Aline perfectly captures the issue of Basotho men objectifying women here. The kind of things she experiences are enough to make her not want to leave her house sometimes. Although I get annoyed at the fact that I am occasionally mistaken for a man, a lot of times I am thankful for it. Sometimes when I'm in town, not in the mood with dealing with men's BS, I put on my herdboy hat in hopes that I will be mistaken on purpose, just to avoid the kinds of comments and conversations she's talking about. That being said, I fully admit to being very lucky that I can do that. Others can't exactly cover up their female-ness so easily, and the struggle, as they say, is real. Props to Aline for staying strong and enlightening others about the fact that this normalized behavior is unacceptable.
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