A successful communication stunt? Either way, if that’s the case, it seems like a successful bet. The collective of feminists from Senegal has indeed succeeded in attracting the attention of Internet users. In a post published on the social network on December 16 at 12:53 p.m., the collective announced the organization of a sit-in, entitled Freedom Day, whose dress code is: “naked”. This sit-in, titled “Taatou Nene” in Wolof, is planned for December 31, 2024, and aims to protest against rape culture, to demand the application of the Maputo Protocol and to demand peace. However, the location remains to be confirmed.
An initiative which did not fail to provoke reactions. An Internet user named Mustafa denounced the importation of a culture. “Western culture imported to be heard in Senegal? These are the consequences when we depend on funding from NGOs like Oxfam, etc. We will not accept pornography in Senegal. You can do it at home. Boulein oum suñu réew. We are going to fight this Maputo Protocol. »
Fatoumata Traoré reacted as follows: “You want to import the #MeToo movement to Senegal? If you want to deprave yourself, you can go to Western countries, we will not detain you. Instead of fighting for real feminist causes, you discredit yourself with such actions! »
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