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Social media is often used as a way for people with similar opinions to connect. News and perspectives that are not covered by traditional and mainstream media can flourish on social media sites like Twitter. With this in mind, African feminist journal The Wide Margin launched the hashtag #FeministWhileAfrican. “It was birthed as the contributors and editors wanted to discuss what it might mean to be, or what we aspire to be, when we (Africans) call ourselves feminists,” said founder Varyanne Sika. Some believe that one cannot be both an African and a feminist, as the traditions contradict the beliefs of feminism. But the online campaign received a huge response with 1,943,400 impressions and about 1000 posts. The hashtag #FeministWhileAfrican was trending in countries like Kenya and South Africa. Here are some of the most thought-provoking tweets in the hashtag.
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African women face opposition from western women and African men
They are working hard to unite all the divisions in Africa
Unfortunately, women who are working are not in positions of power
African feminists feel ostracized from their communities
But they feel the power of sisterhood
Women often feel unequal in their marriages
The society is very hypocritical
Colonialism impacted mentalities
There is progress in the workplace, but not in the home.
No matter how educated they are, women are still treated differently.
Many African women are brought up in a patriarchal society
They are constantly told that feminism in un-African…
…and that they are only a feminist because they cannot find a man
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