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Ledgers of femicide: Why SA men think they’re the exception
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Many South African men insist they’re ‘fine’ while seven women in the country are killed daily. But personal exceptions cannot erase the evidence: femicide demands an honest audit of masculinity, complicity — and silence, too.
- Many South African men insist they’re ‘fine’ while seven women in the country are killed daily. But personal exceptions cannot erase the evidence: femicide demands an honest audit of masculinity, complicity — and silence, too.
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- Ledgers of femicide: Why SA men think they’re the exception
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- Left: Many South African men insist they’re ‘fine’ while seven women in the country are killed daily. But personal exceptions cannot erase the evidence: femicide demands an honest audit of masculinity, complicity — and silence, too.
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