Generations actress Manaka Ranaka, who plays Lucy Diale in the SABC 1 soapie, has made it clear that she won’t let her children be virgins for the rest of their lives. She was responding to a report of Theresie, a 123-year-old woman who said she had never been intimate with a man or seen him naked.
A Response to Theresie’s Story
Theresie expressed her need for a partner to sexually stimulate her and spend a night of passion with her. She stated that because men and women in her culture are not allowed to have sex before being introduced, she had never been intimate with a man before.
Ranaka shared the video on her feed and captioned it: “Hayi Gogo Ngeke shem. It can never be me!” She also added: “Stop telling women to remain virgins for men who don’t even pretend to be virgins.”
Watch the video below:
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A Grandmother’s Perspective
Manaka said that because she would rather be a grandmother, she would never let her children stay virgins forever. “I’m not even allowing my kids to remain virgins…I’d rather be a grandmother. I’m sorry guys, [but] can my daughters enjoy whatever they want to enjoy sexually,” she said.
Reactions from Followers
Her followers reacted to her remarks with a range of opinions. One wrote: “She better stay away from that D. It might just fast-track her to the upper level.” Another commented: “Aneva, it can never be me shem. (The 3 years I spent during my widowhood was more than enough yey soze, I’m pretty sure even my late husband felt sorry for me wherever he is.”
Some followers also commented on Theresie’s story. One wrote: “She looks 80 while she’s 123 bcz she stayed away from stress somjolo.” Another added: “That’s why she lived so long, she had no sexual ties with anyone.”