Phat Joe in hot water for men are victims too comments
Phat Joe has once again come under fire after he facilitated a debate that took a wrong turn and sparked anger on social media. As the country continues to take a stand against femicide, Joe thought it would be beneficial to have a conversation around men who are also being subjected to abuse.
Even though the topic is very relevant in today’s society, listeners were upset after a man claimed that “women have too many rights”.
Instead of cutting the listener off, Phat Joe and the team continued giving him a platform.
Social media users flooded Twitter with comments about the debate with some labelling it “tone deaf
Men Can Be Victims of Abuse, Too – Are you a man in an abusive relationship?#PhatJoeAndTheFamily
@LonwaboMiso @TheRealPhatJoe @NonalaTose pic.twitter.com/E4UNuoH4si
— Radio 2000 (@Radio2000_ZA) September 11, 2019
@TheRealPhatJoe @Radio2000ZA one male caller called and said "women have too many rights"and Phat Joe continued to engage this man and have a dialogue with him like what he just said is not completely insane.Youre doing absolutely nothing for the women we are mournig,nothing!!
— Wizkid Stan Account. (@jellybaybey) September 11, 2019
Uyinene was raped and killed at the post office, Natasha was returned home with broken bones and died in ICU, Nicolas nino raped a 7 year old girl in a restaurant … @TheRealPhatJoe – "Men go through it too"
— Wizkid Stan Account. (@jellybaybey) September 11, 2019
I’m appalled at how Phat Joe managed to make it sound like men are a silenced victimized group and sometimes have no choice but to hit women in self defence. Also, what an inappropriate time to have such a conversation. https://t.co/VNl2eXGDsd
— The President (@AshleyMakgatho) September 11, 2019
When I used the word I was actually paraphrasing what Cardi B said. She used that particular word and I was chastising her for the message in her video. I did not know that the word was a no-no,” he said.
The radio personality claimed that many people still do not know what words have become offensive and brought an expert to his show to assist.
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