What did you do to deserve it?
At least one in three women will experience some form of violence in her life, and, almost daily, victims are being blamed. It
‘Money Heist’ and subtle sexism in popular media
The show ‘Money Heist’ is a piece of art that has enjoyed an enormous worldwide popularity but, unfortunately, a lot of internalised sexism goes unchecked in such celebrated series. As a huge fan of Money Heist, in this blog, I review the show from a feminist perspective and deconstruct multiple examples of irresponsible writing.
Hijabis Fight Back
Over the course of the last weeks, there has been a significant level of mobilization among Belgium’s Muslim community under the hashtag #hijabisfightback. The reason? A recent ruling of the country’s highest court that permits institutions of higher education to ban the wearing of visible religious, political and philosophical signs on their premises, namely the Haute Ecole Francisco Ferrer (HEFF).
The concept of ‘The Genius’ and Mainstream Misogyny
Two individual book reviews Kris Kraus’ “I Love Dick” (1997) and Max Blecher’s “Adventures in Immediate Irreality” (1936). Two seemingly unrelated book reviews aim to illustrate the normalisation of misogyny in mainstream culture by the Pink Papayas.