Satirist and author of popular novel, Born on a Tuesday, Elnathan John is no stranger to The Thread.
Today, a certain Dr. Joe Abah (or maybe it was the two effigies he spotted in an Abuja bathroom, we aren’t sure) has got him talking about patriarchy and the futility of many equality-centred discussions of the 21st century- what he calls “dumbing conversations”.
It’s not uncommon to hear people frame conversations around the notions they have about gender roles. These kind of futile conversations are usually masked by their pretensions of being centered around equality.
But all they do is show how far we have come with the campaign against patriarchy- we are still a long way from home.
Elnathan knows this too and his thoughts are aligned in these series of tweets:
https://twitter.com/elnathan_john/status/776516750036897792
Today's Hypothesis: "Men who are good at cooking are less likely to help their wives in the kitchen." –@YusufIsmail1 https://t.co/Og9yrVvMJL
— Dr. Joe Abah (@DrJoeAbah) September 16, 2016
https://twitter.com/elnathan_john/status/776701168412139520
https://twitter.com/elnathan_john/status/776703512889688064
https://twitter.com/elnathan_john/status/776704131318808576
https://twitter.com/elnathan_john/status/776704939523444736
https://twitter.com/elnathan_john/status/776705683932717056
https://twitter.com/elnathan_john/status/776706714942971904
https://twitter.com/elnathan_john/status/776707948785565696
https://twitter.com/elnathan_john/status/776708347340918784
https://twitter.com/elnathan_john/status/776709101686521856
https://twitter.com/elnathan_john/status/776709624099635200
https://twitter.com/elnathan_john/status/776710030271901696
https://twitter.com/elnathan_john/status/776710742951260160
https://twitter.com/elnathan_john/status/776712814874492928
https://twitter.com/elnathan_john/status/776715965937676288
https://twitter.com/elnathan_john/status/776716249598484480
There you have it, take the baby steps. Unlearn every thing you’ve been taught to make you think of woman as the lesser being.
Thanks Elnathan!
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