some anime character or something like this, who would you choose? Toma Kamijo from Toaru Kagaku no Railgun

022 First CD you bought? Koigokoro of Nanase Aikawa

023 Your preferred winter song? You of Kumi Koda

024 Your preferred xmas song? None

025 Forgetting that you were part of a band, if you were about to start one, what would it take? And why? Guitar. I would also play some instrument and some girl (s) in the band

026 And what would be the name you would choose for the band? Dark into the dark

027 If you went to a desert island and could only take three things, what would it take? My puppy, water filter, instant noodles.

028 Do you know how to swim? Yes

029 Something you would never want to happen? To have contact with death

030 If you were a child, how would you like to be called? Seira-chan

031 Do you speak when sleeping? If yes, talk about something already happened to you. It seems I do this frequently. A lot of people already got irritated with this (lol)

032 If it was your last day of life, what would you do? I would enjoy a great meal

033 What was the longest time you could stay awake? 48 hours

034 If you could become someone important in history, who would you be? Toyotomi Hideyoshi

035 Do you use a lot of emoticon on LINE? Have you been using LINE lately? I use a lot of colorful letters

036 What's the biggest lie you've ever told? I never lied like this

037 Write the kanji that you think represents 2019 and why? 成 (turn into, become, get, grow, elapse, reach)

038 The most expensive thing you bought this year? A house

039 The most convenient thing you bought recently? A light epilator

040 A number from 0 to 9 that you like more than others? 3

041 Your longest finger without the middle finger, is it your index finger? Ring finger? Or are they both the same size? My index finger

042 The word you most speak? Dangerous

043 At what time do you think "I'm being bourgeois"? When I only eat things I like it

044 If you could have powers, which one would you choose? Power to shrink people

045 If there was a magic word that said things would happen, what would it be? I can

046 If you have to choose a follow up for the curry what would it be? Breaded pork

047 Some kind of punishment game you'd like to avoid? Ippatsugyagu (short joke games)

048 Do you like the time zone? Why? I like when it’s 10 o'clock in the morning. The sun in this part of the day gives a feeling of comfort

049 How much would you pay for a T-shirt? Up to 2,000 yen (Around 18 dollars)

050 Tell something you would say to you 10 years ago. Are you going to be prominent?

051 If it was 50 years ago, what would you be doing? Would have a grandson and an amusement park

052 How could you imagine yourself 10,000 years ago? It seems that I would not exist

053 What is the first impression you have of each member of An Cafe? Takuya a chihuahua; Kanon a penguin; Yuki the Usopp (one piece) and Teruki a fox

054 If underwear could have another name, what would you call it? Delicate

055 A live that you can not forget? The birthday live at Tiara Koto

056 During those 15 years which member has changed the most? Takuya

057 Do you prefer the traditional breakfast or bread? Traditional

058 A teacher you always remember? Teacher Takeno

059 The most fun song in a live? Seishun TRAIN

060 Where do you most like to do a live? Takadanobaba AREA

061 A thing you most buy at a convenience store? Black Coffee

062 If you were not an artist, which career would you choose? Artist Businessman

063 Which city goes through your head before a live? Nakasu

064 A stationery item that you like? High-tech mechanical pencil

065 An electronic device that you like? Electric shaver

066 A person you think is erotic? Yuki or Kanon

067 What do you think of the vocaloids? I did not understand the question

068 A TV show that you like? Ariyoshi Hanseikai (TV Show)

069 What's the first live you've been? Of Kagerou band

070 How many pairs of shoes do you have? I think about 20 pairs

071 What is your average time in the bath? 1 hour

072 A mobile app you liked right away? Google Maps

073 Do you use a computer for what purpose primarily? Work

074 What have you found funny lately? The strange faces actors make in essays

075 Who would you most like to meet? My grandfather

076 When you were a kid, who was your superhero? My dad

077 The flavor of Umaibo that you like? Salad flavor Note: Umaibō or "delicious stick" is a small corn cylindrical snack from Japan.

