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Dear T&T, Amber Rose Is A Foreign Sketel

Posted on February 19, 2015February 9, 2020 by amilcarsanatan

A sketel can be defined as: A promiscuous female A woman whose character is defamed and shamed through misogynist and sexist interpretations of her body that express a particular [patriarchal] social order based on the devaluing of women. Carnival gives us so much insight into our society and ourselves. I could not help but […]

Soca Feminism? They Call Me Lucy!

Posted on February 3, 2015February 9, 2020 by amilcarsanatan

A faceless Lucy, a dutty wining Lucy, Lucy “bam bam” with forensic detail of her underwear and what’s under there, a Lucy as an empowering figure, a Lucy dancing by herself on the speaker box, a Lucy on a stage of women dancing, Lucy Lucy…Feminist anthem? Carnival is a time that elicits diverse responses by […]