It is not only news that is increasingly “fake”, a similar trend is emerging in feminism with commentators writing what I refer to as “fake feminist opinion”. Here’s my latest column for the Nigeria Guardian where I expand on this troubling development. For much of feminist history, the majority of people have distanced themselves from…
Archives for June 2017
How the family unit was designed to oppress women’s sexuality
A group of states including the six African states Cote d’Ivoire, Egypt, Mauritania, Morocco, Tunisia and Uganda have recently tabled a resolution at the 35th session of the UN Human Rights Council entitled, “Protection of the Family: Role of the Family in Supporting the Protection and Promotion of Human Rights of Older Persons.” In the resolution,…
When Africans connect food, nature and our deepest selves
There’s a scene in the movie, Moonlight, where the Kevin character (André Holland) prepares a meal for the lead character, Chiron (Trevante Rhodes), whom he is in love with. He drizzles lemon over tilapia fish and sautéed onions, he adds a spoon of fluffy, freshly boiled rice then uses his hands to delicately cup the rice…