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Saturday, 25 January 2014

Journalist Karen Eloke Young speaks out on sexual harrassment

The former MBGN contestant turned journalist shared her bitter experience in the hands of a house owner in Lagos. It's a really sad tale and I'm sure a lot of single girls will identify with her story. See her tweets after the cut...



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Anonymous said...

Women were not meant to exist at creation, they were only put here to help men-- according to the Bible at least.

Anonymous said...

Karen can we meet and talk?

Anonymous said...

what do u expect when your sexuality is out in the open? of course people will want u! your sexuality is for your man in the bedroom, and not to be revealed on the streets of Lagos! is this so difficult for you women of today to understand?

Anonymous said...

@badoo, u r a BIG fool. I'm sure u do that to all d girls u meet. Sick pervert.

Anonymous said...

I blame both parties but blame the men more because they're the ones who puts pressure and changes the orientation of the girls. I wish a law can be implemented to curb all these nefarious activities. But wait ooo, is this not the same girl that talked about nigerian men not good @ giving head?? Some girls and misplaced priorities.

ICY

AnnMarie said...

she's a strong woman indeed

Anonymous said...

Like my brother says when I complain that someone bleached her skin: 'Nothing dey there, make-up, bleaching, plastic surgery- all na the same. All of una wan fine, so if you dey do or appreciate one, nor complain about the other.' If she bleached her skin so what? So, that makes her a candidate for sexual harassment? When you rebuff such behaviour from men, instead of being ashamed and remorseful, they say you behave like a kid. Even if the girl is a renowned runs girl won't you ask her first and discuss the price instead of forcing yourself on her? Are you a rapist? Uncultured animal? No self-respect?

Anonymous said...

Judging by some comments here, who neva marry na die for am o, even if na virgin wen neva fit see man wen go gree court am without tasting dat thing first. She should go and get married. Such ignorant talk! If you are a woman saying this, the fact that you are 'lucky' being married should not make you forget the realities of life- for some people, it will take a longer time, for others, well.....That doesn't make them disgusting or half beings to be trampled on. Bury your head in sand and pretend all is well with the world.

Anonymous said...

I just tire for this girl and the unilateral pattern/ bias of all the comments on here. Look Karen or whatever ur name is, I just read ur rant on twitter and what rubbish.. I do not condone any form of harassment but my question is: Why did u go back to the guy's house if he pounced on you the first time? I thought u commissioned an agent for the leg-work, why the private meetings? And why were u surprised he gave u ur cheque and said he would prefer a married couple? I thought u would have been glad? Look, I'm no male chauvinist but it is girls like u with occupation: Bitchery, who go about manipulating and baiting men for money and favors yet cry foul when shit happens. Ashewo oshi.. Sweetheart, u are superior to men who think out of their pants like urself ok? So don't come on social media with ur bullshit.

Anonymous said...

PELE! I had to manage to read your tweets cos alot of things I couldn't read straight. But, GOD is your strength....Just stay focused..

Anonymous said...

Saying because she bleached her skin and displayed her boobs give men the right to sexually assault her is like saying that because because Mr. Biggs displayed its fried rice and chicken in its fastfood joint, give you the right to jump over the counter and start eating their food. Does that justify stealing? No wonder Nigeria is corrupt. Stone age men. Its her body, she can dress it the way she deems fit. its not your business.

Anonymous said...

So when a thief steals your car on the expressway, its ok because he claims, "You should have parked it at home, why did you bring it out to show off on the expressway, why didn't you take a bus?
Men please think before you bring women down, you have sisters and mothers and daughters.
Nothing justifies trying to rape a woman.

PrettyGurl said...

Karen, I am sorry you had to go through such inhumane treatment. When I was in Nigeria, I went shopping for some clothes. I was in my first year in UNILAG. After looking at the top. I decided not to buy. Can you believe, the male store owner grabbed me and wouldn't let me leave. I said excuse me, what are you doing? He said I must buy the item. It was just us two in the store. I managed to drag myself out of the store and the people outside started to gather. Finally, one elderly woman asked what I stole and the guy said I refused to buy an item. That was when all the women yelled at him to let me go. I considered myself lucky. What if he lied and said I was trying to steal. I would have been lynched. An innocent woman mistaken for a thief and killed. This happened almost 11 years ago and I have lived with it. Waiting for the day I get revenge on that heifer. One day!

Erd3y3s said...

Karen you are right. I am a guy and it beats my imagination how a mentally sound person would make a sexual advance on a lady with a pre-consent ? At a time it seemed that the Nigerian society is largely mad. Or how do you qualify a society where abhorrent conducts has become a norm? Where even your kindred see you as an abnormal individual because you did not loot the treasury where you where made a public servant. The truth is that as dire as the situation maybe that are still lots of decent people. Woman are not the weaker sex, its a societial maldefinition. Okonjo iweala is not a man. Ezekwesili, Otteh, and a host of other. Today women are taking pivot roles in financial affairs of the home. My boss in the office is a woman, and I tell while in her presence nothing sexual can cross your mind how much more making a grab! This brings me back to a cliché that people address you the way you present yourself. Just 2 weeks ago Karen write on this blog that she needs a real man to **** her hard (word too explicit for me to use). People read blogs. They may not comment but they read. What has happened is unfortunate but one need to present oneself the way one needs to be perceived and be consistent about it. The short of this long story is that "We have the power to determine and address what happens to us".

