Ouf, Sabrina, I do not only hear you, but I feel you as well. I grew increasingly anxious as the posts about the nudes overflowing my feed since the start of the week. Indeed, how can we be hopeful when the patriarchy still prevails ? Mauritius is such a tiny society. It threw me back to teenage years as well as it got my demons resurfaced as I recall to being poached by a very close family member. It only got me more confused and disturbed amid my messy attempts to dissociate danger from from a supposedly trusting caregiver. I feel for all the girls out there and encourage them to own their actions, eliminate the shame and to not hesitate to talk about it.
It is inherently hard to be hopeful when the various safety nets and protection mechanisms are also shaped by Mauritian misogyny and hypocrisy. There are no redeeming features from our educational and cultural upbringing either. We need to start from scratch.
Ouf, Sabrina, I do not only hear you, but I feel you as well. I grew increasingly anxious as the posts about the nudes overflowing my feed since the start of the week. Indeed, how can we be hopeful when the patriarchy still prevails ? Mauritius is such a tiny society. It threw me back to teenage years as well as it got my demons resurfaced as I recall to being poached by a very close family member. It only got me more confused and disturbed amid my messy attempts to dissociate danger from from a supposedly trusting caregiver. I feel for all the girls out there and encourage them to own their actions, eliminate the shame and to not hesitate to talk about it.
It is inherently hard to be hopeful when the various safety nets and protection mechanisms are also shaped by Mauritian misogyny and hypocrisy. There are no redeeming features from our educational and cultural upbringing either. We need to start from scratch.
Thank you for your voice, and for this piece. Mauritian Misogyny is a Multi-headed Monster, indeed.