Pitfalls of the soft life
For black women in particular, the individual pursuit of a soft, consumption-driven life is a fragile approach to securing social justice.
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Désọ́lá Ọlálẹ́yẹ is a Nigerian writer and researcher interested in art, culture, and politics.
For black women in particular, the individual pursuit of a soft, consumption-driven life is a fragile approach to securing social justice.
The “follow-back” economy of Nigerian Twitter represents a struggle for recognition in a vastly unequal and status-obsessed society.
It is unfair to expect coherent politics from Naira Marley or his fans, the Marlians. We should, instead, chastise the Nigerian state for stifling its people and keeping its young perpetually waiting.