feminism

  • Elizabeth Zott: A Feminist Icon in Literature

    Women don’t understand chemistry When you pick a female television host, first make sure she’s beautiful. Not pretty. That’s hollow girl-talk that barely means anything. She must be beautiful. Hot, even. Nothing less. Next, make sure she’s well suited for the male gaze. She should smile and wear frilly dresses so tight they threaten to…

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  • “Our African Culture”: Lobola, Double Standards and Hypocrisy

    For a long time, the idea of culture has been central to the average African’s perception of identity, of decency and of belonging. Today, it has essentially boiled down to the general idea that if one does not adhere to the strict and inhibiting ideals of ‘African culture’, then one cannot be a true African,…

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