Two FHM writers who joked about corrective rape on Facebook have been fired.
|||Cape Town - Two FHM writers who joked about corrective rape on Facebook were fired on Friday, the magazine said.
“FHM would like to announce that following a disciplinary hearing held on Friday the 19th July 2013, presided over by an independent chairperson, former FHM employees Maxim Barashenkov and Montle Moorosi have been dismissed with immediate effect,” said a brief statement posted on the website of the men's magazine.
Earlier this week, FHM said it was “horrified to learn of the incredibly offensive comments made by two of our staff members”.
A status updated posted on Barashenkov's Facebook page started a social media storm on Tuesday.
The update read: “I propose correctional (sic) rape and sterilisation for any white person who twerks (dances).”
One of Barashenkov's female friend's rebuked him saying corrective rape should never be condoned.
Moorosi then commented: “I think rape can be quite fun if executed in a romantic manner. Like saying ‘I love you' before you slip a roofie (Rohypnol, a sedative) in her Earl Grey tea.”
Facebook friends derided the comments to which Barashenkov replied: “I myself was a victim of correctional rape, so I can make jokes about it.”
The pair published an open letter on Thursday, which started off with an apology but then went on to complain about the “media madness” around their “private conversation” on Facebook. - Sapa