Is The Gaborone Mayor A Rapist? - Rape, "A Recurring Nightmare"

It communicates clearly who matters and who is disposable. Those who matter are not afraid of being raped because they have not been taught to fear sexual assault. They have been taught safety.  Rape is the communication of patriarchal power, reigning in, enforcing submission and punishing defiance. It is an extreme act of aggression and of power, always gendered and enacted against the feminine.”

I’ll start here. I believe her. No, I wasn’t there. I don’t know neither the woman nor the Mayor in their personal capacities. I know nothing about the Mayor’s sexual history, either, besides that he thinks men who get blow jobs are incapable of rape.