To the suffragettes, in the middle of the 19th century, they insulted them. Questioning the rights granted to women represented also questioning the socioeconomic order, as well as the moral and cultural premises installed at the time. The patriarchal discourse tried to silence them with threats and disqualifications: vague women, women who hated men, extremists, destroyers of morality (old brujas). His pretensions were radical, unthinkable. What do you sweat us for?. We could add more modern terms: resentful, Hembrist or feminazi. Fortunately, we can also add Sororidad.
Cut, excise, seal; ultimately MUTILE. That is what it is about when we talk about FGM, Female Genital Mutilation. The brutal and dangerous amputation of the female genital organs, either partially or totally for non-medical reasons. FGM is another pretext to mutilate rights. With the genitalia, any possibility of sexual pleasure is removed, while guaranteeing the "proper upbringing of girls" in the communities where it is practiced.
Years ago I realized my impotence; despite having many privileges, she was silenced. I had to approve the speech they gave me, lend myself to reinforce it and be rewarded for it.
Recently, the University of Luxembourg published a study on the behavior of the art market. Price comparisons indicate that women's works are sold 47.6 percent lower than men's according to the research. So bearing the name of a woman's name sells less when it comes to negotiating in the artistic field.
