The Influence of Media Spaces on Sexual Violence -By Al-Qo’simy hernnany Atere

Honestly, there is no gratitude for civilization and its products, because they have done seemingly malodorous for us more than the supposed good expression. It has successfully conceded our orderliness with enjoyment in disguise. It is detrimental to individuals, homes, and societies at large; I still wonder when it would be fully gain recuperation.

Well, raping is never a novel disease affecting our society, most especially the female folks that are more vulnerable to its ravaging effect, despite the drastic actions put in place to thwart its prevalence in the society. I still wonder why this prevalent violence still makes its way to survive until this moment. It is so saddening and lamentable that the sexual violence of a thing becomes the headlines in every local and national newspaper.

Had it been, the rapists know the aftermaths behind sexual exploitation, he wouldn’t have come near it. There is this Yoruba axiom which says, “Set yourself ablaze and feel the consequences of aftermath”. Is like when you nurture a baby till he fully grew up, unfortunately, when its time to make you proud, then something just took it away from you accidentally, Imagine how pained and troubled you would be. The same is the virginity to them, virginity is pride and esteem that needs not to be violated for any sake.

I have read and hearkened to different opinions from elites and the warlords in the writing industry; where everyone picked the causes of rape from different angles, which are as follows: indecent dressing, over dependency on sex, bad parental upbringing, bad governance, drinking of alcohol and drug abuse. But there is one thing that is rarely discussed which is the influence of social media space that is the real ado, it virtually helps in fostering this sexual indecency in our society.

In the past immemorial, there were cases of underage defilement, molesting and assaulting of females gender, but very few were hardly recorded in a year. But in recent times, we have recorded cases and we would still keep counting if proactive measures are not put in place. Our media spaces should be a grounded institution that nourishes, nurtures, and transmits values to the users so as to impact the world around them. But the reverse is the case; it has now become the medium of advertising and showcasing all sorts of immoral decadence.

Medically, there is a connection between eyes used in watching things, the brain, as well as the mind. Our eyes are like a window to the brain of which the brain help to translate the information received through the window into something we can fully understand. The brain which controls all activities in the body can be found in the center of the mind. However, our thoughts that arise from our minds can grossly influence our emotions and mental conditions toward something good or something bad.

Almost every home has televisions and smartphones either one or both. And now that everyone is striving assiduously or giving all that it takes to be at the limelight. They want to be celebrated at all costs not minding exposing their nudities on the media spaces. Fortunately, technology has made the life easier, everyone is accessible to the media spaces from adults to the teenagers, who can not control their feelings are greatly affected and would want to forcefully practice it, by all means, thus leading to sexual exploitation and underage defilement.

Furthermore, just like I have mentioned earlier, our minds and brains are very unique with a natural endowment, no matter how dumb and smart one could be, it has a way of its functioning without determined by one’s cognitive. So, we have to be conscious of what we absorb. Because the brain and mind are directly connected to the positive and negative things we consume. It is important to silence our inner and outer minds to negativity, these will in turn shaping our beliefs and mindsets to productive action.

On a final note, the government as the agent of positive change should regulate our social media sites most especially those websites that advertise pornography, where people usually download for self-pleasure. Parents should be cautious of the movies to be watched at home and they should ensure regular monitoring of their ward’s gadgets including phones. There should be public enlightenment by government, religious leaders, NGOs, civil societies and stakeholders should help in advocating, educating, and enlightening people on the evil and effects of rape. I so much believe that if proactive measures are put into consideration there would be no increase of sexual violence in our society.

Al-Qo’simy hernnany Atere is a 400-Level student of Medical Laboratory Science at Kwara State University, Malete.

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