Zimbabwe’s President Robert Mugabe on Saturday told British Prime Minister David Cameron “to hell with you” over his calls to respect gay rights.
“Nature is nature. It has created male and female,” Mugabe told thousands of supporters at his 88th birthday celebration at a stadium in the eastern border town of Mutare.
“You David Cameron, are you suggesting that you don’t know that or is it some kind of insanity or part of the culture of Europeans.
“In their newspapers, that’s one of my sins. That I called (gays) worse than pigs and dogs because pigs know there are males and females. It’s even in the Bible that you create through the system of marrying.
“That’s how we were born, so we reject that outright and say to hell with you. I won’t even call him a dog because my own dog will complain and say, but what have I done.”
Cameron said at the Commonwealth summit last year that countries receiving British aid should respect human rights, including gay rights.
The issue has re-emerged as Zimbabwe drafts a new constitution, with debate on whether to follow neighbouring South Africa’s model and include gay rights in the charter. Mugabe urged youths to reject any provision for gay rights in the new charter.
“We won’t accept that,” he said. “There are other countries who have accepted that and put it in their constitutions.”
“Please, young men and women, you don’t have the freedom for men to marry men and women to marry women. You have the freedom for men to marry women. That’s God’s freedom. That’s what created you and me.” Mugabe has for decades ranted against homosexuality.
His latest attack came as UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon repeated his calls for African countries to respect gay rights, during a visit to neighbouring Zambia.
Kaya?
February 27, 2012 at 5:11 pm
kaya pa zed,tikamve kuti avomelezha.
LELONILELO
February 27, 2012 at 5:34 pm
The wise stance and voice of a great African man.Yes to hell (man on man)rubbish.How i wish the these muzungu anikonde Pathetic Front cronies hard enough substance in their trousers,boxers.skirt and G-string to tell these Muzungu backed men to hang with the flipping aid and take their Co—-rk sucking culture to hell.
Munalian
February 27, 2012 at 7:09 pm
It is funny how the likes of Mugabe and most bloggers use the Bible,Christianity and God to oppose homosexuality when those principles of Bible & God were brought to Africa by the same West barely 120 yrs ago!!
If we are to use the Biblical argument then aren’t we supposed to follow Jesus’s example of praying for “sinners” rather than condemn them??
Irrespective of your side on the argument,Mugabe is using this bandwagon of homophobia to mask his economic failures,unwillingness to relinquish power even though he is 88 etc!! The guy always talks about what’s wrong elsewhere but seldom about the plight of his countrymen who die of hunger and curable diseases or just roaming the streets of RSA and UK!!
dumitry
February 27, 2012 at 7:10 pm
Mr Mugabe u the man,to hell with all those advocating for gay rights i bet God is looking down on them with pure disgust…
Chains
February 27, 2012 at 9:02 pm
Munalian, even before the europeans brought christianity (which is an eastern religion by the way), homosexuality was still a taboo with our ancestors…probably more abhored than is the case now!
One problem, I have is that our dear president is on record to be fully in support of this worse than dog behavior! I’m almost sure that he will want it in our new constitution.
mary mary
February 27, 2012 at 9:02 pm
What development is guyzim going to bring kanshi ama rubsh do we even have thiz idiots in zambia am waiting for ba sata to say som long live mugabe put some sence in us. Even a dog knows what abt us.
Ambassador
February 27, 2012 at 9:20 pm
THanks Mr President you are forever a HERO
Fredmakafui
February 27, 2012 at 10:59 pm
Mugabe thumps up for you. We need such Prez as you to make Africa independent and self sufficient, not depending on this Western elements who have no sense of humor for humanity. You have spoken well and you deserver every praise for it. To hell with gay rights!!!!!!
koranteng
February 28, 2012 at 12:39 am
To hell with cameron and moon.
koranteng
February 28, 2012 at 12:48 am
The anus is strictly for defication. These prominent but senseless men should go back and tell satan dat Ghana will never accept barbarism.
chido
February 28, 2012 at 3:47 am
Viva VaMugabe!! Thts y I support u. When u believe in something, u jus cme out & say it out. I love the way ths man dznt mince his words! #proudly zimbo#
friday gwere
February 28, 2012 at 7:40 am
ka1 gushungo, at first i thought imbwa dzenyu chete dzinodaro but i have realised that even imbwa dzasekuru vangu vacharamba hadzimbodaro, so what are these people saying, i want to quote from a local pastor here in harare, he said, ”what you are is speaking much louder than what you are saying.” so im saying to the people of zimbabwe, if gushungo is the only 1 left to say no to such diabolic activities in the world, then count me to be no# 2 in support of him. The Head Of State and Commander-In-Chief of The Zimbabwe Defence Forces, His Excellency and First Prime Minister of this nation that will not be be a colomy again, i support you more and can even quote from what the bible say to these activities, the bible firmly call these activities that they are ”detastable to God” Thank you.
robham
February 28, 2012 at 7:44 am
Mugabe is the only man who can point at the wrongs of the Wild Weird West. Western animal behavior should not be imposed on Africa. The west go on and slip with all your pigs, dogs, man and man and woman verses woman. But leave Africa for JESUS ALONE!
005 CLUB
February 28, 2012 at 9:09 am
You may have wrongs Mr. Mugabe in certain issues, but lets just call west as west and right as right. On this one Sir, You deserve to be clapped for. You’ve Stuck your head out among every other head of state. You’ve made a bold stance and nothing can be taken away from you. “To hell with western dog manners”. Why cant other morally right African leaders stand firm and BOLDLY say NO!!! to these rubbish morals
Zim-1
February 28, 2012 at 10:36 am
God has blessed The Prez Mugabe with long life because is he has stood with Him against gayism which caused the destruction of sodom n gomorah. God needs such leaders to make certain things straight according to His Word.Long Live Cde RG, I blesss u
ndikalombwana kachende
February 28, 2012 at 2:38 pm
Why is this Kimoon chose our president ?
With all the past presidents, why only Michael ?
Does himself Michael allows it or what ?
What is there interest ?
Does Michael still remember when he came to kitwe with his two sons during campaigns ?
Why can’t kimoon go to china where the population is more than enough if he want to control the population .let us say no to satanism in zambia.
Thanks Bob but you should stepdown so that you become a chiefadviser.
Bowasz
February 28, 2012 at 6:48 pm
go mugabe go! bebe bafikala abo.
Coolgal
February 29, 2012 at 7:33 am
May God help us in dis world 2day.gays nd lesbians r pipo who practice satanism unknowingly,pipo wo alow gay rights r satanist no religious person cn alow such evil.God forbid such acts so who is man 2 alow such sin,f you do not want peace in your lives continue,God’s rath ll b4 u.think wisely.
Momin Zed
February 29, 2012 at 11:38 am
It has always been Adam and Eve. Never Adam and Steve!
Mike I
March 1, 2012 at 8:19 am
Rather u support gay rights or not know this,there are gay tribes in Africa and it gay is not a western thing!
dan
March 1, 2012 at 9:11 am
Mugabe is right on gay rights.
Rena
March 1, 2012 at 10:39 am
Just wondering why remove a speck in someones eyes when you have a big log in your own? who says we are all xtians? who says heaven is for you and not them? who is the judge? does the same bible you talk about talk about other things that right now you are ignoring and doing? remember the prayer of the pharisees and the sinners…whether we like or not sexual orientation remain a fact people are different.