Public urged to support 1 000 Women Trust petition to ban a rape video game
Corporates and citizens have been urged to support legislation against video games that promote violence against women.
There has been growing outrage and support for legislation to ban any type of video game that purports and promotes violence against women.Â
This is after the creation of a controversial online video game ‘Rape Day’. The developers still plan to release the game in late 2019 despite the widespread condemnation.
One of the biggest direct selling companies in South Africa, Avon, has publicly come out to support the 1 000 Women Trust petition to ban the availability of such games.
Katlego Modipane, a senior public relation and corporate affairs specialist for Avon said, “We fully support the tireless work of the 1 000 Women Trust in raising awareness of violence against women and respectfully challenge all South Africans, as well as other responsible companies, to support and share the petition with their respective communities to enact real legislative change.”
Twitter users shared their disbelief of how the game can be developed in our society:
https://twitter.com/celinesky7/status/1109503658759208960
Rape isn’t a hobby, it isn’t funny, it is not a game. Rape destroys the lives of victims/survivors. There is no ‘normal life’ after rape; there is only the desperate life-long struggle to try not to let it crush you & ruin your entire life. This struggle is a daily thing. https://t.co/GhD85VoS4u
— Ms Miranda (@miranda_maybe) March 19, 2019
RAPE IS NOT A GAME https://t.co/xWl3eCXX6O
— #1000Women1Voice (@1000WomenSA) March 19, 2019
Modipane said we can not give any type of platform that will glorify violence against women because rape actually exists in the world and it is not a game.
Thina Thiart of the 1 000 Women Trust said the petition will be handed to a number of influential players such as the Department of Women in the Presidency and the United Nations (UN), “The issue of rape is not a game and, with statistics revealing that an estimated 40 per cent of South African women will be raped in their lifetime, this sort of platform will not only further contribute to the societal problem, but also drive desensitisation among youth.”
To lend your support, sign the petition here
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