“I’ve got two. And you?”

Goodenough College has always been a fantastically cosmopolitan site, and it is not surprising to run into one eye-opening conversation after another. I have often thought of it as London on steroids! The crowd can truly make one look within and question one’s frameworks.

What makes talks on feminism more interesting here is that these have to take into account the different cultural meanings of practices and words. There is deep historical significance that a cultural practice may have, and the second wave of feminism, which opened our eyes to the problem of difference and inequality, however only directs our attention to one understanding of these cultural practices. The contextual meaning of the hijab, the white saree worn by widows, and the inadequacy of the present understanding of sexual/corporeal freedoms are ignored.

In the past few days, I have found myself drawn into conversations about cultural appropriation and the ado over the Prom Kimono. And if there is a need for humans to see each other's face as they speak? [Does that prerequisite not place people with visual impairment at a different footing?] Join us for more chatter and feminist self-emancipation at our events advertised on the FB page.

On a brighter note, here is a capture from everyday feminism with the lovely and charismatic manager at Freddie’s, May. Making a point against polygyny, she cheekily asked

“how are men and women unequal? I have two hands, ten fingers. You?”