Should a man accused of domestic violence be involved in a campaign against gender violence? Marie Claire South Africa editor Aspasia Karras seems to think so - and she is standing by her decision to use 5FM DJ Themba "Euphonik" Nkosi in the magazine's special "In Her Shoes" August edition.Some of the country' s top male celebrities appear in the magazine wearing tailored suits and stilettos.Nkosi's former lover, Bonang Matheba, filed criminal and domestic violence charges against him in May 2012. Several images of a badly battered Matheba circulated on social media and Nkosi was arrested.The matter went to the Randburg Magistrate's Court but Matheba withdrew the charges, saying "the matter will be resolved privately".Another of the men in the campaign, radio and television personality Gareth Cliff, came under fire in 2011 for a comment he made during an interview with a 27-year-old Aids activist.Cliff commended her for starting an organisation that cared for Aids orphans at the age of 22, adding that, in general, "22-year-old girls do nothing but lie on their backs with their legs open".Idols judge Randall Abrahams, comedian Siv Ngesi, model Maps Maponyane and singer Jimmy Nevis are among the other male celebs who have taken part in the campaign.Karras said every man involved in the campaign had been strategically chosen and Nkosi was a "perfect candidate".She said: "Of course I knew what Euphonik's history was; it was precisely because he had this shadow of domestic abuse [hanging over him] that I felt he was the perfect candidate to embody the campaign. Here is a man who has been accused of this thing and he's standing up and saying that he does not endorse it."Wits Institute for Social and Economic Research associate Lisa Vetten questioned this logic.Vetten said: "If you use men to speak about gender-based violence you have to check their track record."I'm not trying to undermine the value of raising funds but what does a man in heels do to raise awareness on gender-based violence?"This inadvertently re-enforces gender stereotypes, it's saying that women only wear high heels."Matheba posted laughing emojis on the magazine's Instagram account.Nkosi said in response: "Maybe next month they will discuss the crying wolves."His remark prompted Lize Hartley to tweet: "Mocking Bonang? He is showing victims of abuse a big middle finger. And thus, sadly, so is Marie Claire."..