Originally posted on The Belle Jar:
Last night I was flipping through Margaret Atwood’s Wilderness Tips (which, by the way, is probably her best book of short stories). In the middle of Uncles, I came across a brief exchange between two characters, one of whom is trying to convince the other to write a guest piece…
I Decide: A Lifetime of Determination | International Planned Parenthood Federation/Western Hemisphere Region
Somewhere along the line, the world accepted the lie that being raped or beaten is something that is intrinsic to being female. As a result, gender-based violence is one of the most pervasive public health and human rights violations worldwide. Our global culture of victim blaming and perpetrator impunity has created a world where women … Continue reading
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The Sexualization of Willow Smith
Originally posted on The Belle Jar:
We need to talk for a hot second about the sexualization of young girls. Specifically, we need to talk about the sexualization of Willow Smith by the media. In case you’ve somehow missed the whole hullaballoo, the picture below of thirteen year old Willow and twenty year old actor Moises Arias was recently posted…
Caribbean Leaders are No Angels, They are Politicians with Problems
Originally posted on Feminist Conversations on Caribbean Life:
Vile and Oblivious Politicians Support State Violence Against Children At least three recent stories in Caribbean media have highlighted the systemic rape of boys and girls in state care and the horror houses known as children’s homes. Getting raped while literally under the care and protection of…
Take Back the Tech, Don’t Take it Away
Originally posted on Feminist Conversations on Caribbean Life:
Here’s a video clip in which a Trini mom explains that after observing changes in her nine year-old son’s behaviour she became worried that something was wrong. On attending a PTA meeting she heard teacher express concern about boys performing oral sex on each other at school. She…
No Laughing Matter: Stories of rape and sexual assault in Caribbean media this week
Originally posted on Feminist Conversations on Caribbean Life:
Laughing at boys who are raped The Jamaica Observer recently subjected readers to the most crass and reprehensible of cartoons which pokes fun at the rape of boys in institutionalized care. Yes, they invited readers to laugh at the fact that boys were being raped. A UN…
An activist walks out of a meeting…
Originally posted on Feminist Conversations on Caribbean Life:
A longstanding feminist activist in Barbados walked out of a panel discussion in protest of what she felt were misogynist comments from one of the speakers. Said speaker is the recipient of the Gold Crown of Merit and has been on a near 15-year tirade of misogyny masquerading…
Contemplating the ‘Gay Gang’
Originally posted on Activized:
Earlier this week in the Lovely twin-isle of Trinidad & Tobago, renowned local artist LeRoy Clarke connected the ‘prevalence’ of homosexuality to a rise in crime in the nation. He’s claiming that young people entering gangs are initiated through sodomy and respond in their lives using the gun as an extension…
Caribbean Feminists Exist; Some of Them Do Not Yet Know That They Are Feminists
Originally posted on Feminist Conversations on Caribbean Life:
To the Caribbean, With Love Caribbean Feminists Exist & Some of Them Do Not Yet Know That They Are Feminists When ah leggo mih cock yuh betta tie up yuh hen Caribbean women located at home and those abroad in the Diaspora have heard and readily understand…
