Zimbabwe Women Raping Men, Harvesting Their Sperms

$corp · Mar 23, 2012

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/new...sperm-hunters-picking-up-male-travellers.html

Zimbabwe 'sperm hunters' picking up male travellers
Gangs of women in Zimbabwe have been picking up male travellers to have sexual intercourse and harvest their sperm, according to reports.

Susan Dhliwayo claims she pulled her car over recently to pick up a group of male hitchhikers and they refused to get in, because they feared they were going to be raped.
"Now, men fear women. They said: 'we can't go with you because we don't trust you'," 19-year-old Miss Dhliwayo recounted.

Local media have reported victims of the highway prowlers being drugged, subdued at gun or knife point – even with a live snake in one case – given a sexual stimulant and forced into repeated sex before being dumped on the roadside.
The sperm hunters first surfaced in the local press in 2009 but police have only arrested three women, found with a plastic bag of 31 used condoms in October. The attacks have continued since they were nabbed for allegedly violating 17 men.

"We do not have the exact number of confirmed cases," said national police spokesman Wayne Bvudzijena.

"These cases occurred mostly when the victims were hitchhiking and boarded private vehicles. We encourage people to use public transport."

The sperm's exact use is not clear but is thought to be intended for "juju" or traditional rituals to bring luck – anything from enhancing good fortune, boosting business or preventing a criminal from being detected.
It is also not known why the semen is taken forcibly from strangers.

"It's really an issue which is mind boggling," said University of Zimbabwe sociologist Watch Ruparanganda, who believes it is a lucrative business. "It's quite a big mystery. Obviously we know (it is) being used for rituals."
Ruparanganda said he was astonished to discover seven years ago that semen appeared to have become a tradable commodity, while doing research for his doctoral thesis among Harare street youth who told him that businessmen would take them to hotels, give them new clothes and ply them with booze.

They were then told to pick a prostitute and to hand over the used condom after sex.

"It just shows there's some big racket somewhere, some big guys driving everything, but they are in the background and using these ladies," said Ruparanganda.

The Zimbabwe National Traditional Healers Association criticised the practice.

"We believe that this is a form of witchcraft. So we are totally against the idea," said spokesman George Kandiyero.
"It has really frightened people," he said. "It has really brought in a bit of shock because normally it was the other way round, normally we know of men raping women, not women raping men."

A Zimbabwean women's rights group has criticised the spotlight shifting to male rape victims, and paid for a newspaper advert to deplore that violence against women in the country is not met with the same degree of shock.
The three women linked to the case, meanwhile, have stirred much attention and public anger. Audiences pack into the dreary courtrooms each time they appear in the dock, and one of their lawyers said they have received death threats.

No law in Zimbabwe criminalises rape by women so the trio, arrested with one man, face 17 counts of aggravated indecent assault, though no trial date has as yet been set.

Dumisani Mthombeni, a lawyer for two of the women and the man, complained that five months after their arrest, prosecutors have yet to produce DNA test results, a charge sheet or witness statements but nonetheless have "paraded (the women) on national television as female rapists".

"We have not been given anything – nothing," Mthombeni said. "We believe they don't want us to go to trial because they arrested the wrong people."

The case has triggered a mix of shock, intrigue and humour – such as one newspaper cartoon showing a nude hitchhiker hoping to be picked up by a female driver – but also fear among some men.

"Of course we are scared," said a 26-year-old hitchhiker on a highway south of Harare, adding he would not get into a car driven by a woman.

"Even if she's old, we can't."
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Hooray for women's lib in Zimbabwe! Now women are also equal opportunity rapers.

I bet you Peter North would be worth his weight in gold!

oldfella1962 · Mar 23, 2012

I HATE when that happens to me!

Anyway, this reeks of "urban legend". I want MythBusters to cover this, with Kari harvesting my sperm.

Baba · Mar 23, 2012

Liz Lemon writes Mythbusters fan fiction remember that Oldfella.

Uncle Albert · Mar 23, 2012

Local media have reported victims of the highway prowlers being drugged, subdued at gun or knife point – even with a live snake in one case – given a sexual stimulant and forced into repeated sex before being dumped on the roadside.
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Sounds like a helluva weekend.

Captain J · Mar 23, 2012

Why do I get the feeling these women are 4 ton behemoths that have sweat and ancient sandwiches stuck in folds of fat that have not seen light of day, soap or water for decades?

Dr. Krieg · Mar 23, 2012

Africa is a fucking weird place.

Nautica · Mar 23, 2012

In related news, vacation bookings to Zimbabwe are up by nearly 400%. Reports indicate that the increase is made up exclusively of men.

Diacanu · Mar 23, 2012

The plural of "sperm", is still "sperm".

Muad Dib · Mar 23, 2012

Diacanu said: ↑

The plural of "sperm", is still "sperm".

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"Sperms" sounds more Wrodforgish.

Shakes · Mar 23, 2012

victim?

Im just saying...

ed629 · Mar 23, 2012

"It's really an issue which is mind boggling," said University of Zimbabwe sociologist Watch Ruparanganda, who believes it is a lucrative business. "It's quite a big mystery. Obviously we know (it is) being used for rituals."
Ruparanganda said he was astonished to discover seven years ago that semen appeared to have become a tradable commodity, while doing research for his doctoral thesis among Harare street youth who told him that businessmen would take them to hotels, give them new clothes and ply them with booze.

They were then told to pick a prostitute and to hand over the used condom after sex.

"It just shows there's some big racket somewhere, some big guys driving everything, but they are in the background and using these ladies," said Ruparanganda.

The Zimbabwe National Traditional Healers Association criticised the practice.
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This is one of the first pics that came up when I did a google search for "Zimbabwe Prostitute"

There were many more donkey pics a little further down.

Captain X · Mar 23, 2012

Shakes said: ↑

victim?

Im just saying...

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Yeah, 'cause rape is okay when it's female on male...

Marso · Mar 24, 2012

Ted would have loved this...nevermind.

Dinner · Mar 24, 2012

Honestly, it sounds like sensationalist reporting rather than a factual examination of any actual trend. "Men! Young women will force you to have sex with them over, and over, and over again!"

Jenee · Mar 24, 2012

Captain J said: ↑

Why do I get the feeling these women are 4 ton behemoths that have sweat and ancient sandwiches stuck in folds of fat that have not seen light of day, soap or water for decades?
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Cuz men who rape women are often clean, handsome and trim Adonises (Adonii?)

Marso · Mar 24, 2012

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