Monday, April 27, 2009

Sick Love

She only asks a question;
He slaps her for an answer;
She holds where it hurts;
She apologises! They hug each other!
She apologised? Huh?

12 comments:

  1. Deep. Made me think. You have the skill of saying so much with so few words.

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  2. Yeah, I chanced upon a Ghanaian movie or series (not sure what it was) on tv with an ending exactly like that! I was so disgusted I turned the tv off! Hindsight, I think I should have written to the producer!

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  3. I'm left thinking, 'What did she ask?'

    A more satisfying ending might have been, 'She lands a well aimed kick to his shins'. You can clock that up to intrinsic feministic inclinations.

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  4. Thanks, Adaeze, I tend to think in a compacted way.

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  5. Kayna, must be the same if the assaulted woman was Nana Ama Brown's character.

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  6. Hi Selali, yes, I wanted her to slap him back too. But maybe she should simple have left him then. Anything but apologising. If I remember rightly, she was asking him about his philandering!

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  7. gr8 piece man! a lot in a lil. that's how the cookie crumbles in Africa! but it's sad aint it?

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  8. Yes, the one and the same! Its not just sad, its preposterous...especially in 2009!

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  9. You better write that protest letter now!

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  10. Anonymous05 May, 2009

    That means she is guilty and can see that the man was really really hurt but he shouldnt ave reacted that fast...i wish they ended it with a kiss...lol

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  11. Ok, anon. Something tells me, however, that what made her respond that way was not guilt but dependence (emotional or financial) on the abusive man!

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