078 An entertaining artist that you like? UN-JASH Oshima

079 First time you did a makeup? When I was in middle school

080 Talk a little bit about your first live. I was very nervous and could not do the MC, so everyone laughed at me, except the members who were angry

081 Do you prefer night or day? Night

082 When you can't sleep what do you do? Drink

083 Not counting your part in the band, which musical instrument do you like? Guitar

084 The oldest memory you have? When I was a child they had just bought me a toy and I soon broke it and my father became very angry

085 What color do you like? White, black and pink

086 What is your favorite mascot? I don't have

087 Where do you usually buy your clothes? Paul Smith and TAKEO KIKUCHI

088 Are there any manga or magazines that you buy frequently? None in particular

089 How long you already waited for a person who did not show up? 1 hour

090 How many times can you do sit-ups? Around 300 times

091 At this exact moment how much you have in your wallet? 300 yen (around 3 dollars)

092 Which Cocoichi curry do you think is the most spicy and the topping? The standard curry with sausage topping Note: Cocoichi is a Japanese restaurant franchise specialized in curry

093 Subject at school that you was better? Mathematics

094 Subject at school that you was worst? Japanese and sociology

095 What do you do before each live? I go to the stage and ask for everything be fine

096 What is the essential item for a live? Hearing protection

097 Are there any objects that you can not throw away? A plush I won

098 What do you usually buy at McDonald's? French fries

099 What do you use at bedtime? When it's not cold just a underwear

100 Leave a message to Caffekos I'm so grateful that we found each other. You are the treasure of my life, I love you all.

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molly-thorne · 6 years ago

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newssplashy · 6 years ago

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Tiwa Savage: Ciara's new single 'Freak Me' with Tekno features sampling of singers' 2016 song

Ciara has released her new single, 'Freak Me' featuring Tekno and questions are being asked if the song which samples Tiwa Savage's 'Before Nko' was properly cleared.

Ciara has released her new single, titled, 'Freak Me' featuring Tekno which samples a previously released single by Tiwa Savage, 'Before Nko'.

The singer who has enjoyed a level of recent success with her comeback single, 'Level Up', which went viral online has now teamed up with talented Nigerian producer and songwriter, Tekno for her new single.

'Freak Me' sees Ciara aiming to spread her music to the African market as she taps into the Afrobeats sound with help from Tekno on the vocals.

But the biggest takeaway from the song is that it is not as original as you may think.

The song samples a previously released single by singer Tiwa Savage titled,'Before Nko', a record released under her 2016 EP, ''R.E.D''.

The song shares not just the same element, but lines from the lyrics of the song are even identical, with the title of Ciara's single adopted from Tiwa's hook.

Considering how hard Ciara is pushing this as a single, just at the time her music is gaining fresh attention with her last song finding its way to the top of the global charts, it begs to wonder if she is fully aware that the song had already been released two years ago.

Listen to both versions of the song here:

With the recent incursion of Afrobeats into the international market, a number of American acts are jumping on the wave and seeing they cannot win over the African audience on their own, they are deploying other means like collaboration or sampling to achieve their aim, like the case of Drake with Wizkid on 'One Dance'.

Even though Tiwa Savage's name is credited as a songwriter on streaming platforms, it is still unclear if Ciara or her team got the right clearance to sample her song, eyebrows are being raised in many quarters especially with the presence of Tekno on the song.

Tekno has on more than one occasion gotten himself involved in cases of uncleared sampling, with the latest incident involving Danfo Drivers for the song, 'Jogodo.'

Pulse has reached out to Tiwa Savage but her team did not respond to requests for comment.

With sampling, you need well communicated clearances, either from the copyright owner of the song, usually a music publisher, and from the copyright owner of the master recordings, usually a record company.

And if we are to have more of these criss-cross collaborations, then it is important that things are done right, so we don't continuously end up having cases like that of Burna Boy and Drake, where the song he wrote, 'More Life' was chopped and recreated into 'Get It Together,' which features Black Coffee and Jorja Smith, without any form of credit given to Burna.

