Prostitution and the Illusion of Choice
The rebranding of prostitution into ‘sex work,’ trussed by the ‘world's oldest profession’ label, is perhaps the most insidious and successful propaganda in the history of modern feminism. The co-option…
The rebranding of prostitution into ‘sex work,’ trussed by the ‘world's oldest profession’ label, is perhaps the most insidious and successful propaganda in the history of modern feminism. The co-option…
It is apparent that the message of gender equality and liberation of women from oppressive patriarchal norms rattle men. For that reason, it serves the purpose of their resistance to…
The ‘feminist’ tag is a loaded one in mainstream culture, and it is not for reasons of anything it describes. Or perhaps, as Martin Luther King, Jr. wrote in his…
Beauty as an ideal for women to aspire to is one of the apparently normal but quite damaging practices in our society today. It seems harmless because it is one…
Christiana Idowu turned 21 on June 28. She was a 300-level botany student at the Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta (FUNAAB), undergoing her industrial training (IT) – a prerequisite to…
British-Nigerian writer Chidera Eggerue, popularly known as The Slumflower, recently went viral for a quoted statement in which she declared marriage ‘sex work.’ The statement has since gone on to…
Many times, an Internet user has gone viral for giving seemingly innocuous “moral advice,” and many people, notably feminists online, have taken offence. Yet, another group of people is left…
Being a feminist can be a lonely, exacting and fulfilling experience. That you're a feminist could mean that you're hypersensitive to social issues and realities, and you want or wish…
On Sunday, September 1, 2024, Dickson Ndiema, intimate partner of Ugandan Olympic runner Rebecca Cheptegei, snuck into her home and murdered her by setting her ablaze. The incident reported by…
Gen Z pop star Oyinkansola Sarah Aderibigbe, popularly known as Ayra Starr, velvet-voiced alté artist Temilade Openiyi, famously called Tems, and Afrobeats veteran singer Tiwa Savage snatched top spots at…