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MALE CHAUVINISM BRED FEMINISM
Misinterpretation and misrepresentation of Obulongo mu Butonzi led to male chauvinism, which in turn led to feminism and empowerment movements. The result is the break up of the family unit […] More
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365 Days and the ladies who would like to be kidnapped
There is this meme that has been making rounds on social media. There is a picture of a woman crying and then the words “Me when I remember that no […] More
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A good wife should be able to cook and clean dutifully for her husband…
“Marriage is a beautiful thing. A good wife should be able to cook and clean dutifully for her husband. This is just a generation of lazy women who have been […] More
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THE PRICE OF SILENCE
They taught me manhood like a hymn: Stand tall. Swallow feeling. Never bend. I wore my father’s shadow like a crown, Learned strength was measured in the sound Of heavy […] More
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Visible Yet So Invisible.
On Valentine’s Day, a couple of friends and I sat down to watch ‘Set It Up’, a romantic comedy, because that’s not the cheesiest thing one might do on V-Day! […] More
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Feminism, You Don’t Hate It, You Just Don’t Get It!
A few months back, a friend found me reading an article on feminism and he seemed disappointed. He probably thinks feminists are reactionary, undersexed, man-hating bitches who need to quit […] More
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The weight of women
The weight of being a woman in Being female is like a tap that can be turned on and off at anyone’s convenience. How many times do you walk on […] More
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We Are All Feminists
I wake up in confusion because in just a week, I’ve seen three posts bashing feminism. The third post welcomed me to Facebook this morning and I do not understand […] More
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Beyond Lived Experience: Rethinking Feminism, Inclusion, and Justice
Here is the problem: if feminism is defined strictly by lived experience, then several critical questions arise. First, not every woman’s experience is the same. While statistics clearly show that […] More
