Tunisian talk-show suspended after host suggests pregnant girl's abuser should marry her

[GordonZombie]

[URL="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-37731871"]Source.[/URL]

[QUOTE]A popular Tunisian talk show has been suspended after its presenter appeared to tell a young female guest to marry the man she accuses of raping her, and suggested she was to blame.

The girl, named Hajar, said she had been sexually abused by three different members of her family since the age of 14.

Often crying, she also said she was eight months pregnant by one of her abusers.It emerged during her appearance on Ala Chebbi's show Andi Mankolek, or I've Got Something to Tell You, that poverty had forced her to give up school aged 14 to work on the family farm.

She also said that her father was frequently absent because of work, and that her relationship with him and her stepmother was poor.

Hajar's elder brother, Allala, who appeared alongside her on the show earlier this month, said he had approached the show out of despair after her father, ashamed at her pregnancy, had kicked her out of the family home.

Although Tunisia is seen as relatively progressive on social matters among Muslim-majority countries, traditional attitudes are still widespread, and pregnancy before marriage is regarded by some as a matter of shame, regardless of the cause.

When Hajar's father joined the programme, Chebbi suggested to him that "whoever did it should marry her to close the case" and "contain the situation".

He asked Hajar who the father is, and she told him that she was not sure, but suspects the brother of her stepmother.

Told by her brother that all three alleged abusers were married, Chebbi added that "at least, he can recognise his child and give him his name". He then chided her for not reporting any of her abusers, and urged her to ask her father for forgiveness for being pregnant without being married. "Admit that you are at fault," he added.[/QUOTE]

Conservative attitudes such as this need to die off or otherwise be dragged kicking and screaming to the grave. This is the kind of thing that SJWs should be flipping their shit over, but no they'd probably shit their pants if confronted with any of this.

[GordonZombie]

[QUOTE=PrusseLusken;51268636]you posted the wrong source link.

[url]http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-37731871[/url][/QUOTE]

Thanks.

[Da Space Core]

Good thing he was suspended, at least someone there has some morals.

This attitude of "its your fault if you get pregnant from rape" needs to die. I have seen families here in the us with that mentality, it's horrible

[Zonesylvania]

Get owned you piece of shit. Attitudes like this need to take a dirt nap for good.

[Vlevs]

Holy shit, how low can you take victim-blaming. Someone goes through that and is then humiliated on television. Good thing this garbage is no longer on air.

[TheBloodyNine]

Tunisia is the one that actually came out of Arab Spring in a good way. Glad to hear stuff like this is happening.

[theevilldeadII]

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