Props for anyone who gets the movie reference in the title of this post. Non-Muslim women have pontificated on the niqab (face-veil) and its relation to Western culture before. *cough* Admittedly, a lot of our comments, my comments included, can be rather presumptuous and patronizing, even if we don’t mean them to be. I’ve beenContinue reading “Shorter Danielle Crittenden: Throw the Niqabi Off the Train!”
Category Archives: The F-Word
Post-Soviet Feminism and “Nashi”
The word “nashi” means “our” or “ours.” I use it as a tag on this blog not as a reference to the members of Russia’s political party: Nashi. However, it’s obviously appropriate here. Last week, Lyndon asked some question in relations to the, ah, creative ways that members of Nashi have come out in supportContinue reading “Post-Soviet Feminism and “Nashi””
The only thing I can say right now is ROT IN JAIL
(trigger warning, ladies and lads) By now, many of your heard about the death of Aqsa Parvez. My sentiments in regards to the people who who did this to her are in the title of this post. My sentiments to the author of the following post on a Facebook group created in memory of ParvezContinue reading “The only thing I can say right now is ROT IN JAIL”
Rape and Prejudice
I told myself I wouldn’t do it. I told myself that blogging about anything besides work, stories, and favourite writers was strictly off-limits this month. Then I saw a completely demented Internet discussion on rape, and freaking snapped. The following is the result of my snappage. Everyone knows that there is a “good” kind ofContinue reading “Rape and Prejudice”
You’re not alone, La Lubu
As much as I hate myself for meta-blogging – this post makes me want to jump up and shout, “you are absolutely not alone!” To clarify, even though I’m bouncing all over the place right now (without caffeine buzzing through my veins, even), I see myself as complicit in a lot of the stupid crapContinue reading “You’re not alone, La Lubu”
Natalia A. 