Episode 29: Gender Constructs in Tonga, Part 1 – with Meleseini Lotoaniu
what compelled them to embark on these missions where it was so likely that they would die
what compelled them to embark on these missions where it was so likely that they would die
Just because you’re wearing a smile on your face doesn’t mean you are not dead inside
topless women revolting against patriarchy
so exquisite, so tiny, so inhuman at the same time
Men became more afraid of female power and decided to try and suppress it
the idea of women as property just became more and more enforced
the education of women is the rising tide that raises all boats
we have to go back to this history and recognize where it’s come from
this is the most important work any of us can be doing
There’s this history that’s just been forgotten in the US