Are Touts Really Bad or Are Protecting The Society

touts at a commuter rank in Harare. image Nehanda Radio

Yesterday I posted a story whereby a senator was accusing well dressed and smart looking women for the spread of HIV/AIDS. I have decided to take this debate further and link it to what is happening in our society.

Recently there was an outcry on the touts undressing women in miniskirts. My argument is that can we really blame these touts or they are protecting the society from a dangerous disease. This is in connection with the senator’s remarks.

In the interviews that I had yesterday all the respondents said that dressing had nothing to do in as much as sexual appealing is concerned. They all said that sex is in the mind of an individual. However from my observation I have noticed that sex workers dress in an “appealing” way. Usually they wear the miniskirts when they are searching for clients.

women in miniskirts.

Therefore in light of this, isn’t it that the senator was right when he mentioned the issue of dressing in connection to sexual appealing? In as much as I might differ in terms of bathing, I believe that on the argument that certain kinds of dressing are sexually appealing.

touts attacking an unproperly dressed woman image-Nehanda

If sex workers dress in a certain way and we really know that they are inviting man for sex, and then doesn’t this confirm that dressing and sexual appealing go hand in hand. This means that when women are dressed in miniskirts they will be attracting men for sex.

It is this sex that has led to the high spread of HIV/AIDS. Therefore when touts are undressing women in miniskirts, aren’t they trying to save the society. Actually how then can we differentiate ‘decent’ women from sex workers? Isn’t it that the touts are sending a message to women that they must dress ‘properly?’ let us also remember that the touts are men and therefore they are the ones affected by the dressing of women.