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midsummer-ambedo · 6 years ago

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Bored in bed sooo

111 Questions

001: What is your biggest dream?

To be able to live a happy and fullfilling life.

002: What is the bravest thing you've ever done?

Stood up for myself/ other people/ my opinion in certain situations

003: Is it hard for you to show your feelings?

Sometimes yes, usually no

004: What is your dream job? What was your dream job when you were little?

Probably to work at an auction or as a specialist in art for the police. When I was little I wanted to become an author.

005: What is your favorite sound?

Sound of rain tapping on the roof, the waves crashing against the shore, the wind howling through the trees

006: Would you rather be in front of the camera or behind it?

Rather behind but I‘m getting more comfy with being infront of it too

007: What do you notice first when you meet a new person? (Both in real and on the internet)

In real life probably their height, face, hair. On the internet probably their humour.

008: Is there anybody you *fully* trust?

A few very close friends!

009: Do you like / love someone? If yes, who?

Yes, it‘s a secret

010: Have you ever received / sent hate? How do you deal with it?

Probably did, It doesn‘t really bother me

011: What are you going to spend money on next?

Food

012: What are three things you never leave your house without?

My phone, my chapstick and hankerchiefs

013: What is your favorite place?

Somewhere at the beach

014: Do you sing and/or dance in front of people?

Sure, rather singing than dancing tho

015: Have you ever cheated on a test?

Yes

016: What is your current desktop background?

A fox

017: How would you describe yourself in 3 words?

Funny, witty, caring

018: What does make you happy?

Yummy food, good friends, funny jokes, being able to have a day for myself

019: What time were you born?

No idea

020: Do you give second chances? Why?

Depends but usually I do because I‘d rather regret doing something than not doing it

021: Name your biggest turn ons and turn offs.

Turn ons; good smell, pretty hair, humour, a good taste, being spontaneous, being able to keep it up with me

Turn offs; boring people, a lot of insecurities, unable to be indepentend, nothing to talk about

022: When was the last time you hugged someone?

Yesterday

023: What is your favorite food?

i‘ve got too many, a lot of veggies and fruits but also anything from soup to burgers to pizza

024: Do you save money or spend it right away?

Usually I try to save a bit of it

025: Do you have any tattoos? If yes, what are their meanings? If no, would you get any?

I‘ve got two, one is a little heart on my sleeve because I wear my heart on my sleeve and because one of my favourite bands made a song about getting a heart tattoo haha. The other one is the hand of adam in the picture feom michealangelo next to a mouse finger, doesn‘t really have a meaning I just thought it looked cool and it matches my arthistory studies

026: Name five things you find beautiful.

Dogs, cats, flowers, the ocean, forrests

027: What is your favorite clothing style? (Both in you and others)

In me, I don‘t really have one or rather I‘ve got s few I like (anything from sporty to goth basically haha) ob others probably something 70ies ish

028: How do you cheer yourself up?

With walks, music, doing something to care for myself

029: Do you show affection in public?

Yes

030: What is one thing you are looking forward to?

Finally finishing my degree

031: Have you ever been to other countries? If yes, where?

Russia, italy, france, spain, netherlands, kazachstan

032: What was the last lie you told and why?

Not sure?

033: Who are the people you can always turn to?

M, S, A

034: Have you ever done drugs? If not, would you ever try them?

Smoked weed before, didn‘t really phase me. Probably wouldn‘t wanna try anything else

035: What is your favorite word?

It always changes

036: Do you consider yourself a romantic?

Not a hardcore romantic but yes

037: What are 3 objects that are *very* important to you and why?

My phone because it‘s basically my life, chapstick because I‘m addicted haha and my plants because they are my babies

038: Have you ever met someone famous? If so, who?

Yes, a few band people

039: What would you like to change, mentally and physically, about yourself?

Mentally, being more mentally stable, being less keen of revenge, being more peacefull. Phyisically probably just loosing a few pounds

040: Have you ever won a contest/competition? What for?

I think I did probably something back in school

041: What is one illegal thing you would do if there were no consequences?

