Every time I think I've unlearned patriarchy, I do something that reminds me I still have internalised misogyny. 😭 You really just have to keep unlearning.
Today, I called someone in my shortlet network about an apartment. They had their company logo as their profile picture, no personal photo. The moment I heard a woman's voice, I was genuinely shocked because I'd automatically assumed it was a man. I don't even know why.
Another time, I saw a child, about 5 or 6, walking alone around 10 p.m. My first reaction was, "Where is your mother?" Not, "Where is your father?" As if children only belong to women.
God abeg, this patriarchy thing is deeply wired into all of us. The unlearning never really stops.
in the span of 2 days we’ve seen at least 5 cases (that made it to the media) of rape & femicide in nigeria, DO NOT SUGARCOAT IT, NIGERIAN MALES ARE KILLING & RAPING NIGERIAN WOMEN FOR FUN !!!!
Tomorrow on this same app, nobody knows a rapist, there’s no rapist in anyone’s circle, women are exaggerating. Once there’s beef involved, “you were always raping women”. God help women in this world, just know that we will never shut up. Bcuz all of us know the truth
girls really are never spared from misogyny from the womb because wdym of ur ugly when ur pregnant its a girl and if u glow its a boy? LISTEN TO YOURSELVES 😭
It's fair to say that, for a lot of people, the expectations they have for women visiting their home for a short while exceed those they have for men. This is true for both men and women who are hosting.
To deny this is to lie.
That's all I'm going to say.
Feminism doesn’t say women should be prostitutes or that prostitution is a feminist choice.
Feminism says women who are prostitutes should not be dehumanised, treated as less than, or subjected to violence, harm, social exclusion or loss of rights because they are prostitutes.
@EKEDP I’ve been without light for 4 weeks now and there’s nothing been done by your officials to rectify the issue.
All attempts to get across to your team has been unsuccessful. You don’t pick up calls nor return them. This is frustrating
"The baby you abOrtEd could've cured cancer."
So could the women you kept in the kitchen, denied education, autonomy, and basic human rights. You didn't care about them either.
I feel like if I had to cook for, pick up and clean after, and look after another fully grown and perfectly able human being everyday of my life, I would resent them and resent them very badly.
Men are more likely to be sexually assaulted by another man than falsely accused of rape so spare me that you’re obsessed with false accusations for any reason other than to discredit actual rape victims
A lady is thriving
: Your boyfriend must be lucky
A lady’s skin is skinning
: Your man is really taking care of you
Una no even rate person parents again
“People know exactly what they’re doing”
Until it’s you. Then suddenly, your intentions matter. Everyone wants grace for themselves, but rarely wants to extend it to others.