Archive for the ‘Women’ Category
Too much of it, to be precise.
Apparently it’s possible to be too intelligent. Specially if you’re a woman.
Last week’s one night stand was a Ph.D candidate from Canada, and she nearly cried her heart out complaining that Sri Lankan men don’t like girls with too much “qualifications”. I had to disagree, but she insisted that […]
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I consider myself privileged to have associated with people from many walks of life relative to my very short life. The concept of culture always troubled me. What is it? why does the elders blame the teens for ‘ruining’ it? The conservative Sri Lankan will talk about the Sigiriya with a lot of pride in […]
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The hilarious radio conversation I overheard when driving this morning goes a little bit like this:
Woman: Even though we have gained independence from the British, we are still not free.
Radio guy: Can you give us an example?
Woman: Have you seen little girls doing gymnastics? They practice very hard and when the competition starts, the girls […]
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The hilarious radio conversation I overheard when driving this morning goes a little bit like this:
Woman: Even though we have gained independence from the British, we are still not free.
Radio guy: Can you give us an example?
Woman: Have you seen little girls doing gymnastics? They practice very hard and when the competition starts, the girls […]
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Original video was taken from here.
We could use a little sexyness in the parliament. With the exception of Anarkali, we haven’t really seen any pop divas around the rich and powerful. Everyone needs a reason to be righteous right?
Maybe the country could use a little bit of girl power…
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Filed Under ( Abortion, Activism, Colombo, Feminism, GBV, Law, Opinions, POLITICS, Sex - Sexuality - Gender, Sri Lanka, Women, Youth) by Deane on December-30-2007
Does the legal system cater to women? Many feminist don’t believe it does. Which could be agreed upon as the law provides inadequate protection for women’s injuries, which are among the most under reported crimes in the world.Why it is that Sexual harassment was not considered an offense for a long time? And pornography is […]
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