Women Empowering Women
Music and records have been played a massive role in the emotional release of people. Listening and absorbing these pieces have created connections and a community in which individuals feel understood. Our music goes through so many different processes before it even gets to us. The music industry has so many moving pieces. When it…
Gender and sexuality are important to discussions of Indigenous politics because these characteristics structure the particular experiences of colonization lived by Indigenous persons. The institution of gender is one that has been used by settler-colonials and later Indigenous persons to define how power, wealth and opportunity shall be distributed in society. Gender-based poverty of choice…
Toxic Masculinity. A topic we always refer to when discussing how gender norms placed on men negatively affect behaviour and society. For a massive time in our society, the idea of referring to traits that are heavily rooted in gender norms is toxic, especially in regards to femininity and acting more “feminine.” So I’m going…
Trigger warning: this blog post features mentions of physical and sexual assault as well as graphic images. Rap music is a personal favourite of many people. When asked why these individuals often cite past paced beats, the stories of social ascension and personal successes rappers tell as some of the reasons why. Listeners are often…
Growing up in my tight-knit family, Harry Potter was one of the many things we bonded over. Sitting at the kids’ table eating dinner while the Philosophers Stone or the Chamber of Secrets runs in the background until my dad bursts in when he finishes his dinner to eat his food was a very mundane…