Feminist Attempts and Re-Attempts
The Problem with Lebanese Women Politicians
Nayla Mouawad & Solange Gemayel. I don’t know what to comment, whether to laugh of to cry, but this video is a fine example of why it is more important to have feminists in parliament than it is to have women. But I want to still say that we need women to be represented – but not this bad a representation!
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Odd Advertising for Bic in Toronto
about 5 days ago - 2 comments
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UN Women is Born!
about 2 months ago - 2 comments
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about 2 months ago - 2 comments
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about 3 months ago - 3 comments
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about 4 months ago - No comments
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about 4 months ago - 4 comments
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about 4 months ago - 16 comments
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about 4 months ago - 3 comments
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about 7 months ago
I really have a problem with the way this has been portrayed in the media. It’s not like the uselessness of these two women is anything new, but the contrast being made is clear: the men are serious, they discuss things, and the women are just being silly women and stealing candy. As if our women politicians are really any more useless than our male ones.
about 5 months ago
I totally agree with Shax! We should not fall into this discourse. Women politicians are not worse than men. And If you have to make fun of what they’re doing, then it’s better not to talk about it from a gender point of view.
Plus, I would rather have women who suck in the parliament then not have women at all.