#TheConversation: On the matter of Sexism

#TheConversation: On the matter of Sexism

08:50  /  The Feminist  /  0 Comments

If you question tradition, norms and stereotypes, I invite you to join us for a discussion on Sexism and the culture of sexual objectification. What is your story? What sexist issues do you contend with daily? Are you fed with shame for being of a certain gender, or size? What are the prejudices you suffer, exclusively for being...

Are Women the 'Bitter' gender?

Are Women the 'Bitter' gender?

05:34  /  The Feminist  /  0 Comments

Note: This is a response to people who continue to make judgments on the 'bitter' woman and feminism... I have never, in all of my years, heard anyone describe a man as "bitter". He is a bitter man. Never heard that. Have you? Apparently "bitterness" is a word reserved only for women, mostly by women. Men who beat...

Are Feminists instinctive lesbians?

Are Feminists instinctive lesbians?

08:04  /  The Feminist  /  2 Comments

I read the most absurd arguments against feminism from Nigerian e-intelligentsia every other day. Feminists are home breakers. Feminists cannot take care of children. Feminists are the cause of half the problem in the state, and are fully responsible for anyone who cannot get a free pass at a toll gate. These pile-up accusations are meant to rattle...

Wait! Kids are watching Magic Mike?!

Wait! Kids are watching Magic Mike?!

02:35  /  The Feminist  /  5 Comments

When we paid for movie tickets to watch Magic Mike, I knew I was going to be entertained with hot naked bodies of men twerking and grinding. Channing Tatum can moonwalk all over my relationship and it’ll be fine. That body, those eyes, the banging abs, and his smooth moves… Lord have mercy! I was cheering and screaming...

Black skin. Black products. Black market

Black skin. Black products. Black market

01:14  /  The Feminist  /  2 Comments

My black beauty splurge There are many toning, bleaching and whitening products for black women at every store, every drive-by ‘chemist’ selling drugs and beauty products, Orijin and cheap weaves all in one dingy supply. Hydroquinone costs barely N500. It would seem the world is making a plea to black women: “Oh hurry up in your process of...

My Enemy’s Enemy is my Friend

My Enemy’s Enemy is my Friend

00:25  /  The Feminist  /  0 Comments

It is a culture mostly perpetuated by women. A warped cultic, terribly myopic, way of life. Half the time, women bequeath their enemies to their friends. Half the time, it takes just a few words to carry out the conferment. It will not be surprising to discover that the inheritor, piling up fresh enemies like Mark Zuckerberg piles...

Humility and all that Jazz

Humility and all that Jazz

00:32  /  The Feminist  /  4 Comments

At #TheConversation Ibadan African Feminism is still largely about pounded yam, amala, dodo, skirt-and-trouser, and bad marriages. That is where we are as a people- food to chop and who’s gonna cook it, serve it and wipe the ass after poop. And when we are not talking about food, we are talking demeanour. You know, be a successful...

Star Radler, Culture and Marketing Flaw

Star Radler, Culture and Marketing Flaw

00:52  /  The Feminist  /  7 Comments

There are many cases of hotels denying women access into their facilities. In 2015, women still require the supervision of men before they can buy a drink or two. (PS: They'll tell you they are fumigating their establishments with prostituticide. Of course). It’s a cultural flaw where women are expected to stay away from bars and stay in...

Extreme Feminism on R2TV

Extreme Feminism on R2TV

07:54  /  The Feminist  /  1 Comments

I was a guest on Inside Eve, a programme on R2TV. I was invited to talk on, yes, Feminism. What is it all about and why women fail to identify with the movement? Too many calls came in and we couldn’t really get the meat of the gist. The producer says we’ll do another edition. Enjoy this one!...

Why Women are their own worst enemies

Why Women are their own worst enemies

00:16  /  The Feminist  /  9 Comments

Many women will disagree. I’ll advice that you prick the bubble you are living in. I have seen women fight on the streets, strip to bare buttocks…because of a man. Go to rundown shacks of the metropolis and see women with scars from ear to cheek, like a tiger attack, all for the fight for a man. People...

“Who will fry my Plantain, with salt?”

“Who will fry my Plantain, with salt?”

04:01  /  The Feminist  /  15 Comments

Let’s say you are having a conversation on Feminism. You know, that small issue on Equality. Your concern is that young girls be allowed education in rural areas; teenage girls be left to dream without marriage as a roadblock to the height of their ambitions or imaginations, and women be treated equally in society and the structures and...

Who is an Angry Feminist?

Who is an Angry Feminist?

05:18  /  The Feminist  /  22 Comments

My name is Joy Isi Bewaji. This is the place where I get to talk about stereotypes, tradition, prejudices, kyriarchy, patriarchy and feminism. Welcome. Did I forget to mention I am a feminist? Feminism is not complete. There is the very essential accessory of “angry” or “burnt”, “bitter” or “unhappy”. You almost imagine ejaculation taking place whilst pooping,...