By Kerry Frizelle While I was lecturing, a female student arrived late*. As she made her way to a seat, another student cat-called her (a…
Posts tagged as “sexism”
I have managed a monosyllabic email and two cups of tea this morning. Typing this is agony. Now I know that the sun comes up…
Myth and myth-making can be traced back to the origin of our species and is the archetypal language through which our spiritual and creative selves…
With all the racial tension brewing over the past few months it’s no surprise that an event called #ForBlackGirlsOnly has caused a stir. Many think…
Have you seen Mazda’s latest advert for their new CX-3 model? It’s an animated production that the company describes as “telling a true African fairytale…
By Melanie Judge In offering a response to the question, “are we programmed for prejudice” I wish to make the case for why thinking about…
By Josie Cornell Vicky* had not thought much about her blackness, or what it meant. This changed rapidly upon her arrival at the University of…
Quite often, when I log on to Twitter, I’ll see comments like the following: “What are we angry about today? Did I miss today’s Twitter…
Last week, the latest incidence of parliamentary sexism occurred in the Mpumalanga Provincial Legislature. Reports noted that the DA’s deputy provincial leader, Jane Moloisi-Sithole, was…