“Within neo-colonial white supremacist capitalist patriarchy, the black male body continues to be perceived as an embodiment of bestial, violent, penis-as-weapon hyper-masculine assertion.” – Bell Hooks, We Real Cool: Black Men and Masculinity Disclaimer: It should be noted that in an effort to get reliable and unbiased responses from the individuals used as the “sample population” […]
Women, Religion, and the Mystery of the Vulva
Why is female genitalia such a taboo for religious women when it’s their own body? Inspired by Guardian’s “The Great Wall of Vulvas” project and curious about how it relates to religion, I decided to ask 90 young women at the University of Rochester campus to draw how a vulva looks like1. These women range […]