Emmanuel Adebayo, Federal University of Agriculture, Abeokuta Being a man is usually regarded as an advantage in many social circles. The masculine gender is seen as one that comes with inherent benefits. For example, in many parts of the world being a man makes you an automatic leader within the family as well as society at large. In research my colleagues and I conducted a review on the gender attitudes of young adolescents. The review, which draws on data from 82 studies from different cultural settings, highlighted the fact that the endorsement of unequal or stereotypical gender norms is already…
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Jonathan Cohn, University of Alberta At the start of Black History Month 2019, Google designed its daily-changing homepage logo to include an image of African-American activist Sojourner Truth, the great 19th-century abolitionist and women’s rights activist. But what would Truth say about Google’s continual lack of care and respect toward people of colour? While bringing more attention to Sojourner Truth is venerable, Google can do better. As a professor and researcher of digital cultures, I have found that a lack of care and investment by tech companies towards users who are not white and male allows racism and sexism to…
Jessie Ford, New York University Time Magazine recently featured “The Silence Breakers” as its 2017 “Person of the Year,” a nod to the countless women who have come forward with stories of unwanted sexual advances and sexual assaults. But missing from the conversation are men. For example, a number of surveys have found that about 8 percent of men are victims of sexual assault in college, and the majority of these men are heterosexual. Why aren’t more men coming forward? What’s behind their silence? Could it have something to do with underlying cultural assumptions about men and sex – that…
Laugh Quote “The difference between stupidity and genius is that genius has its limits.”– Albert Einstein Wise Guys Answer To Stupid Question Question: What are you doing about your weight? Wise Guy: My weight is fine, what are you doing about your rudeness? Teacher And Student Alphabetical order Teacher: Give a sentence beginning with “I”. Student: I is… Teacher: Stop there, you need to begin with “I am” Student: Okay…I am the ninth letter of the alphabet. Corny Chat Up Line If you were a vegetable you’d be a cute-cumber. Business Joke Idle hands. Two friends, who had lost contact…
The off-shoulder look is a great way to flaunt your shoulders. This trend has been subtly splattered all over the internet and your favourite fashion aficionados are having fun with a bit of shoulder peek-a-boo. The off-shoulder trend is not only a great way to flaunt your shoulders, but it is a guaranteed way to give off sensual-vibes, it also provides an illusion of broader shoulders – giving an hourglass figure. These female figures have mastered the off shoulder look effortlessly and you can take a cue from them. View this post on Instagram A post shared by…
Traditional and Contemporary focuses on Ankara fabric spliced with contemporary tailoring. African fashion has taken a spike in creative designing over the years and we are ultra-excited to be documenting its progress one stylish picture at a time. Every Fashion Friday, we’ll be surfing through social media streets to find design inspirations for our Pride Woman (which is you, by the way). See our weekly style catalogue. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Lola Ogunleye (@lollysticks) on Mar 24, 2019 at 8:19pm PDT View this post on Instagram A post shared by Dʀ. Sᴏɴɪᴀ ???⚕️? (@soniapookie)…
I recently asked a friend what love is. His response was unorthodox; he said, “It is the will to accept someone for who they are”. But it was also flawed with loopholes because it is possible to accept someone you don’t love – just ask sugar babies (aka gold diggers). To understand what love is, you must first understand what love isn’t. Love isn’t a feeling Those in relationships will tell you they don’t always feel good about their partners; quarrels and fights will occur, but does this mean their love ceases to exist? Attributing love to how you feel…
Laina Bay-Cheng, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York When it comes to power in romantic relationships, men are often cast as dominant and women as deferential. But working against this are caricatures of domineering women with their “hen-pecked husbands” and “whipped boyfriends.” At the same time, popular culture is replete with representations of striving and self-serving women – from celebrities like Beyoncé to the TV show “Girls” – who engage in relationships with men as social equals on a level playing field. The idea that during relationship conflicts, women can be just as volatile, combative and aggressive…
Gillian Foulger, Durham University Earthquakes threaten to be a show-stopper for fracking. In the Netherlands, the largest gas field in Europe will be shut down by 2030 after sustained damage to homes from earthquakes became too severe. In Oklahoma, US officials have severely curtailed operations after injection of waste water underground caused several earthquakes above magnitude five – one nearly 180,000 times stronger than the 2.3 magnitude earthquake that brought a seven-year pause on fracking in the UK. While operations have since resumed in Britain, the practice still remains a political battleground, with earthquakes at the centre. The UK government’s…
We always love an unapologetic woman who is proud of her roots and culture. That woman for us today is Nigerian author and speaker, Luvvie Ajayi. Taking a place as our Woman Crush Wednesday, Ajayi’s brilliance and witty sense of humour beamed through her first book, “I’m Judging You: The Do-Better Manual” which became a New York Times best-seller. Since then she’s taking on one successful project after another, her recent ones being the launch of two podcasts: “Rants and Randomness” with Luvvie Ajayi and “Jesus and Jollof” which she co-hosts with Yvonne Orji. Recently, she got to successfully represent…