Tag: feminism
A jail-break card in perpetuity for abusers | Dissecting the Pete Edochie interview
Unless you have not been paying attention lately, you must have come across the recent spike in nuggets of ancient ...
Religious persecution, Male privilege | Top Non-binary tweets we saw from Nigeria this week
More often than not, the delight of Twitter conversations is in the comebacks original tweets attract. We collated some very ...
“We have a cultural problem” – Diversity Prize Finalist, Solomon Ayodele bemoans toxic masculinity
Few drives are as noble as ones that compel us to make life better for the largest majority of people. ...
Why Toke Makinwa is a poster girl for feminism of a different sort
Toke Makinwa is no stranger to controversy – many might even argue her brand is built mostly on that, and ...
Women need room to be fully human
Women are forced to live by a never-ending list of deadlines that when carefully scrutinised, what one sees are only ...
We must expand the boundaries of what we consider feminist issues
The concept of feminism has redefined too many other concepts, change mindsets and upturned stereotypes across the world. You could ...
#YNaijaNonBinary: Is a feminist christian an oxymoron?
Since the beginning of time, humans have been obsessed with labels. It makes it easier to put people in a ...
Genevieve Nnaji’s brand of feminism shouldn’t offend anyone, but here we are
Nollywood star actress and producer, Genevieve Nnaji has been a celebrity favourite for years now – from star appearances in Nollywood ...
All you need to about the Feminism trend on Twitter
Nigeria Twitter is currently flooded with conversations addressing feminism as many have shared their various meanings to the idea. This ...
#YNaijaNonBinary: Feminism from the margins
A few months ago, at a commemorative event for the 25th anniversary of the Beijing Conference, I introduced myself to ...
Noble Igwe’s recent tweets will tell you where we are with the patriarchy
In the ever pulsating conversations around gender-equality that happen on social media, domestic responsibilities i.e cooking has been passed around ...
For Nigerian men, dark humour means trivialising women’s oppression
So here’s the thing for many Nigerians (read men) on social media spaces: clout reigns supreme. Nothing else really matters ...
If Governor El-Rufai could do it, then Nigeria should get ready for more women in government
The face of politics in Nigeria has and continues to be male. Brutishly male, older and viciously stagnant. With a ...
It’s Basketmouth today but are Nigerian comedians ready to take notes on accountability?
For the Nigerian entertainment industry, accountability is a relatively new concept. The idea that endorsing, promoting and even reaping off ...
Lady Donli has told everyone on Twitter that she’s a feminist, even if she loses fans
In the era of Nigerian female creatives denouncing feminism (which utterly makes no sense), and social media erupting accordingly, Lady ...
Nigerian feminists are speaking out against homophobia among feminists and elsewhere – as it should be
It’s almost as if the world is just learning about the existence of LGBTQ people. Recently, a 9-year-old boy in ...
This female presidential aspirant insists she’s not a feminist and we are still not over it
On Wednesday, presidential aspirant Eunice Atuejide and founder of the National Interest Party (NIP) declared on Twitter that she’s not ...
Throw the Twitter debate series #NoDragMyGender into the fire and let it burn
What have we done to deserve this kind of social media hazard? Back in May, popular social media influencer Paul ...
#YNaijaEssays: Feminism is radically different today from its predecessors, and that’s a good thing
It is important to note that women have always fought against oppressive social structures. It is the very nature of ...
Opinion: The economics of African Feminism
A Ghanaian actress Moesha Boduong went viral on social media a few weeks ago for an interview with CNN’s Chief ...
LONG READ: Does the Nigerian society hate women?
The recent death of South African icon and Apartheid activist, Winnie Madikizela-Mandela has thrown up interesting conversations about a woman’s ...
Opinion: Let’s tell the truth, Anthony Joshua was slaughtered on the altar of pseudo wokeness…. the future of women is next
New babies are the biggest threat to the planet, so some unified system is necessary for controlling them. Our faith ...
The Thread: “Marriage is not an achievement” | Nigerian man charges single ladies
In these parts, marriage is viewed as the ultimate— for women. As young ladies move a little past their teenage ...
The Thread: “I’m actually not at all concerned about innocent men losing their jobs over false sexual harassment allegations” | When feminism goes wrong
Teen Vogue Columnist Emily Linden, who’s also the founder of the Unslut project went on a rampage yesterday. She effectively ...
[The Sexuality Blog] Can we talk a little more about male entitlement?
For the last few days, these tweets from an American social media user has been making its rounds around twitter. ...
[The Sexuality Blog] Joss Whedon is the latest male feminist to get outed as a misogynist
For years, American filmmaker Joss Whedon has been praised for his portfolio which is filled with layered three dimensional female ...
The Media Blog: So, basically, this stupid ThisDay story blames ‘feminism’ for Ireti Doyle’s marital issues
You have to read the stupidity to believe it. They even blame Mo Abudu for giving Ireti Doyle new roles. ...
Opinion: Stop putting limitations on women
by Samuel Chiaba Yesterday, I stumbled on an interesting quote that aroused my interest. This quote, credited to a woman, ...
We just cannot forget Beyoncé’s Push Party in a hurry
Bootylicious Bey! Aren’t you the best? Hosting and glamorising something as obscure as a Push Party. This, after she had released ...
Twitter is trash: We know 4 things you won’t learn about feminism from TwitterNG
When Beyoncé released Flawless and featured Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie in 2013, it was a small step for humanity but a ...