This "real women" thing is such a load of bullshit. It frustrates the bejeez out of me, because it endorses the point of view of people who think that they have the right to police women's bodies. Urgh.

Excellent article. One of the most interesting articles I have ever read on Saartjie Baartman. I've actually learnt quite a few things. And as a south african with khoisan heritage, I thought I knew EVERYTHING there is to know about her story.

This makes me INSANE with rage. It happens to me regularly, and the perpetrators always act like I'M crazy because THEY overstepped my personal space. In alot of situitions, touching someone's hair is personal. Intimate. It's just NOT ok to run for someone to run their hands through a stranger's hair without their…