I was listening to the radio this morning, as usual, in the morning traffic, radio channel switching because more often than not, the stuff that comes on is complete and utter crap. It bewilders me that for a less than 10km drive, it will take me fucken half an hour to get to uni. Anyway I chanced upon the morning show of the country’s “number one” music station. I shan’t mention the name because it’s pretty darn obvious which station it is, and I don’t want to contribute to their numbers game.

They have a ‘problem solving’ segment on every morning to help listeners solve problems they should handle themselves in their private sphere instead of making public and allowing the entire country to be part of their problem, but hey, who am I to make judgment calls.

The problem this morning was that of a 19 year-old chap who, four years ago, hit his girlfriend when they were in a park and she did not want to take him back (this was as they were breaking up). He “lost his cool” and hit her; this led to a showdown of sorts between the girls’ father and the lad where fisticuffs were hinted at.

What irks me, is that the deejays were all “aww, dude, it’s so awesome that you’re apologising”. Could they be more ass-licky! Damn right the guy should apologise; what’s taken him so long?! They were quick to demonise the girl and her father, as the girl refused to answer the calls of the abuser and the radio deejays. They made it seem as if she were the one who had done wrong by not wanting to accept his apology.

My God, this inflamed me so.

It is precisely this mentality that abuse against women is ok, because you know, the guy lost his cool, it happens to everyone, right? Sure, I can accept that, but what I cannot accept is the physical abuse.

Violence against women in any way, shape or form should not be tolerated especially when one is old enough to wipe one’s bottom and is of age of reason. Don’t condone any form of violence, saying the person was ’still young’ when it happened; 15 year-olds are already having sex for crying out loud! If a person is old enough to have sex, how can they then be too young?

It just made my blood boil that such behaviour can be lauded, nay, celebrated, on live national radio.

Grr.

I am going to stomp off to my Writing class now and write angry angry pieces.