Kill someone

042: Who are your favorite fictional characters?

Don‘t really like fictionaly characters

043: Do you ever wish you were somebody else?

Sometimes, usually it‘s rather someplace else

044: What is your favorite store to shop at?

Asos, zalando

045: Do you want to have children one day? How many? How would you name them?

Yes, two. Mika and paul

046: How do you cope with stress? How do you vent your anger?

I don‘t haha

047: What do you want for your birthday?

More plants, money, a new phone, a new laptop

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newssplashy · 6 years ago

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Ciara has released her new single, 'Freak Me' featuring Tekno and questions are being asked if the song which samples Tiwa Savage's 'Before Nko' was properly cleared.

Ciara has released her new single, titled, 'Freak Me' featuring Tekno which samples a previously released single by Tiwa Savage, 'Before Nko'.

'Freak Me' sees Ciara aiming to spread her music to the African market as she taps into the Afrobeats sound with help from Tekno on the vocals.

But the biggest takeaway from the song is that it is not as original as you may think.

The song samples a previously released single by singer Tiwa Savage titled,'Before Nko', a record released under her 2016 EP, ''R.E.D''.

The song shares not just the same element, but lines from the lyrics of the song are even identical, with the title of Ciara's single adopted from Tiwa's hook.

Listen to both versions of the song here:

Tekno has on more than one occasion gotten himself involved in cases of uncleared sampling, with the latest incident involving Danfo Drivers for the song, 'Jogodo.'

Pulse has reached out to Tiwa Savage but her team did not respond to requests for comment.

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newssplashy · 6 years ago

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Pulse Opinion: In Akpabio, APC is signing a formidable and tainted politician

Akpabio will be the APC's biggest summer signing this transfer window. But like every other politician out there, he comes badly flawed.

Senator Godswill Akpabio will join the governing APC this week, his ‘sins’ will be forgiven and he’ll be tasked with making the APC stronger in the senate.

Politics is really insane, come to think of it. One day, you are insulting one party and all its members, the next day, you are in bed with the same party and its members.

I have been chatting with a few stalwarts and chieftains of the APC since the news of Akpabio’s defection broke last Friday, and they are pretty excited about the move. They tell me of how formidable Akpabio is in the South South geopolitical region, how he’s respected among his peers in the senate, how his larger than life persona continues to suffuse Akwa Ibom—a State he governed for 8 years—and how he is just the right man to give Senate President Bukola Saraki and his clique a run for their money in the senate.

You know what? These APC chaps are right on several scores. Akpabio’s defection is the equivalent of a big money, marquee signing in football. He comes with loads of experience, has numerous scalps to his name, he is the senate minority leader, when he coughs, Akwa Ibom and most of the South South sneezes and Akwa Ibom will jump from a 24-storey building if Akpabio barks the instruction—no questions asked.

Akpabio will be bringing that street smart intelligence, a roughshod disposition and grassroot appeal to the South South zone of the APC. He is also a money bag, warts and all.

He’s got bags of corruption allegations dangling round his neck from his days as governor, but if you go to Uyo Township today, you’d have no qualms settling for Akpabio as the best governor that State has ever produced. Akpabio is perhaps the one governor from an oil rich State who deployed derivation from oil revenues to erect landmark infrastructure in a bid to open up his State for business and commerce.

But Akpabio is not the cleanest politician in the land by a long shot. The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) is still investigating the senator for allegedly looting the sum of N108.1 billion while he was governor of Akwa Ibom.

Akpabio has also been accused of acquiring choice property across the country, namely: Plot 5 Okogosi Spring Close, off Katsina-Ala Crescent, Maitama-Abuja; a multi-billion naira mansionette at Plot 28 Colorado Close, Maitama, Abuja and another multi-billion naira mansion at 22 Probyn Road, Ikoyi, Lagos.

At about 5:20pm of October 16, 2015, the EFCC arrested Akpabio over the alleged N108.1 billion theft.

In September of 2017, the EFCC revealed that it was investigating Akpabio over a N1.4billion gift to a bank.

