The mythology of the good man has long been upheld as proof that patriarchy can coexist with kindness. Yet it is, in fact, impossible for a man socialized within patriarchy to be automatically and intrinsically good. At best, he performs goodness in ways that still uphold the hierarchy beneath. As bell hooks argues in […]
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Motherhood is the most hypocritically celebrated construct. A million mother’s days per year. Oh women are so strong as they suffer so much for their children. In fact, the hallmark of a good mother is the one that suffers a lot, otherwise, are you a real mother without that suffer suffer ingredient?
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Y’all, they’ve started praying for God to bless me so I can have my own kid(s)! 😂🤲🏽 “Kai, and this aunty is really nice o, I sincerely hope she has her own kids soon. She’s so sweet.” Yesterday, this woman (I like her too, she’s a good person) in all sincerity prayed for
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Your next five must-reads for revolutionizing how you think, feel, and organize. 1) Emergent Strategy by Adrienne Maree Brown We have all had that moment where we are in a conversation with some people and our chat with them is blowing up with ideas. The interruption of one idea by another can
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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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These are some (Feminist) books you can read as a feminist, an ally, an activist, a socialist and as just a random person who wants to understand the hell that’s going on in our world. FEMINISM FOR THE 99%, A MANIFESTO Three women wrote this book together and my first reaction was chuckling
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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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THE HIDDEN COST OF MINING IN NIGERIA (EVENT REPORT) THE FIGURE Workspace and Bookspace at OAU Campus Gate, Ile-Ife, Nigeria on Friday March 7 held a book review in collaboration with Indigenous associations from the Obafemi Awolowo University campus. The event which had at least 15 students, socialists and book enthusiasts in attendance commenced at
The recent reports of 150 female inmates in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) being raped and burned to death are not just a tragedy – they are grotesque manifestations of the global pandemic of misogyny. This act of unspeakable violence is not an anomaly. It is the logical endpoint of a world that
When I was with this guy as a teenager/in my early twenties, where I drew the line was he hitting me. He never did hit me, but he messed me up on so many fronts. He messed up my self esteem, he manipulated me, he gaslit me into thinking I was crazy and undesirable, he
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