Alleged gender based violence perpetrators, Big Zulu and Bujy Bingwa are casted in a 3 part documentary series by MTV Shuga called 'What Makes a Man.' Outrage ensued on social media with people calling for their removal from the documentary but executive producer Ayanda Makayi explained to TshisaLIVE why they will have them on the series.
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“The fact that they are alleged perpetrators just simply took our conversation deeper. It made our conversation richer. It meant that we are now bringing people into the room that will have a bigger impact in contributing towards change.” he said.
“There are other perpetrators out there who want a voice in this conversation and if we're not going to have some that represent them in the conversation then we're not doing this conversation justice,” he told the publication.
He then added that Big Zulu is a representation of someone who is culturally rooted, “For me Big Zulu before he's an alleged perpetrator, he's a hectic representation of someone who is rooted in his tradition. For me, before he's an alleged perpetrator, he plays a pivotal part in society."
He then spoke about having Bujy as part of the team after he was accused of hitting Boity with a wine glass after an event, “With Bujy, apart from being an alleged perpetrator, he's part of a huge community that is not represented when we identify men, where we speak of a man. Just because someone's sexual orientation or preference is [different] doesn't mean they're less of a man. That person needs to come to the conversation as well.”
This documentary will include TV personality and activist Andile Gaelesiwe, rapper Maglera DoeBoy and MTV Base Culture Squad Member Uncle Vinny.
Announcing this docu series, host Ayanda said, “This has been a long time in the making and quite a personal project for me. I am incredibly proud to not only have starred in this documentary series but to have executive produced it as well. What Makes A Man won’t end the epidemic of GBV but we’re hoping this is the start of a long road ahead of uncomfortable questions and conversations. The biggest outcome for me from this entire journey has been self-reflection and I hope we evoke the same for all South Africans.”
Bujy was also part of a march again GBV and that too sparked outrage. He received backlash for taking part in the Khuzekani Madoda's 5KM Walk against GBV, so he told TshisaLive he said he wanted to stop being silent about the incident which happened between him and Boity and also educate society that not only women get abused - men too are victims of GBV.
“Joining the walk was moving the silence from me and also taking ownership of what happened. Instead of just sitting back and taking the backlash as if I'm guilty. With this walk, I wanted people to understand that also men suffer from so much abuse. I am aware that with the incident, I gave homophobes a platform to use against us,” he told the publication.
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Read more: Bujy Bikwa To Be Part Of MTV Shuga: What Makes A Man Documentary
“The fact that they are alleged perpetrators just simply took our conversation deeper. It made our conversation richer. It meant that we are now bringing people into the room that will have a bigger impact in contributing towards change.” he said.
“There are other perpetrators out there who want a voice in this conversation and if we're not going to have some that represent them in the conversation then we're not doing this conversation justice,” he told the publication.
He then added that Big Zulu is a representation of someone who is culturally rooted, “For me Big Zulu before he's an alleged perpetrator, he's a hectic representation of someone who is rooted in his tradition. For me, before he's an alleged perpetrator, he plays a pivotal part in society."
He then spoke about having Bujy as part of the team after he was accused of hitting Boity with a wine glass after an event, “With Bujy, apart from being an alleged perpetrator, he's part of a huge community that is not represented when we identify men, where we speak of a man. Just because someone's sexual orientation or preference is [different] doesn't mean they're less of a man. That person needs to come to the conversation as well.”
This documentary will include TV personality and activist Andile Gaelesiwe, rapper Maglera DoeBoy and MTV Base Culture Squad Member Uncle Vinny.
Announcing this docu series, host Ayanda said, “This has been a long time in the making and quite a personal project for me. I am incredibly proud to not only have starred in this documentary series but to have executive produced it as well. What Makes A Man won’t end the epidemic of GBV but we’re hoping this is the start of a long road ahead of uncomfortable questions and conversations. The biggest outcome for me from this entire journey has been self-reflection and I hope we evoke the same for all South Africans.”
Bujy was also part of a march again GBV and that too sparked outrage. He received backlash for taking part in the Khuzekani Madoda's 5KM Walk against GBV, so he told TshisaLive he said he wanted to stop being silent about the incident which happened between him and Boity and also educate society that not only women get abused - men too are victims of GBV.
“Joining the walk was moving the silence from me and also taking ownership of what happened. Instead of just sitting back and taking the backlash as if I'm guilty. With this walk, I wanted people to understand that also men suffer from so much abuse. I am aware that with the incident, I gave homophobes a platform to use against us,” he told the publication.
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Image credit: Instagram