Ntsiki hits back at Maine’s ‘greasy panty’ comments
Newly elected leader of the ANC Youth League (ANCYL) Collen Maine and poet Ntsiki Mazwai have been at each others' throats over the issue of gender representation in the newly elected leadership of the ANC Youth League.
This follows her backlash at Fikile Mbalula over the same issue, which Mbalula didn’t take well. He then allegedly made a few comments about Ntsiki in the media, which she saw and responded on Twitter.
In support of Mbalula, Maine could not hold back, he allegedly followed in Mbalula’s steps and made a few comments himself. The one comment that grabbed Ntsiki’s attention was directed at her hygiene. Maine allegedly said “Ntsiki is a greasy panty”.
In her response, Ntsiki posted on her blog and addressed Maine’s comments. First she disputes the claims made by the ANC that the organisation has always been on the forefront of the struggle to liberate women. She says: “First of all, your response does not speak to women’s liberation. Your response is about destroying a woman. Is that a new version of women’s liberation?”
She then addresses the picture that has been circulating, showing young women wearing only underwear written ‘ANCYL’, questioning how that serves as a liberation of women.
Ntsiki further questions the silence of the ANC Women’s League over the same comments he made.
She writes:
“Is it the kind of women’s lib which silences women and sexualises female bodies?
“Your women’s liberation has ONE woman in the top five of your league. Ha ha ha.
“Your women’s liberation has young ladies in panties.”
“Your women’s liberation, in 100yr of ANC has never seen a female president.”
“Your women’s liberation calls women ‘greasy panties’.”
Share your thoughts, was Maine right in calling Ntsiki a greasy panty? Is Ntsiki’s response appropriate?
