Khadija Gbla: My mother’s strange definition of empowerment

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Khadija Gbla grew up caught between two definitions of what it means to be an “empowered woman.” While her Sierra Leonean mother thought that circumsizing her — and thus stifling her sexual urges — was the ultimate form of empowerment, her culture as a teenager in Australia told her that she deserved pleasure and that what happened to her was called “female genital mutilation.” In a candid and funny talk, she shares what it was like to make her way in a “clitoris-centric society,” and how she works to make sure other women don’t have to figure this out. (Warning: This talk contains hard-to-hear details.)... Read More

Why Michael Fassbender won’t play Boba Fett: A No Hope (Nerdist News w/ Dan Casey)

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Rumors of a STAR WARS spin-off with BOBA FETT at the helm are spreading through the internet. But with Michael Fassbender between various movies, who else will play the infamous bounty hunter? We list our Top 3 super awesome suggestions on Nerdist News with Jessica Chobot.... Read More