Over the last two weeks, I, like many other people with access to the internet and social media, have come across various posts highlighting a range of issues surrounding women’s rights in Iran. Each social media post or news article paints a different picture of the Middle Eastern country, ranging from displaying violence carried out […]
Category: imperialism
#MenAreTrash vs #MeToo: How the media kills Black women
In my previous article in my #MenAreTrash vs #MeToo series, I dealt with how living within an intersection has caused a brushing aside of Black women’s suffering. I concluded that #MenAreTrash, a movement that was sparked by the death of Karabo Mokoena, received worse social media perception and news coverage than #MeToo because society cares more about White […]