Minister Betty Amongi; I Hope Those Men Are Awaiting Afghan Women Are Not Stingy

Minister Slammed For Telling Ugandan Men To ‘’Keep Off’’

Posted by: Kyeyune Andrew Jonathan in Uganda news August 19, 2021

Betty Amongi, the minister of Gender, Labour and Social Development has been slammed for a joke she made publically. She openly ‘joked’ about the Afghanistan refugee women expected in the country.

These are part of the 2000 refugees that Uganda will host.

Amongi ‘joked’ in a tweet, saying that she hopes Ugandan men who are jubilant about the coming of the Afghan women are not ‘stingy’.

‘’I have seen our Ugandan men praying for safe landing of Afghanistan refugees, and sharing various photos of ladies as below. They are promising total support and cooperation with the government this time on this project! Hope it’s not Stingy men Association,’’ the minister tweeted.

Due to this, a number of people have slammed Amongi. They said it is ‘misogynistic’ for the gender minister to objectify women, especially refugees.

‘’Uganda is (now) making headlines for being a very misogynistic country that makes jokes about the trauma of women! Refugee women in camps get sexually harassed, assaulted, trafficked… but misogynists felt objectification is a cool joke!’’ Nakayiza Safina, a feminist said.

Hillary Taylor, a Ugandan based in the USA also said the government should respect women and said the minister should apologize for her joke.

However, there are always two sides to a coin. Some Ugandans sided with Amongi and went with the flow of the tweet. Some said Ugandans love humorous situations and this was just one of those.

In her defense, Amongi replied saying she only posted according to people’s comments online.

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