Archives Tag: abuse
Verbal Abuse: When There Are No Visible Scars
April 19, 2022
When Lois accepted Nduka’s marriage proposal, she had no idea she would be anything but blissfully happy with him. After all, he had wanted her in his life so badly, expressing his desire to date and marry her several times over the years since they first met. From their first meeting at a school alumni … Continue reading Verbal Abuse: When There Are No Visible Scars
By jehonwa
Sex: Consent is Not Just a Word
April 19, 2022
In the original classic Sleeping Beauty, the prince does not wake the sleeping girl up with a kiss. He comes upon her and, unable to resist her beauty, has sex with her, leaving her pregnant with twins. Yep, he rapes her in her sleep. Of course, Disney recognizes this as a horrible narrative, so that … Continue reading Sex: Consent is Not Just a Word
By jehonwa
Marriage: I Do or I Shouldn’t
April 19, 2022
Every weekend in Nigeria, if you are not in one wedding or two or even three, you are driving past a car with ribbons or seeing your neighbours in their own tailored version of the aso-ebi. Most of the weddings today are very extravagant. Champagne flowing, DJ spinning on the wheels of steel and after … Continue reading Marriage: I Do or I Shouldn’t
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