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Liberian Literary Magazine Mother’s Month, Random Thoughts By D. Othniel Forte May is the month many celebrate Mothers. This is not to be confused with March and the women’s month. You see, mothers are not just women. They are women that have set themselves apart. They have gained a special distinction. There are many definitions out there for mother[s]. We choose to keep the simplest. They are mothers. The concept embodies any and all forms or definitions we could ascribe to them. When we say a mother, it means just that and everything else. So as we celebrate this month, I will try not to be hard; lay off the harsh truth some [okay y’all know that ain’t honest right? I would more like tone down and sugar coat it some]. No I am NOT talking about the Harambe issue; I think much has been said. There are just somethings nothing worth getting into. WOMEN & RAPE! Hard as it may be for some to hear, someone has to keep talking about rape. This month I had hoped to say very little other than to thank mothers and bid them a good time. But as always, there is this one thing that happens and it ruins the best laid plans. Of Promoting Liberian literature, Arts and Culture all the people in the world, you’d think that an American judge – yes an American judge- these guys that use judicial activism to hostage the whole nation- would not think it is fine to go easy on a nice faced rapist. He’s a fine looking young man; his whole life is ahead of him but that’s all the more reason the story pisses people off. Dude could get just about any chick he wanted. Yet for some reason, he figured it was cool to take an unconscious girl behind a dumpster and rape her. This I find hard to fathom. He can afford an Ivy League university but not a red lighter? If there is any law he should break, of the two, I’d rather he took a working girl who is paid for precisely the services he wanted. Did he ever hear about role play? Instead, he takes advantage of an innocent girl. It’s not cool at all. Yet, the judge sets about to ‘feel’ for him and fear for his safety but not the victim’s? What did I miss? If he is so fragile then he should not be ruining someone else’s life and taking ‘twenty minutes’ of it. Most false fame seekers get only 15, he took five more and every part of him should get the chance to experience what it feels like to be violated. Nope, I share no sympathy for him. Okay I will just leave it there. 6 AU/HAITI One has to love the African Union [AU]. Okay, honestly, I harbor little to no love for that body. Nothing is fancy about a bunch of old men who refuse to relinquish power; nothing is cute about old politicians and diplomats who feel this is their retirement package and fiercely guide it; and sure as hell, ain’t nothing encouraging in in an Old Boy’s club – that despite being in policymaking positions for two to three decades still feel that they have the solution to the continent’s problem. Worse, they fault everyone else but themselves. They feel entitled for services rendered and love boring people with talks of how many treaties they negotiated, assisted and or responsible for bringing to their nations and the region. They are cool friends and can recall stories dating back decades. This is their ploy to warn anyone just joining up not to mess with the way things are. The sad part here is that they give these token seats to women and expect them to do their rounds for the PR and nothing more… okay maybe a little more ever so oft, if they can get their way. These people see nothing wrong or their contribution