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APC, Buhari's appointments, Cover stories, Men are scum, PDP

October 9, 2017

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The Thread: 3 tweets that prove men are scum

#MenAreScum is a popular hashtag on Twitter. Each time it trends, it is debated vehemently. This thread, however, speaks to the aggravating nature of male entitlement. See below: https://twitter.com/Carlabucky/status/917084708495872003 How full of yourself do you have to be to get so pissed when you're told "no"? How badly raised can you be to lay your... Read More

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Male entitlement, Men are scum, nigeria, The Thread

June 9, 2017

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Here’s a small reminder, “men are scum” didn’t start today

If you go on the internet you’ll find that the phrase “Men are Scum” which caught steam in 2015 and continues to inform conversations today polarises Nigerians only into different and very opposing camps. The most interesting of these camps are the denialists, who lament that when women complain that men profit off the patriarchy... Read More

Counter Culture Blog

Men are scum, The Sexuality Blog

May 19, 2017

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Ololade Ajekigbe: No, men are not trash

Ololade Ajekigbe “Yoruba men are demons” “Short people have an inferiority complex” “Feminists don’t make good wives” “Ijebu people are stingy” “Northerners are dirty” “Whites hate Blacks” …and now “Men are scum/trash” All of the above statements are only a few of the popular generalizations many of us are familiar with. They probably started as a... Read More

Opinion

battle of the sexes, Domestic violence, feminism, Men are scum, Men are trash, nigeria, Ololade Ajekigbe, opinion

January 3, 2017

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The Sexuality Blog: Were you pressed because of ‘Men are Scum’? You might want to check yourself

“Men are scum”. Sometime in 2016 on Nigerian Twitter, that phrase became a catch-all to explain away Yoruba demons, misogynists, wife beaters and the men whose silence in matters of oppression enable these other men. Often used humorously (and sometimes in vehement anger) by many women and a good number of men, it was the... Read More

Thinking Through

feminism, instagram, Men are scum, nigeria, twitter., Yoruba Demons

January 1, 2017

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The Thread: Men are Scum, like the#YorubaDemon Moniker, is slowly becoming a thing of pride

You probably might have heard the phrase ‘men are scum’ a couple times. This phrase which started as an attempt to shame and spite men has now become a bragging right for many. https://twitter.com/TheVunderkind/status/814953973409087488 https://twitter.com/TheVunderkind/status/814954150375133184 https://twitter.com/TheVunderkind/status/814954412347162624 https://twitter.com/TheVunderkind/status/814954788362260482 https://twitter.com/TheVunderkind/status/814955363674062848 https://twitter.com/TheVunderkind/status/814955643480195074 https://twitter.com/TheVunderkind/status/814956260961427457

Thinking Through

Men are scum, The Thread, Yoruba demon

December 30, 2016

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The Thread: Men are scum in real life, not just Twitter. Lady shares her harrowing experience

Let’s not beat around the bush: the sense of entitlement many a Nigerian man assumes reeks. It is that entitlement that birthed the saying: Men are scum. If you thought this saying is limited to men on Twitter, think again. Here’s @isabellaagbaje giving proof of why men are scum in real life. Sad life.

Thinking Through

@Isabellaagbaje, Men are scum, sexual harassment, The Thread

The YNaija Cover this evening – the 30th of December

The Thread: 3 tweets that prove men are scum

Here’s a small reminder, “men are scum” didn’t start today

Ololade Ajekigbe: No, men are not trash

The Sexuality Blog: Were you pressed because of ‘Men are Scum’? You might want to check yourself

The Thread: Men are Scum, like the#YorubaDemon Moniker, is slowly becoming a thing of pride

The Thread: Men are scum in real life, not just Twitter. Lady shares her harrowing experience

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