Notice how Lisende who’s Thandeka ‘s “ rivalry “ barely engages in stan wars and trolling but the woman that Thando pays no attention too is always at the forefront 😂😂😂😂
Mind you, she included herself unprovoked in this discourse, nobody was ever talking to her or included her. She volunteered to be humiliated on her own.
Talk about self sabotage 😭
And now, remarkably, the conversation has shifted from the man’s documented conduct to interrogating the woman who dares to question it.
I only became aware of the incident after leaving the house. But even if I had known earlier, since when does the timing of a woman’s objection determine the seriousness of a man’s conduct?
How fascinating, and frankly frightening, that in a discussion about gender-based violence, some people’s first instinct is not to examine the behaviour in question, but to scrutinise the woman raising it.
The man becomes the subject of forgiveness. The woman becomes the subject of interrogation.
And we wonder why confronting GBV remains such an enormous challenge.
Accountability does not acquire an expiry date simply because the conversation makes people uncomfortable.
This warrants a video
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A little taste of Italy, delivered with love to the Thalians. 🇮🇹✨
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I believe in rehabilitation. But rehabilitation, forgiveness and the restoration of public influence are not synonymous. A second chance is an opportunity to demonstrate accountability, not evidence that accountability has already occurred.
What troubles me is the contrast in our moral standards. Women can face relentless character assassination for being outspoken, confrontational or simply unlikeable, while men can receive extraordinary opportunities for redemption after conduct that raises serious concerns about consent and women’s safety.
Have we become more offended by women who refuse to be agreeable than by men whose conduct warrants genuine scrutiny?
If we are serious about confronting GBV, our commitment cannot end where our entertainment preferences begin.
You can gate Thandeka Tshabalala all you want but let's be honest. Bravo B was disqualified for sexual miscommunication and he was given a second chance and he came back just to be a guy who has sex in the toilet??! Clearly this guy has a sexual problem.
Even if they gang up against her, as long as she keeps talking and doesn’t back down, She’s not someone who cowers under pressure. I don’t care about the edits fr. Only her will trend that day, and that’s exactly what I want.
#ThandekaTshabalala
Some of you have daughters, yet you’re defending Ibhinca over that conversation about having sex with intoxicated female housemates. Imagine being a parent yourself and still finding a way to defend that. The hypocrisy is disturbing.Ningcolile bafazi🤮😳
Thandeka is her!!!
We often know the entire BBN reunion before it airs through leaks and 3rd parties. MADA switched it up! She got oncamera, named names & addressed their atrocities. No middlemen, no leaks. Just straight from the horse’s mouth, unfiltered😭
#ThandekaTshabalala
I find it profoundly disturbing that I have spent much of today witnessing people defend or minimise conduct of this nature. The extent to which some are willing to rationalise it raises questions far more troubling than the incident itself.
So I ask, without fear of contradiction: How seriously are we, as a society, committed to fighting gender-based violence when our standards of accountability appear so inconsistently applied?
South Africa speaks passionately about fighting gender-based violence, yet I find myself increasingly fascinated by the leniency we afford men when their conduct raises serious questions about women’s safety.
I was his fan in that year, and I remember holding myself back from defending him, I had to ask myself where the hypocrisy comes from, I stopped supporting him from then on. Cause I am a Woman, a human before I am a big brother fan.
Everyone seems against it until it is someone they love, a friend, a relative. They’ll find every reason they can to justify what happened. The hypocrisy is holding us back.
In 2024, a reality television contestant was disqualified following a recorded conversation involving sexually inappropriate remarks about intoxicated women. The broadcaster acknowledged the seriousness of the incident. Yet he was subsequently welcomed back onto national television.
What I find particularly revealing is that recordings also exist of him confidently declaring that he would win. He did not win, but he finished in the top three.
There's just something about Thandeka that makes her stand out. She's beautiful, sharp, captivating and has a presence that's hard to ignore. The more you see of her the more you appreciate the woman she is. Truly one of a kind ❤️🥹