I recently did an interview with the Demented Goddess magazine, a polysexual and multi-ethnic magazine dedicated to the untamed feminine. The feature is titled Unspeakable Joy – an erotic conversation with Minna Salami and I’m reposting it below. It is sort of part II to one of the most popular posts on Ms Afropolitan titled,…
Human auctions in Libya and the patriarchal, imperialist system that enables them
Last week a CNN report containing footage of African migrants being sold in human auctions in Libya was published. In the footage, we see young men being sold to buyers for about at $400 to undisclosed buyers. Here are the videos: I have been terribly busy and unable to blog in a few weeks but I could…
Do we really live in a patriarchy?
Reposting my latest column for The Guardian Nigeria, which was there titled “Why I am going to stop using the term patriarchy”. If you have any thoughts about this, leave a comment. When feminists use the word patriarchy, it is usually followed with a shrug, a rolling of the eyes, or a sigh. This is because…
So you want to know what men really gain from patriarchy?
Patriarchy is an unfashionable term. But it is also the only term that describes the oldest, most widespread and most enduring form of governance. It is much older than democracy, for example. It seems to me that patriarchy, which is the ‘system of society or government in which men hold the power and women are…