Category: Life
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Naked Onscreen: A Look at the Media’s Objectification of Women
Women are often seen as objects of pleasure and gratification devoid of thoughts and feelings.
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The Inherent Misogyny Of Nigerian Legislation
Patriarchy is interwoven with the very fibre of Nigerian society.
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Why Equal Representation Of Women Matter
Historically, women have had to fight for the rights freely given to men. For black women, this struggle is double.
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Living With Bigotry
A major driving force for all oppression is financial dependence and the absence of independence. A person who has no alternatives for survival will endure unfavourable conditions to their detriment.
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Death To Respectability Politics
Respectability politics posits that conformity to certain societal standards can protect a person, usually a member of a marginalised group, from the institutionalised oppression the demographic faces.
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And The Nominees Are; Afrobeats Crooner Niniola and Record-Breaking Simi
Simi had earlier set a record as the first African female artist to reach 100 million streams on Audiomack and Niniola got inducted into the Grammy Recording Academy Class of 2021.
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6 Things Every Dark-Skinned Girl Heard Growing Up
Growing up as a dark-skinned girl in Nigeria is a very traumatising experience unless, by some strange miracle, your parents and everyone you come in contact with are progressive Nigerians.
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The Feminization Of Poverty
The feminization of poverty refers to the increasing inequality in living standards between men and women due to the widening poverty gap.
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5 Invaluable Inventions by Black Women
Contrary to what the whitewashed history will have you believe, black people have long been inventors.
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Five Reasons Why Self-Proclaimed Nice Guys Aren’t Exactly Nice
we all know a self-proclaimed nice guy: in fact, a name probably popped up in your mind as soon as you read the title of this article.