Double Standards

Poor Omar​ made romantic advances to a rich man’s daughter – a typical boys’ thing. He got busted and accused of harassment. His parents begged the rich man for clemency, but he refused because he wanted to set an example. Now his own son is said to have raped a juvenile girl, but cannot be caused to suffer any detriment because that’s not his ambition, and besides he's rich enough to buy off the crime.

A poor young lady was engaged in sexual activity with some guy for payment, and perhaps as her only remaining option, because this guy wouldn’t have the decency to help out if she refuses to give what she has in return. Now shit has become known, and society is letting the guy off the hook and treating the lady as if she’s a slut or whore.

If a guy controls a group of call girls or arranges clients for girls, taking a percentage of their earnings in return, he’ll be called an Muthaf**kin pimp, but a certain parent can encourage or arrange rich boyfriends and sugar-daddies for her beautiful daughter, receiving gifts from left, right and centre, and society will consciously let that pass because she’s enjoying the fruits of her labour.

Lamin takes his native girlfriend home and sits her in the open, giving no space for romance between them, but in the end he’s not only frowned at, but scolded as if what he did was the pits of contempt. However, his brother can come home with his variety of older foreign women of easy virtue, and will not only be afforded a hero’s welcome, but the entire household will be at his service, helping in whatever way to fortify the good time.

Lack of purpose is what they say if broke ass boys hangout to drink Attaya, get stoned, meditate, burn up prejudice and talk about ways and means of getting out of the slum, but it’s perfectly OK for young urban professionals who were perhaps educated with moneys stolen from the poor, to chill out at some pub, do drugs and drink twenty-ten bottles of brandy or whiskey every night, because they’re living the life.

Next up on society’s double standards is how quick we’re at damning blue-collared thieves to agony, but can't praise white-collared thieves enough.