I’ll get straight down to the point. Who is responsible for educating who when it comes to issues of oppression, sexism, racism and the like? As Lena Chen of the Chicktionary eloquently writes, I don’t expect gay people to prove to me, a straight person, that there’s actually homophobia. I don’t expect poor people to ...
You know the saying “It’s not the journey, it’s the destination?” Well, my hair story is a journey. A journey of self-discovery. I know what you might be thinking. What the hell kind of First World feminist, skewed self-awareness and failed attempt at philosophy is that? This piece is about much more than hair. It’s ...
Do Vancouver Men Suck? was (unfortunately) one of the first pieces of writing I read for the New Year. Shouting in riled-up disbelief at the computer is a tragic way to start the year, let me tell you. Let’s start with the premise of this piece. The article attempts to “call out” Vancouver men who ...
I always request books for Christmas. I always have. I’m not sure if that made me an easy child to buy for. Novels are certainly cheaper than a new Nintendo (which is what we called an Xbox back in my day), but how to select one for a grumpy nine-year-old? Or, for that matter, a ...
A UN inquiry was announced today investigating the huge number of Aboriginal women that have gone missing in Canada. According to The Native Women’s Association of Canada more than 600 women have gone missing or been murdered since 1990 and this is a direct violation of the 1979 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms ...
Once upon a time in a land far, far away, there was a little brown girl who liked watching Disney movies and reading fairytales. Although she liked to believe that the fairytales were real, the little brown girl knew better than that. You see, this little brown girl was always pretty sensible. She knew that ...
Question: How many feminists does it take to screw in a light bulb? Answer: Hey, that’s not funny. This was a joke told to me by a guy I met at a party. I didn’t laugh at his joke because I knew that he actually believed what he was saying. He actually believed that feminists ...
Is your Hallowe’en costume offensive? You might want to take another look before you head out. A group of enterprising young students from Ohio University has banded together to create an awareness campaign about racist Hallowe’en costumes. With the ragline “We’re a culture, not a costume,” a person holds up a picture of the offensive ...
I recently saw the question “Should free speech trump hate laws?” answered with a simple “Yes.” I think in reality the answer should be, it depends. After all, nothing tastes sweeter than forbidden fruit. I don’t think that anyone should have the right to be legally protected from being merely offended. But I do think ...
Canada may pride itself in being the first country in the world to declare multiculturalism as an official policy but there are darker sides to the story. Half a century ago, bell hooks argued that the female experience is different depending on skin colour. Today, it seems that a woman’s health appear to be related to complexion as well. A study ...
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My attention was drawn this week to an article on the resurgence of the market for men’s underwear. It...
