Just when you think things can't get any worse, this week's episode of Mnakwethu featured a worst-case scenario for women, the stuff of nightmares.
It introduced viewers to Mhlengimali Mthembu, a man they felt didn't deserve to be married.
Not only had Mhlengimali “cheated” on his wife, but he had “impregnated” three women since they got married. When he asked Musa Mseleku and the polygamy-themed reality show to help him convince his wife to consider agreeing to polygamy, he was looking to marry a woman he had been “cheating” with, who was “pregnant”.
Viewers were speechless, with some saying they hoped a second season wasn't in the pipeline. Others called for change.
Here are some of the reactions:
#Mnakwethu lol this guy is going to introduce a pregnant side to wife and he doesn't have a voice to explain 🤔🤔 pic.twitter.com/yq31ctCxFx
— Khumbu M🇿🇦 (@King_Khumbu) March 3, 2020
Imagine! Being disrespected by a man that whispers when he speaks 🥴 #Mnakwethu pic.twitter.com/JcKwR4KhoH
— Simphiwe Kubheka (@SHE_IS_KHATHIDE) March 3, 2020
Kanti what do they teach Zulu girls to make them this submissive to the point that they even submit to nonsense? #Mnakwethu pic.twitter.com/qEEZK8pexg
— Extremely African (@premium_xh) March 3, 2020
See what happens when you keep forgiving a man for their stupid behavior 🙄🤦🏽♀️#Mnakwethu pic.twitter.com/BLcG3LyT1v
— Village Queen👑 💞 (@PrettyHlalosang) March 3, 2020
Another night of women being Oppressed in the name of polygamy #Mnakwethu pic.twitter.com/J8uJqyO6u4
— Marcia thejane (@tseepati) March 3, 2020
