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A To-Do List to Avoid Rape?
While it’s important for all women to take precautionary measures to avoid attacks, not enough men are being trained not to rape in the first place, Christiana Mbakwe writes in a piece at XOJane that tackles rape culture in America. Like many woman, I’ve bought into the fallacy that by adhering to a list of…
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Colorblindness Is Impossible, No Matter What Kim K. Says
Christiana Mbakwe, writing at xoJane, says that the idea of being “colorblind” is fundamentally problematic and does more harm than good. In an interview with BET, Kim Kardashian said, “I have a lot of friends that are all different nationalities, and their children are bi-racial. So they have kind of talked to me a little…
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Forget Offensive Comments. I'm Concerned With What's Not Said to Black Women
Writing at xoJane, Christiana Mbakwe says that black women should be less worried about policing offensive comments in person and more about the thoughts people keep to themselves. An article published by the Guardian this week, revealed that white applicants are twice as likely to be granted admission to Oxford University than ethnic minorities, even…