Anonymous said...

So if I see a man walking around with no shirt or his pants are hanging a little lower that I can see the beginning of his obliques or groin muscles which lead to his package, I'm allowed to just go up and grab his pecks or yank his cock. Yay! Thanks for letting me know cos I was under the impression that putting your hands on anyone without their permission especially in a sexual manner is a violation of their person. Period! Seriously??! When I hear men use a woman's 'exposure' as an excuse for sexual harassment, I think they should just be remanded to cages or banished to the jungle! ANIMALS! *big hiss*

Anonymous said...

Awwww. Bitter that Temisan didn't give you any? Eyah. Sorry that you have descended from a line of unachieving females who use their vaginas to get what they want and are 'tools'. As for the real women out there who are excelling in their various fields and discovering the power they have to make change, let's keep striving sisters. Change will come. Bless!

Anonymous said...

Enough of all this talk! If women want to start going naked all the way, it's their business. They should face the music when it beats and stop making nasty noises about the fire they started and are enjoying. Men too, who are unduly moved by those indecency should think themselves no less than animals that move by instincts. Either way, kudos to all decent people and people who think and act decently. God's blessings!!!

Anonymous said...

@Nkiruka 8:59. You should stop lying! How could you say you lecture with that type of English? I really doubt all you said. Your grammar is bad. I'm made to think too that if you own a car, you should check how you made it. *justforyournote*

Anonymous said...

When I go on Facebook and see the skimpy clothes that girls want everyone to see them put on; I also read comments that tell them they are "Sexy." Why do they respond to say "thank you." May be I don't yet understand the meaning of being sexy. Girls, stop this noise, let's face issues not you and your distractions!

Anonymous said...

Karen I'm laughing my ass off, u don't even leave ur house during the day coz ur avoiding sunburn so please where do u work ? What paper do u write for ? What columns have u written ? Ur a self acclaimed journalist ... Ben okoye bought u ur car n paid ur 1004 rent , Bukar paid ur service charge .. Now dat u ve been dumped ur trying to move to a cheaper place. People know ur story , ur a drug addict , a bisexual and a bonafide runs girl and it's all about who can pay for your services... Did I forget to state that you are very insecure and the only way you validate yourself is by trying hard to be a sex symbol ! Now you are screaming sexual harassment when your the one that harasses the men with your come on signs..,abeg take several seats before u r further exposed .

Anonymous said...

I can completely relate to this. I am a single lady in my mid twenties with a good job. Financially am very comfortable but still I overheard 2 guys talking about me somewhere in the past where they referred to me as a "high-class" runs girl. I just smh for the male folk

Anonymous said...

I see a lot of ignorant comments on here and I just want to b***h slap the hell out of some of you on here. How about you wait till all you ignorant women and men have daughters, watch them grow and get sexually harassed by men and then you can tell them that its because they use bleaching cream or it because they dress inappropriately or maybe it because of the fact that they went to UNIBEN or UNILAG. Keep making excuses for men and reinforcing the gender stereotypes that exists in our society and then tomorrow you wonder why your daughter got sexually molested by her uncle or boss. It's a damn shame that some women (like Karen) and men alike I fighting to promote gender equality by mainstreaming gender and some of you subservient goats are putting the blame of sexual harassment on women.

adediana said...

its only in Nigeria men will blame sexual harrasment and rape on the woman and some foolish dirty girls have the odacity to agree am reading some comments here and am so disgusted i have to sign out....if a girl stands on the road stack naked it is not a justification to sexually abuse her u have to be mentally retarded to think it is.....I live in London i dare you come try am here na ur dick u go chop for lunch inside prison.....hisssss ass wipes!

adediana said...

Yet we say the western world ain't cultured we Africans are the cultured ones yet i Must say Nigerians are the most promiscuous set of people to ever exist they are just born hypocrites who would rape and abuse a girl and still justify it and yet we call God more than any other country! Anyone reading this if you have ever abused anyone i beg you go and repent cause you are a dirty loser! only a man with low self esteem and a pervert will have to use force!

Anonymous said...

He is a very big large fool

Christina typearls said...

I totally agree with you Karen, even if other girls gives us bad names with their desperate moves and behaving like "money cant stay for their hands too long" types, the men should make better informed decisions and always seek a woman's consent before jumping to conclusion she means yes, when she's screaming no.At work,men ask you to join them ,if you cant beat them or face obstructions and angry dispositions all the time. This injustice against womanhood has to stop.

Anonymous said...

I had the same experience, the stupid yeye useless excuse of a man tried the same thing after I gave him my rent and the becos I turned him down, the fool said he doesn't want me to stay there. I had to take him to the police, becos it was a breach of contract. It was just a mess. Naija men feel intimidated by successful women, that's why they call us whores or runs girl. The comments hve seen here is just shameful. Even Linda has to defend herself frm time to time, becos useless pple keep calling her all sorts of names. Its just shameful. We women need to fight for ourselves, enuf of the insults! Tobe

Anonymous said...

