Namibia’s First Lady posts powerful video message to trolls who made her feel ashamed of slut

Namibia’s First Lady, Monica Geingos, marked International Women’s Day with a powerful message to internet trolls, who she says have been slamming her on social media.

“I decided that enough was too much… I will no longer be silenced,” Geingos said in a video posted Monday on social media.

“I recently brought a libel action against this type of behavior…” she added.

The 44-year-old said she has often been the victim of ‘slutty shame’ and has been called ‘fat, ugly, stupid and overly ambitious’ by cyber bullies.

Geingos is the third wife of Namibian President Hage Geingob, 79.

They got married in 2015 and have no children. »When they don’t ask when or if my husband is going to impregnate me…. When I’m not “ busy being a manipulative and deceptive gold digger, ”

I am “busy running the country” because I “bewitched my old Sugar Daddy husband” who is “too blind to see through my female charms,” ​​”Geingos said in the video which went viral.

Geingos accused the women of speaking out when harassed and posted the video online using the hashtag #YourSilenceWillNotProtectYou.

“When you stand up for yourself… You will be called a troublemaker, too aggressive, too ungainly. This is why many of us prefer not to challenge gender bias. That’s why we put up with being called gold diggers, bitches… Too fat or too skinny, ”she said.

The First Lady highlighted a series of abusive tweets directed at her in the video. Mwahangange Kondja’s tweet was one of those featured.

He told CNN on Tuesday that Geingos was targeted by trolls because of his age.

“I have to give my unbiased opinion, even though she used a screenshot of my tweet from my old account and made it look like I was misogynist. I cannot deny the misogyny and the insults that have been thrown at him.

“There’s an obvious misogyny on the part of young people towards her, maybe because she’s young herself, so they see her as kind of a peer,” Kondja told CNN.

Geingos was considered one of Namibia’s most influential people before his marriage to Geingob, who previously served as the country’s prime minister.