Category Archives: Feminism
A Reflection on “March On, Vancouver! The Next Step March”
“What if we shift the question from ‘who do I want to be?’ to the question, ‘what kind of life do I want to live with others?’?… If the I who wants this name or seeks to live a certain kind of life is bound up with a ‘you’ and a ‘they’ then we are […]
Prize
Trigger Warning: Sex, Offensive Language as I sexualize you I watch myself objectify you cut clothes to fit your frame move you till you’re perfectly arranged until we’re in intimate role plays a conductor you’re my instrument I pray to never act this way to love a lie I create, a charade these instincts […]
Whiteness Game
Dear white people, when your people voted for a terrorist You told me to fight anger with love, I did But the second I did you backstabbed me by killing my people, No I don’t want your love or hope in this game when you mindlessly carnage our souls, bodies for your bloodthirst, It […]
“Love will fix all”
When people tell me that Liberal-ized “LOVE” is the answer… that all we need is sole “love” to lick the well-deep wounds… I have this burning desire to respond: Will Love put my native tongue back into my bruised, post-9/11, numbing-cream™ filled mouth? Will it allow me to share my passions and heartaches with my […]
How 4chan Radicalizes White Men Online
Content warning: racism, misogyny, animal cruelty 4chan is an imageboard where users post anonymously. It’s a simple premise, but within that ephemerality they’ve still made their mark on the web. They’ve been known to pull off stunts ranging from leaking celebrity nudes to calling in bomb threats, and from stealing jokes on Reddit to lighting […]
Open letter against transmisogyny and anti-sex work rhetoric in Vancouver
In the spirit of anti-hate and a truly intersectional politics, we the undersigned express our solidarity with trans women and sex workers by denouncing discourses and practices that engender a culture of discrimination towards trans women and sex workers, prevent their access to health and social services, and otherwise expose trans women and sex workers […]
An Open Critique of Sophie Gregoire Trudeau
Dear Mrs. Trudeau, By now, the reality of your Women’s Day Instagram post, where you showcase your husband’s activism, has reached hundreds of thousands of people, and the backlash has been swift and brutal. It is not my intention to approach this with anger, or contempt; but rather with this letter I attempt to educate […]
Sex Work in Canada
In a 2014 report written by Canadian Conservative MP Joy Smith, the ardent anti-sex work activist suggests “…prostitution dehumanizes and degrades individuals and reduces them to a commodity to be bought and sold.” Smith’s misguided statement is reflective of a larger political discussion that has emerged in Canada over the past several years, revolving around […]
Pandora
Content warning: sexual violence, physical assault I have evil thighs that sweat and slide down bus seats, stair banisters, bar stools, park benches and coffeeshop sofas, sun soaked beach loungers, carnival booths, pub vinyl and airplane chintz My evil thighs twitch under cotton sundresses and cleave communist creases across khakis magnetize security guards, homeless men […]
If There’s a Reason: A Letter from a Survivor of the Campus Sexual Misconduct Debacle
Content note: this letter discusses sexual assault I had a hard time deciding who this letter should be addressed to. There’s a lot of people I want to address, you see. The first, of course, is the scumbag who sexually assaulted me. And I guess I could talk about that. But, as a professor once […]
