TVC presenter, Morayo Afolabi-Brown has responded to clarify things
after her stance on preventing child abuse went viral and earned her
criticisms. Morayo, while speaking on her breakfast show, Your View,
said she doesn't allow her husband to bathe their daughter due to the
increasing rate at which fathers now sexually abuse their children.
She, however, added that she trusts her husband completely but she
wasn't taking chances. Her statement blew up and led to a debate. Some
criticized her saying she has indirectly disrespected her husband and
called him a paedophile, others reminded her that her daughter was her
husband's child too so he should be allowed to care for her. Some told
her that if she wouldn't let her husband bathe their daughter, then she
shouldn't be allowed to bathe their son. But there were those who
defended Morayo by pointing out that there are fathers who rape their
daughters and those fathers are usually trusted by their wives which is
why they were willing to leave the father alone with the daughter. They
added that abusers usually seem innocent and no woman ever wants to
believe that her husband is the type of man who would abuse their
daughters, yet it happens all the time. In the midst of the furore her
statement created, Morayo has responded to set things straight.She
started by saying:My husband is not a pedophile, he's a highly
responsible, decent man. He can never do anything to hurt any of his
children.She proceeded to add that her statement isn't about her husband
specifically but about those women whose husbands abuse their daughters
yet they bury their heads in the sand because they do not want to be
associated with the stigma.She added that children need to be taught
boundaries and how to demand that their bodies and personal spaces be
respected. She explained:Psychology has told us to teach children to
respect their personal spaces and ensure that family members don't come
too close.We need to define what is too close as a child.So, I'm glad
the conversation has started, I'm glad we're talking about it. Let us
understand that these are real life issues that are happening.Morayo
shared the video with a caption that further served to give clarity to
her point.
Listen
to Morayo's explanation in the video below. I will normally not do
this but I feel I should respond. It’s painful that people think I would
in anyway suggest that my husband is a “potential abuser”. Sad. The
truth is that the show allows us to state varied views which should be
respected and understood. So understand this, there are women who have
used their life to vouch that their husbands would never abuse their
daughters yet we see it happen. Let’s make it easy for those women to
speak up. Let’s make it easy for girls to speak up about their abusers,
even if it’s their father! @tvcconnect @kemiolunloyo @tmospeaks
@opes_world @lindaikejiblog @mariamlonge @beeceeugboh @yenikuti
@mobolajiolawuyi @omokheowa @tmospeaks @akashatnymat @yourviewtvc
@oluwaloninyo @dammyolaiyaA post shared by Morayo Afolabi-Brown
(@morayobrown) on Dec 5, 2018 at 8:05am PST
