Tag: misogyny
We can learn a thing or two about slut-shaming from Tiwa Savage and Seyi Shay
There is power in language we often fail to recognise because of how easily language seems to come to us. ...
International Day Against Homophobia, Transphobia and Biphobia: The LGBTQ+ resist from the church to the street
One thing that LGBTQ+ people can’t be said to be bad at, is resisting their oppression by whatever means available. ...
The online harassment of Ezra Olubi is confirmation that we are the monsters we complain about
When actor and fashion consultant Denola Grey tweeted about the recent controversial music video by American pop star, Lil Nas ...
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 ...
Women intend to boycott Twitter to protest against misogyny and harassment
There could be a Twitter boycott on April 9, 2021 as women call for an end to online misogynistic attacks ...
Paternity Fraud: Nigerian men are worried about the wrong things
The first time I learnt about paternity fraud was in a playful conversation with my mother. I was 10 years ...
Threat of murder, everyday misogyny | Top Non-binary tweets we saw from Nigeria last week
Nigeria’s small but richly vibrant corner of Twitter is not the place anyone will go to for nuanced conversation about ...
Corrective rape, the price of misogyny | Top Non-binary tweets we saw from Nigerians last week
With its avowed conservatism and self-proclaimed devotion to traditional values, Nigeria’s public discussion landscape is seeing an increase in conversations ...
To dismantle rape culture, we must dismantle misogyny: Closing The YNaija Special Series on #RapeCulture
In my work and life as a feminist and woman, one question which I always ask myself is this: “Is ...
Isn’t Crazeclown too big a brand to be engaging in misogynistic jokes?
Nigerian comedy really is in the dumps, with the exception of a handful of truly talented comedians (Maraji mostly) the ...
Transphobia accusations aside; IAAF’s ruling against Caster Semanya answers a big problem about the legitimacy of elite sports
Over the weekend, the Court of Arbitration for Sports (CAS) ruled that the International Association of Athletics Federations could demand ...
Falz is allowed to hate transactional sex but it doesn’t change the fact that he is a misogynist
Falz’s new album Moral Instruction is out today, a mini-project distilled to address societal ills as purported on the album’s ...
Ebiye is a reminder that you cannot expect real change from our celebrities
The Headies was quite the event, complete with celebrity meltdowns, shady moments, no-show A-listers and of course, category upsets. We’ve ...
[The Sexuality Blog] Will flavoured condoms make protected sex cooler? The S.F.H. seems to think so
Nigerian commercials tend to be pretty cringey. Perhaps it is because there is a constant disconnect between what we think ...
[The Sexuality Blog] The Imams of Ilorin are worried about these new ‘strip clubs’ rocking their city
There are many things we’ve come to associate with Kwara State and Ilorin town in particular; lavish durbar ceremonies complete ...
[The Sexuality Blog] Preach! Ada Umeofia, preach
One of the unfortunate side effects of over-intellectualising concepts such as rape culture, misogyny and feminism, is that we forget ...
[The Music Blog] Tiwa Savage and Gender Politics: We need to stop expecting celebrities to know sh_t
Tiwa Savage’s 2-hour long tell-all interview with the journalist, Azuka Ogujiuba, following a series of emotional social media posts and ...
[The Sexuality Blog] Tiwa Savage joins the ranks of Nigerian celebrities who perpetuate misogyny
It hasn’t been quite up to two years now, when Tiwa Savage in an interview with fashion and gossip journalist ...
[The Sexuality Blog] Homophobia and misogyny will only go unpunished in Nigeria and Chika Amadi just learnt this
Less than a month ago, we wrote about an American governor’s aide who was relieved of his job because of ...
The Thread: “Guy your preeq no dey work?” and everything else you say and do to promote the rape culture
Misogyny is so pervasive, it is quite the cultural phenomenon in these parts. It is the what fires the rape ...
[The Sexuality Blog] Maybe its time we started asking the church to get rid of its misogyny instead of its homophobia
Last week Friday, a number of Nigerian activists, writers, journalists, non-denominational religious people, Christians and Muslims all gathered at the ...
The Thread: Interracial relationships are mostly power plays
While Nigeria may struggle with tribalism and nepotism, on the other side of the Atlantic, the nagging issue is racism, ...
[The Sexuality Blog] If you’re a woman, not even old age will free you from the misogyny of Nigerians
Just in case you thought Nigeria had left behind its restrictive, misogynistic traditions, think again. In Amauzu Mkpoghoro village, in ...
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, ...
[The Sexuality Blog] Misogyny is one of the corner stones of Christianity in West Africa, we must never forget this
Recently Quartz Africa published this opinion piece on the damage that Pentecostal churches in Nigeria and Ghana continues to wreak ...
Opinion: Different ways Nigerian men are threatened by women
by Aniefiok Udoabasi I saw a post made by a lady here on facebook. It is a picture of a ...
Reuben Abati is proof that misogyny is alive, well and PhD-proof
by Adamu Aderinsola #MenAreScum. #HurtBae. #UberBae. #5KBae. All recent hashtags that have dominated the Nigerian internet and even real-life conversations. All ...
Arit Okpo: A woman’s place [NEW VOICES]
by Arit Okpo At an event recently, a University Vice Chancellor was invited to give a talk, her colleague, introduced ...
Opinion: You Are Not Equal. I’m Sorry | #WomensMarch
by Dina Leygerman A post is making rounds on social media, in response to the Women’s March on Saturday, January ...
Sugabelly, inane feminism, and the question of violence – a counterpoint
Words by Akintoye Abdulraheem Yesterday, in an unprecedented display of animosity towards men, Sugabelly wrote an article in which she ...