Kenyan sues over stress from wives' sex boycott

News Type: Event — Seeded on Sat May 9, 2009 4:28 PM EDT

Article Source: BBC News

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A Kenyan man has sued activists who urged women to deny their partners sex for a week as a protest against the country's political impasse.

James Kimondo told reporters outside the Nairobi High Court his wife had observed the boycott and caused him "anxiety and sleepless nights".

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Jesusa Bernardo

He is seeking undisclosed "general damages" from the organisers of the boycott, on the grounds that it "interfered with his happy marriage", the Kenyan broadcaster KBC reports.

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#1 - Sat May 9, 2009 4:32 PM EDT

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worldknightboy

Wow! He seems to believe he has an inalienable right to have sex with his wife, against her wishes?! ACLU and NOW, where are you?

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#2 - Sat May 9, 2009 5:40 PM EDT

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Jesusa Bernardo

He seems to believe he has an inalienable right to have sex with his wife, against her wishes?! ACLU and NOW, where are you?

Very good point re silence of ACLU. Of course, Kenya is in Africa, but given the African roots of black Americans, they should at least say something. Am i right?

The thing is, if some haven't yet noticed, civil rights does not seem to really include women's right--at least from most men's viewpoint.

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#2.1 - Mon May 11, 2009 8:07 AM EDT

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bigbugy

poor guy,a whole week? wow the inhumanity,the torcher.

Hell I'm happy if my wife leaves me alone for a whole week.

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#3 - Sat May 9, 2009 6:21 PM EDT

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Jesusa Bernardo

poor guy,a whole week? wow the inhumanity,the torcher.

Hell I'm happy if my wife leaves me alone for a whole week.

I'm just wondering, does "race" have to do with either sexual control or sexual energy? Or culture perhaps? I'm not talking about views on the rights of women to reject advances but simply the level of control or prioritization of the sexual act over other activities.

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1 vote

#3.1 - Mon May 11, 2009 8:11 AM EDT

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bigbugy

not sure about race but I do know age is a factor.

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#3.2 - Tue May 12, 2009 8:40 AM EDT

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Loretta Kemsley

I'm sure culture plays a large factor. {erhaps the largest.

Patriarch demands that men control and define women's sexuality. If that is his belief, her refusal might feel to him like she's usurped his control.

If he is part of a culture that believes women define and control their own sexualty, he'd feel less threatened by her refusal.

The claims made in the lawsuit seem to indicate he believes he has the right to sex on demand, which is generally a patriarchal concept.

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2 votes

#3.3 - Tue May 12, 2009 10:03 AM EDT

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Loretta Kemsley

Oh, the drama of it all. Sounds like some of the lines guys have used to try to get laid over here. LOL

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3 votes

#4 - Sat May 9, 2009 11:13 PM EDT

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Jesusa Bernardo

Oh, the drama of it all. Sounds like some of the lines guys have used to try to get laid over here. LOL

Same where I am. Ugh.

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1 vote

#4.1 - Mon May 11, 2009 8:13 AM EDT

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Loretta Kemsley

ROTFLOL. Probably the same everywhere. Some of these guys can really tell some whoppers, like if they don't have sex, they'll end up with a terrible disease. This guy may be the first one to put it in court papers though.

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2 votes

#4.2 - Mon May 11, 2009 1:16 PM EDT

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