An EFCC detective was quoted as saying at the time: “Among several allegations that are already in the public domain, the commission has made some progress in investigating the circumstances in which Apkabio, in 2013, paid N566, 883,728.66; N441,808,081.90; and N392, 631,943.37 as gifts to a new generation bank.”

In Akpabio, the APC is acquiring a hands on, pragmatic political player who is as tainted as they come. But when has that ever mattered when political parties open their arms to welcome defectors? If anything, Akpabio’s defection tells us that the lines between the PDP and APC are now non-existent. He is yet one more example of the ideology and value deficit in our nation’s politics. He is badly damaged goods but also a political ‘animal’ who gives as good as he gets and who spares no expenses when handed a task.

Akpabio’s first job, from what I have been told, will be to poach as many PDP senators as possible to the APC and then begin to assemble the two-thirds majority senators who will impeach Saraki as senate president. The APC is recruiting Akpabio as the final piece in the jigsaw to unseat Saraki who left the APC with some 15 senators.

Akpabio is also leaving the PDP because he has lost out in the power stakes to his successor, Governor Udom Emmanuel who has seized the PDP structure in his home State. His switch to the APC is happening because he can't wait to go to-to-toe with Emmanuel, a governor he handpicked to succeed him and who he now considers an ingrate.

In the final analysis, Akpabio could be a shrewd summer signing for the APC. What we should all learn from this transfer is that the APC’s claim to integrity and change are but mere buzzwords tailored to hoodwink an unsuspecting public. The politicians switching camps aren’t doing so for love of country or because they are determined to fix a badly damaged country. The receiving party isn't welcoming new members because those members can help shape and actualize its people oriented agenda. This is where we are. Know this, know peace.

It’s Akpabio today, it will be Akpororo tomorrow.

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newssplashy · 6 years ago

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Akpabio will be the APC's biggest summer signing this transfer window. But like every other politician out there, he comes badly flawed.

Senator Godswill Akpabio will join the governing APC this week, his ‘sins’ will be forgiven and he’ll be tasked with making the APC stronger in the senate.

Politics is really insane, come to think of it. One day, you are insulting one party and all its members, the next day, you are in bed with the same party and its members.

Akpabio will be bringing that street smart intelligence, a roughshod disposition and grassroot appeal to the South South zone of the APC. He is also a money bag, warts and all.

At about 5:20pm of October 16, 2015, the EFCC arrested Akpabio over the alleged N108.1 billion theft.

In September of 2017, the EFCC revealed that it was investigating Akpabio over a N1.4billion gift to a bank.

It’s Akpabio today, it will be Akpororo tomorrow.

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The Rape Culture: What exactly is going on in our universities and colleges?

There's a rape culture in our schools and no one is talking.

The average Nigerian student entering tertiary institution whether University or College, is most likely going to be between 15 and 19 years old.

Their self-esteem will most likely be shaky. Their world views and philosophies unshaped. They want to feel valued and accepted. It is also at this age that sexual curiosity spikes.

Combine all of these, and vulnerability rears its head. People in this bracket are perhaps the most likely to get raped, especially women.

Let’s start with Tola.

Tola is a smart young lady. Settling into University life wasn’t as difficult as she thought, classes are coming and going. She’s making new friends, interesting friends. There’s one she likes. Like really really likes. He wears really nice shirts, and speaks really well. Most of all, he listens. He listens to all her stories. Wonder who made it easy for Tola to navigate the Jambite registration process? Him.

His name is Steve.

So one day, she’s bored, and asks him if he’s downloaded any new movies. Of course he has. Of course he has the newest episodes of the best shows. So empty USB flash in hand, she heads to his house.

Finding his tiny student-size apartment is not so hard, not like it’s her first time going to collect movies, or charge her phone.

Today, Steve doesn’t look so well. He’s cuddled up under his blanket. He tells her he has a fever. By the time he says this, she doesn’t even care about the movies she came to get. Today, she’s going to care for her friend.