The foolish people that say stop exposing your body? That is the biggest BS I have heard. Is the man an animal that he cannot control himself? Nigerians alway make excuses for rubbish. It's sad that some women with low self esteem will say shit, like this as well. And this Badoo of Toronto, you write some of the daftests comments. What a fool

Anonymous said...

Anonymous 7:34pm u are very stupid. So if a babe is not married you won't take her seriously and if not for the western world would u be able to comment on Lindas blog? Does the western world also encourage men to pounce on a woman at the sight of breasts? Fool! Dress well? So if a babe is half naked a man has the right to pounce on her. You are stupid

Anonymous said...

Badoo of Toronto ma anus.....guy u b fool...Ewu Gambia, go n grab boobs d day u'll see an open one. amadioha will rip ur head off. Idiat of life.

Anonymous said...

Dis onyinye geh nah fool

Anonymous said...

Miss Jade said... keep opening ur breast like dat and dey will keep harassing u!

chukwudi ubah said...

so women rights is now as grave as apartheid??.. she sounds like a retard his likely her sex column... very soon maheeda and afrocandy will also start talking bout sexual harassment. mtchew...
men and women can never be equal... that's the bitter truth and I support the course but not the lady *goes bacback to sleep*

Anonymous said...

Ms karen eh i feel ur pain. U kw probably d where u dressed dat day might ve attracted d man. So next tym watch what u wear. If na me u come show those ur sugar tits I for collect my share. So dont blame d men most times it u ladies dat push us to demand for wat u show us. So vex package well next..

Anonymous said...

*yawns

Anonymous said...

when she said America is great I stopped reading, every country has its flows and America is just older than Nigeria so they know exactly how to hide their flows. Oppression and economic struggles are overlooked and disguised by the "Government aids". Rape is way higher here than in Nigeria; financial control is well structured, corruption is on a much grander scale. Only difference is Nigerians do all the evil with no remorse or discretion.

Anonymous said...

A fool for life...its possible he is d type dat sleeps with anything female like his mom, sisters, she-goats, female rats etc

Anonymous said...

so sad but God will arise for us. i am facing the same thing o. not getting a house cos im not married. one woman who has the type of accomodation i'm looking for simply said, "i'm still enjoying my marriage o, i cant give you my house, i thought you were married. infact i dont just want a married coupled, they must have kids". you would think this woman was never a single lady. i no blame am, as God no make am say, make them de carry house waka na, sebi i for carry room and palour for my papa house bring for this lasgidi

Aby said...

May I ask what she did when the man grabbed her boobs? It is very disheartening to know she was just persuading him.

I, Abiola, would have made sure i gave him a mark that would not made him forget me for the rest of his miserable life.

This is a matter of ranting, it's a matter of action, biko........

Anonymous said...

Olaleye Adisa please try to get a brain.

Anonymous said...

I wouldn't let my child model myself after u either Mr or Ms Anonymous Coward! Pls don't comment if you are stupid.

Anonymous said...

Pls don't be such an idiot! What has white men licking her pussy got to do with this serious matter at hand. Are u somewhat retarded??

Anonymous said...

You are a retard! Go & rape a cockroach because you are an animal.

Anonymous said...

Retard alert! Yes you "emi noni" are a retard.

Anonymous said...

It's spelt "decent". Pls don't assault us with your irritating typos. Oh yeah, you are a RETARD!

Anonymous said...

Shut up or get a brain before speaking Mr Retard Anonymous. Cheers

Anonymous said...

You are a male whore, your sisters are whores! So is your mother! Your daughters will be called harlots. #That'sAllRetard

Anonymous said...

Are you a fool? We're you dropped on your head as a child? Please if you cannot speak with sense then keep quiet where sensible discussions are going on. In the interim, develop gumption if you can Bloody retard.

Anonymous said...

She's upset let her talk. Talk your own too & fight her corner so she won't have to resort to fighting this kind of battle.

Anonymous said...

Anon 4:18pm, may you suffer sexual harassment! Bloody retard.

Anonymous said...

Shut up! Who made you the judge of "inappropriate" or "appropriate" dressing? Pls go meet with your fellow retards and discuss how to develop brains.

Anonymous said...

Joke harry you are a waste of space & time. God help the earth from retards like you, bloody coward.

Anonymous said...

Look at this wash of a ditz calling people retard, WE HAVE YOUR GIST . Idiot. Using fake story for sympathy cards and homelessness excuses. All the bleach can never wash away your dirt booboo journalista ti o wonu .

The guy was even doing you a favor grabbing your throwey body parts. No be ya familik dey live for outerskirts egbeda, cant even pronounce the place sef. I guess you forgotten the days of begging for garri. Beitch Betta Behave!

Anonymous said...

Honestly you shouldn't respond to people like this, they got the porous end of the gene pool. Whatever IT is.

Anonymous said...

Haha he's obviously seeking attention. Tell me anon 2:44 if someone randomly touched your mom's boobs, would you just sit there and act like it's a normal phase in woman's life?

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