Nokuthula Mavuso slams tweep over 'late marriage fears' comments

20 March 2019 - 12:07 By Chrizelda Kekana
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Nokuthula Mavuso, who plays Angelina in 'The River', has been sharing her views on various issues.
Nokuthula Mavuso, who plays Angelina in 'The River', has been sharing her views on various issues.
Image: Twitter/Nokuthula Mavuso via The River

It's no secret that Twitter is filled with people who make general, sweeping statements.

So when one tweep generalised that a woman's worst fear is "late marriage", Nokuthula Mavuso took it as a chance to educate.

The actress, who often drops pearls of wisdom on Twitter, wasn't about to let the tweep "get off" with his seemingly ignorant post.

Nokuthula went ahead and listed the top five things that are way worse than being married late.

"Let's see... 1. Being raped, 2. Being beaten or murdered by a partner, 3. Not living long enough to see one's children grow, 4. Not standing up and making one's voice heard and 5. Terminal illness… Ziningi maan (they are a lot man)," she wrote.

Nokuthula maintained that there was a long list of things women feared on a daily basis that had absolutely nothing to do with "taking up some stranger's name and the nonsense they bring".

After observing a heated conversation on her TL, where a woman's opinion was seemingly dismissed, Nokuthula also asked followers why it seemed like leaders resorted to "personal attacks" when confronted by a woman.

"Why are some so-called leaders so quick to dismiss individuals who ask questions? They quickly resort to personal attacks rather than give straight answers. Especially if it's a woman asking a man questions," she asked.

Nokuthula added that it looked like these "leaders" were full of themselves. 


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