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गतिशीलता को दबा देने के औज़ार

·April 15, 2019
·Swapna Vasudevan Thampi

बाद में जब वह आदमी अपने गंतव्य स्थान पर उतर गया, तो मैंने उस दंपति से अपने असभ्य होने के लिए माफ़ी मांगी। मैं अभी भी दयनीय और असहाय महसूस करती हूँ कि मैंने उस आदमी के उत्पीड़न के लिए और अधिक प्रतिक्रिया क्यों नहीं व्यक्त की और अपने असली स्वभाव को दबाकर क्यों रखा।

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Illustration of a woman dressed in black, holding her hand up in a gesture of protest

Women were being locked into a sexual conformity in a sly way.

Why We Don’t Get Consent

·November 15, 2018
·Curated Content

But here is the thing. In heterosexual relationships, how are women and men going to learn to see women’s desires if the world does not see them? If the world is shaped to conform to a certain type of man’s desires only? Where is consent without a diversity of desires and a galaxy of desirability?

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a collage of black and white photos of women smeared in red paint who seem to be screaming metoo

How #MeToo Revealed the Central Rift Within Feminism Today

·July 16, 2018
·Curated Content

In the media and in private life, conversations about consent, hostile environments and power began, and there was a growing acknowledgment that a man’s unwanted sexual overtures were a symptom of broader social and political forces.

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Photo of a woman walking down the street, she has curly hair and is wearing a black top and black pants

Woman In Street Harassment Video: ‘I Do Not Feel Safe Right Now’

·November 15, 2014
·Curated Content

Nov 1 , 2014, NPR Staff The now-viral YouTube video "10 hours of Walking in NYC as a Woman" has attracted more than 27 million views, sparked conversations about street harassment, inspired a parody and provoked controversy about depictions of race — all in less than the span of a week. Another consequence: Actress Shoshana…

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Artist Tatyana Fazlalizadeh stands infront of a wall that has a mural painted on it. She has short hair and is wearing a simple top with trousers. There is also a poster behind her that says "stop telling women to smile"

An Artist Demands Civility on the Street With Grit and Buckets of Paste

·July 15, 2014
·Curated Content

Tatyana Fazlalizadeh Takes Her Public Art Project to Georgia By FELICIA R. LEE APRIL 9, 2014 Tatyana Fazlalizadeh pasted her self-portrait Friday at the Krog Street Tunnel in Atlanta, known for street art. By Sunday night, the poster had been defaced. Credit Dustin Chambers for The New York Times ATLANTA — With a lick of wheat paste, a…

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A cartoon showing a scene at a bus stop, where a man seated on a bench ogles a woman that is passing by, and the woman's genitals seem to show him the middle finger.

Brushstrokes: Cartoons For Activism

·July 1, 2014
·Liz Hilton

I’ve always had a ridiculous cartoon view of the world. It’s natural that most of my life I ‘ve scribbled the images that popped into my head in the dirt, on bits of paper, tables and any surface available. Until now I never thought to show them or even to keep them. Then I saw how my…

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