The commodification of women’s body image

Why do women’s bodies go in and out of fashion? Today, thick bodies are in. Cinched waist, a nice helping of boobs and a “perfect” ass. But a perfect ass has meant so many different things over the years. Once upon a time, big butts were a bad thing hence the over flogged comedic trope;…

ByAtinuke FalaiyeJune 19, 20216Comments

Everyday Feminism

The politics of dressing

Hot take: “dress how you want to be addressed” is a ridiculous saying. It is simply a widely accepted offshoot of respectability politics. A person’s outward appearance should have no bearing on how they're treated, especially considering how this saying and the ideology that drives it is used to further marginalise already marginalised groups and…

ByAtinuke FalaiyeJune 17, 20210Comments

Everyday Feminism

When is it okay to catcall a woman?

“Catcalling” is permissible and encouraged when there is a need to beckon to one’s cats. Dr Seuss’s Symphony of Catcalls is also the only instance of pleasing and maybe even melodic catcalling and, even so, it is debatable that his cats could carry a tune. Is it ever acceptable to scream obscenities at women? To…

ByAtinuke FalaiyeJune 15, 20210Comments

Everyday Feminism

“On today’s episode of girlfriends”

The worst kind of woman is the one who devalues female friendships and parrots sexist stereotypes about women’s relationships. “One of the boys™”. Many women went through a phase in their adolescence where they felt the need to distance themselves from all things "girly", including other girls. It was a cool character trait to turn…

ByAtinuke FalaiyeJune 12, 20212Comments

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Sexist tropes: The one where we’re all called saints

“Not sluts, nor saints, just women” Women are held to higher standards than men and patronising as it sounds, it does no one any favours. A woman is to be altruistic, an adaptable version of perfect. A man? A man can scale by on the bare minimum. In public offices and general positions of authority,…

ByAtinuke FalaiyeJune 10, 20213Comments

Everyday Feminism

The impact of the Twitter ban on cybersecurity and organisation for women

Social media and Twitter in particular have been used to champion numerous causes and they have become the amplifier of the voice of the voiceless time and time again. The Nigerian government’s Twitter ban is not only in conflation with the right to freedom of expression and speech through any given medium; it is also…

ByAtinuke FalaiyeJune 8, 20212Comments

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Why “girl boss” feminism is retrogressive

“Girl boss” feminism posits that the attainment of elevated social status and the amassment of wealth are what women need to escape misogyny and patriarchal oppression. What this does is place a sense of exclusivity on rights that should be intrinsic to all women. You can not throw money at structural problems and though, truly,…

ByAtinuke FalaiyeJune 3, 20213Comments

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The intersection between religion and feminism

We’ve talked about how Abrahamic religions and the institutions built around them have been weaponized for the oppression and subjugation of women through history. Islam, Christianity and Judaism are central in the lives of countless women, however, some of their teachings regarding women are questionable at best and downright misogynistic at worst. Beyond the manipulation…

ByAtinuke FalaiyeJune 1, 20211Comment

Everyday Feminism

Digital GBV

The internet, for all its merits, is a cesspool of targeted hate and harassment. Women meet as much vitriol online as they meet offline and maybe even more so because of the ease of access that the internet grants. Women who are vocal and unabashedly confident are bullied consistently online and almost nothing is done…

ByAtinuke FalaiyeMay 27, 20211Comment

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ADHD is less likely to be diagnosed in black women, here’s why

According to a 2014 NHS report, black women constituted the highest percentage of people aged over 16 to screen positive for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Black women as a demographic are very familiar with medical racism and this historical neglect is also present in the mental health sphere. An astounding deficit in the diagnostics…

ByAtinuke FalaiyeMay 25, 20212Comments

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Atinuke Falaiye

The commodification of women’s body image

The politics of dressing

When is it okay to catcall a woman?

“On today’s episode of girlfriends”

Sexist tropes: The one where we’re all called saints

The impact of the Twitter ban on cybersecurity and organisation for women

Why “girl boss” feminism is retrogressive

The intersection between religion and feminism

Digital GBV

ADHD is less likely to be diagnosed in black women, here’s why

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