On the occasion of Valentine’s Day, singer Tayc unveiled a surprise new album to his fans, Room 96. But one of the ten titles of the new opus of the one who is nicknamed the “prince of afro love” has particularly reacted on social networks.
The interpreter of Dodo And Do not think about it anymore is accused of advocating marital rape in the song When you sleep. In the introduction to the piece, a man offers a woman who seems to be his companion a scenario “to surprise himself”: “I’m coming home from work, you’re already asleep. And rather than waking you up, I… Ah and then let it go”. Later, to introduce the chorus, Tayc sings “I’m home but you’re sleeping. I have to wake you up. […] I have to wake you up. Why tell you? Why warn? It won’t require any effort from you” or “You are still sleeping. Your lips are closed but I hear your call. I have to consume you […] “.
“’Why warn? It won’t take any effort from you’ is there consent in that? “, in particular reacted a user on Twitter. “Delete the sound and start it again. It’s very unhealthy and yes it’s a call for rape, “wrote another, calling out the former winner of Dance with the stars.
No “intimate relationship without consent”
For his part, Tayc asserted that there was no mention of marital rape in the song. “I see some inappropriate comments around the title When you sleep present in Room 96. For people who would not have understood the meaning of the title, at NO time is there any question of an intimate relationship without consent. IT’S A COUPLE. This woman is sleeping, her man comes home, sees her, WAKES her AWAKE and decides to spruce up their night. Fortunately, many are those who have understood it, ”he assured on Twitter.
Explanations that did not convince all his listeners, who said they were shocked or disappointed by his trivialization of marital rape. As a reminder, according to article 222-23 of the Penal Code, rape is defined as “any act of sexual penetration, of whatever nature, committed on the person of another by violence, constraint, threat or surprise ”, whose sentence is 15 years in prison. Rape between spouses, constituting an aggravating circumstance, is punishable by up to 20 years in prison.