A poem about women's silence for the supposed power signified by a bunch of keys.
Tag: patriarchal family
Why I Can’t Console My Father: How Conservative Ideas of Masculinity Set Toxic Norms
I don’t know if a day will come when my father feels differently and knows that it is okay for him to be emotionally vulnerable. Until then, I choose …
How to Slutwalk Past Your Highly Conformist Family
It's no secret that Indian families have their own versions of cancel culture.
A Letter to My Father
Papa, I learned something new today. In our house, we educate women. If they speak of what they have learned, we stop them and tell them how wrong they …
Ghosts of My Family’s Past: Rage, Endurance and the Fruits of Toxic Masculinity
Just because you come from a fractured past doesn't mean you always have to cling to it.