Comedian, Basketmouth, Issues ‘Apology’ For Rape Joke
Basketmouth says joke was misunderstood Following an outcry against a 'rape joke', he posted on his Facebook wall on Saturday, popular comedian, Basketmouth (Bright Okpocha), on Sunday apologised for any misunderstanding the joke may have caused. The rape joke which was 'liked' by over five thousand people had compared dating white girls to dating African women and appeared to recommend rape for members of the latter group who failed to give into a man's lustful advances after nine dates, which include dinners and shopping sprees. The full text of the joke reads: White girls: 1st date: Coffee 2nd date: Kiss 3rd date: sex African girls: 1st date: Fast food 2nd date: Hug 3rd date: Chinese restaurant 4th date: kiss 5th date: Attempted sex but failed 6th date: Shopping 7th date: Cinema, new phone, more shopping 8th date: Attempted sex but failed 9th date: RAPE!! The joke was, however, not received well by several fans of the comedian across the continent. A Zimbabwean b...