Mzukhology

Sometimes I feel like I was born with a curse between my legs. A curse that dictates what I wear how I should carry myself and who I can hang out with. As a women I am a sitting duck I’m not safe everywhere I go because of the curse between my legs. I am always in fear for my safety because some entitled men might violent me. Strip me off all my power and self-worth, trample on my dignity and infringe on my right to safety. Society is not going to try and stand by me or cry with me but will ask what I was wearing. My neighbour will think to herself I wanted it because I defy the normative values women are raised by, all my friends are males. I like hanging out with the guy from across the street and go clubbing with him on weekends. The police lady I report this to, instead of getting trigger itchy from my story will ask whether I had anything to drink or did I give him the wrong impression as if any of those things matter. I did not choose to be born with this curse but, when I d...

A couple of years ago, back in the good old days, Sir Chris Brown published a record title “These hoes ain’t loyal”. This pissed off ladies, but that didn’t stop them from dancing to it the whole night, learn the lyrics and even sing along. Wooow… Now what puzzled me was the fact that they were debating the “loyal” part of the song. So I travelled to lands far far away, walked the African continent edge to edge, crossed the oceans, and in my journey not once did I hear a lady that was addressing the “hoe” part of the song. How difficult is it to say “Nah they ain’t talking to me, so I won’t listen to this garbage”, somehow all women are drawn into the “hoe debate”… hah, Interesting. I know the proof is in the pudding, but is there a lot of hoes out there??? Well I chose not to believe that because I found a jewel in life, and I believe that there are a lot of them out there. They are just all disguised as “these hoes” that’s why it’s difficult to spot them. Mara why are...

Self-Proclaimed Feminist!!! The society we live in is gender bias, young women are socialized into thinking that to be a proper girl you must be domesticated. Girls who cannot cook are a disgrace and not marriage material because females are seen as home makers not professionals or potential leaders. Women in the work place are not taken seriously because men refuse to see them for more than their sexuality. When my grandmother and I were watching the news she was shocked to see that there was a female soccer team, Banyana Banyana because even though they win more than Bafana Bafana they do not get as much attention. Many people think that feminists are a bunch of old ugly women who want to antagonize men because no one wants them. As a feminist I don’t think men should be sent to Pluto and the world would definitely NOT be better without them but the goal of feminism is to try and empower women, young and old so that they know their self-worth, potential and do not h...