Pre-script: Since I got back to writing about feminism again, I have really learnt how to have hard conversations. It sometimes feel like walking on eggshells, but I think as humans we have to learn to walk on eggshells and break those figurative eggshells to be better humans and to get out of our artificial […]
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As a male feminist, I recently read a question that says that “How are working-class men part of patriarchy when they don’t hold institutional power?” with a mixed emotions of warmth and weariness. Warmth, because it is a question I have always hoped to find a final answer to. Weariness, because I always feared the
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What happens when the school girl finds her voice, particularly in an environment that says: It doesn’t matter what you studied. You’re a girl? Shout fire! Instead of rape! As a law student, I found my voice when I confronted the discrimination permeating societal values often backed by customary laws. It was in that
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There is this stereotypic and patriarchal view of the fear or demeaning interpretation of the participation of young women in politics. This view has generationally been the bedrock of the sociopolitical subjugation of women in matters that affect them as much as the men in the society. Historically, the woman has been through numerous restrictions,
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Christian to the flow (floor) like I can’t give the devil time of day by Glorilla in ‘In My Bag,” by FLO ft Glorilla Religious queers, who or what are they? To me, they’re queer people with religious affiliations to Christianity, Islam, or any other religion. It’s not much of a secret that most
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Pretty or beautiful is a subjective adjective and I’ve always thought I had a pretty face but not a pretty body. Until recently. My confidence spiked, and I’ve been regaling in all my sensuality. This year, however, I’ve been getting a lot of male attention especially on the streets and it has, in turn,
PATRIARCHY’S TIME IS UP BUT NO MATRIARCHY SVP Read More »
From 30, it has been changed to 33+ women. Before, the society would tell women at 30 their lives are over. We are old cargoes. We’re shriveled. Nobody wants us et cetera. NOW, it has been shifted to 33+ 🤣 Mais pourquoi ? Thank you mighty kings for giving us more
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National Female Students Association of Nigeria Press Release 11/3/2024 This Injustice Against Nigerian Women will not be Sustained My attention has been drawn to a protest held in Abuja by the National Association of Nigerian Students, ostensibly designed to silence women who dare challenge the status quo, as Natasha courageously did against Akpabio’s alleged sexual
FEMALE STUDENTS GROUP CONDEMNS NANS FOR SUPPORTING THE VICTIMIZATION OF SENATOR AKPOTI Read More »
Women in Politics, and The Case Against Akpabio Back in July 2024, Senator Natasha tried to clarify her position on a bill beyond the Aye/Nay Dichotomy of the Nigerian Senate and the lower chambers, and the response she got from Senate President Akpabio was “We’re not in a nightclub.” Let’s not mince words: Senate President,
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This week, a 14 year old Pakistani TikToker living in the west was lured back to Pakistan and unalived by her father and uncle. Her crime? She dared to be on tiktok!. But there are Pakistani boys residents in Pakistan who are active on TikTok and social media as a whole. Yet, nothing has or
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