Cape Town – South African former finance minister Tito Mboweni has sparked debate on social media after he shared a picture of a woman kneeling in front of a man with a bowl of water so he can wash his hands before eating a meal.
“Should we continue with this “cultural” approach? Does not look right!! I submit,” Mboweni captioned the picture.
Should we continue with this “cultural” approach? Does not look right!! I submit. pic.twitter.com/yCOUKXg85L
— Tito Mboweni (@tito_mboweni) January 3, 2022
The post sparked different opinions, with some social media users saying that the culture should be preserved whilst others took a more modern approach, saying things like that should be scrapped out in 2022.
Mboweni later came back to share yet another thought on the debate and said that people should be left to decide on their own if they want to practice their culture or not.
“Never be judgemental about people’s cultures. Let them decide for themselves. But hey Presto, nothing is stagnant except stagnation itself. Things change with the times! ‘Nothing is stable except stability itself’. Be your own judge!,” Mboweni wrote in a tweet.
Never be judgemental about people’s cultures. Let them decide for themselves. But hey Presto, nothing is stagnant except stagnation itself. Things change with the times! ‘Nothing is stable except stability itself’. Be your own judge!
— Tito Mboweni (@tito_mboweni) January 3, 2022
Take a look at some of the Twitter reactions below:
It is very important to understand differences in relationship dynamics, and follow yours. https://t.co/cfdKDxnSJA
— Fortune Glen (@Munwanati_Guyu) January 4, 2022
Nothing wrong with this… ever, unless she’s forced to. https://t.co/fYtaeWQBaz
— YouTube: Nomaswazi 11 (@Nomaswazi_11) January 4, 2022
Mntomdala which culture is this don’t tell lies.
Yintoni le eniphezu kwayo. When you take izinto zesintu ongazaziyo and tweet in English and say it’s culture.
Ukuthoba (submit) means intliziyo izenzo that is loyal to bring peace to the home. This is done to an equally loving https://t.co/ofvwdqMPWX
— Boniswa (@Boniswa63207956) January 4, 2022
There are honestly better things to do with your wife than have them bring you a waskom when there are taps in the house https://t.co/5ivoKWoC5I
— Azanian (@missso01) January 3, 2022
To a man who plays their role perfectly as a man, I don’t think it would be wrong ? https://t.co/UXkBcn0C9n
— Chris Linford (@ChrisLinfordE) January 3, 2022
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Compiled by Sinothando Siyolo