He shows her where he kept some painkillers. It’s at the bottom of a shelf. When she turns around, Steve is no longer on the bed. He’s now standing in front of her, at just a breath away. Bare chested.

“I really like you,” he says.

She’s shocked. And confused.

“What are you doing?” she asks. He draws closer. She says stop. She says it again. But he’s all over her like a beast on prey.

10 minutes later, he’s panting. She’s crying.

“Why” she asks, “why did you do this to me?”

“What? I thought you liked it.”

This is what rape looks like in Nigerian student communities (and outside), and Tola is not alone.

In a survey of 349 women, 1 in 8 of them said they were raped while in school (University/Polytechnic/College of Education).

The numbers are probably higher, considering that many victims themselves don’t have a clear understanding of what is rape and what isn’t. This begs the question;

What is rape?

Rape is a form of sexual assault where a person has forced sexual intercourse with a victim without their consent. According to the Violence against Persons' Prohibition (VAPP) Act, the definition of rape has expanded to: "Rape is non-consensual penetration of a person's vagina, anus, mouth or body parts with an object or penis or other body part". Also worthy of note is that the legal definition differs from state to state.

But what about sexual assault?

While rape is a form of sexual assault, it is much broader. Sexual assault in the simplest terms, is the non-consensual contact that does not include penetration. Examples of sexual assault are: attempted rape, unwanted kissing, unwanted fondling, and unwanted touching of the genitalia, buttocks and breasts.

So whether it is Yaba Market boys pulling the hands of passing girls, and touching them, in the name of getting them to buy whatever cloth it is they are selling. Whether it is a lecturer groping a girl in his office. Whether it is fondling her without her consent. Whether it is a guy pressing groping a girl in a concert. This is sexual assault.

Why is rape common in tertiary schools?

Let’s go back to Steve. Steve is a regular guy. But the guys tease Steve for being soft. The other day, one of his guys teased that he liked boys. Why? Because Steve has no body count — number of girls he’s slept with.

The guys also know about Tola. They believe he’s slacking because he hasn’t even kissed her. He likes her, they know this, and they assume she has to like him too.

So when they ask him how far, and he says he’s finally slept with her, he’s the man. When he even says she wasn’t interested at first, and that he finally got her to have sex anyway, they say he’s the chairman.

Perhaps, the biggest cause of rape in Nigerian schools stems from the attitude of men towards rape and the disregard for consent. It is the sense of entitlement that makes a man feel he deserves it, and he’ll get what he deserves by any means necessary.

“What was she wearing?”

Another major contributing factor to rape is the tendency for society to blame the victim, instead of seeking justice, and punishing the rapist.

A society that blames a rape victim, for any reason at all, gives the next rapist an excuse and even motivation to commit the irreversible crime.

How can we change this?

Back to Tola. Never in her life has she felt more alone.

She blames herself for ending up in that situation. She hates that she can’t tell anyone about it. She tells her friend about what happened, and her friend is not only surprised, she’s confused. The first thing she asks throws Tola off balance completely;

“But didn’t you say you liked him?”

We need to understand that this is a matter of control. There’s a stark difference between giving, and being taken from without consent. This is what rape is a about, taking without consent.

Now, Tola hates that she told her friend. She fears telling her parents even worse. They’d probably call her a disgrace or a disappointment. So she swallows all the pain, and drowns in her own grief.

You know the worst part? She’s in the same faculty with Steve. So she sees him every other day, and he acts like everything is fine.

Rape is a crime, like armed robbery and murder. And until we treat it like a crime where the criminal is held responsible without putting the victim on trial, it’s not going anywhere.

Oluwaseun Ayodeji Osowobi, Founder of S.T.E.R (Stand To End Rape), also recommends that we as people push further for the implementation of the Sexual Harassment in Educational Institutions Prohibition Act, 2016.

Until we create a society where victims won’t feel ashamed to speak up, we shall have people living in fear for their safety, paranoia and hate.

Guaranteed.

source http://www.newssplashy.com/2018/06/the-rape-culture-what-exactly-is-going.html

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