'I know they are raising awareness but the act was too much. I couldn't watch anymore,' said one 'Uzalo' fan.
Tweeps were sent on a whirlwind of emotions asA painful cry for help, a woman being beaten to a pulp while others stood by and whipped their phones out to record. These are some of the scenes that are a stark reality for some women in Mzansi, a reality they were reminded of last night.
Gender-based violence was thrust into the spotlight in the soapie when the character Njeza hit Nosipho in a fit of unstoppable rage. As triggering as the episode might have been, tweeps were pleased the country got to see an uncensored version of GBV. for the episode but also for bringing in complex issues about the matter — like how it's never just two people fighting without anyone hearing or witnessing the abuse, and how most times the witnesses decide not to get involved.
“Seeing Nosipho getting beaten up like that with everyone watching breaks my heart. People can be really heartless, I have witnessed that with my best friend being beaten by her ex and everybody decided not to get involved and just watched,” one viewer said on Twitter. Not me going back to the day I had to lock myself and my child inside a car, running away from being beaten up by him and his brother standing there ngathi ubukele film..
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