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Tanzania President Criticised For Her ‘Flat-Chest’ And Unnatractive For Marriage Remarks On Female Footballers
Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan is being criticised online for her remarks on female footballers having “flat chests” and being unattractive for marriage.
The president was speaking at state house in Dar es Salaam to receive a trophy won by the national under-23 football team for the season’s Council for East and Central Africa Football Associations (Cecafa) challenge cup.
She said while women were making the country proud by winning trophies, some of them did not stand a chance at getting married because of the way they looked.
“If we bring them here and line them up, for those with flat chests, you might think they are men – not women,” she said of the women’s football team.
She said while some of the sportswomen were married, most of them were not, “and for the way they are, a life of marriage… is a just a dream”.
The president said sportspeople were living a tough life after their career in sports and asked the authorities to ensure their future was well taken care of after retirement. She noted that it was particularly harder for women “where their legs are tired, when they have retired from the sport”.
Some people have been criticising her remarks. One Twitter user shared part of President Samia’s speech while criticising it:
Pres @SuluhuSamia makes rude remarks on young girls’ soccer team. She affirms that their flat boobs make them unattractive & don’t stand a chance to get married. Magufuli banned pregnant girls from going to school. Samia sustains the ban & makes fun of poor girls w/ flat boobs. https://t.co/ZMk00QcKy2
— Liberatus Mwang'ombe (@Liberatus80) August 23, 2021
“This is what the ‘first female president’ has to say about other women who are challenging stereotypes by playing professional soccer!,” Maria Tsehai said.
So all those cheering a female presidency who don’t understand Swahili, @SuluhuSamia is denigrating female football players for having “flat chests” and thus lacking attractive features necessary to get married
You must be proud @AWLNetwork ?#Tanzania
pic.twitter.com/FEYCdqqQmB— Maria Sarungi Tsehai (@MariaSTsehai) August 22, 2021
“What she says is not true!! She has generalized without scientific facts regarding women athletes their flat chest and their not having beauty and regarding their marriage prospects!! She is not only wrong but she lies yet again!” said Harry Mwala.
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