Guilt, Light Me Up
The taught notion of romance as something derailing or immoral right until one is married shares the obscenity of an oil spill; its stains are incendiary and enduring.
Excerpts from CBC Toronto’s Boldly Asian Series
Thaen Pot, Thaen X and our founder, Mathusha Senthil, were featured on CBC Toronto as part of an ongoing celebration of Asian Heritage Month: Boldly Asian. The series, created by Kirthana Sasitharan and Manjula Selvarajah, spotlights change-makers in the Asian community. The series highlighted Thaen Pot’s journey so far in print, video and radio.
Rage against Settler-Colonialism
We cannot talk about feminist issues without being anti-colonial in our approach; this includes joining the call to end the Israeli occupation of Palestine.
Prescription Drugs & Female Libido
It began to occur to me that despite my anti-depressants drastically improving my mood and alleviating my anxiety, they had taken a devastating toll on my relationship and sex life.
The Male Gaze on Female Willpower - Why is Neelambari Such an Unforgettable Villainess?
Neelambari is a vamp. All this irrationality to demonstrate power and boundlessness. At large, this is what makes a great psychopath. Or cinema-antagonist.
The Media and Sex Education: Y2K Edition
Coach Carr’s assertion that his students will either “get pregnant or die” if they have sex in the movie Mean Girls revealed the more significant issue of fearmongering often present in media representations of sex during the 90s and early 2000s.