Artistic Responses to Patriarchy

Gajen Nad, Stand-Up Comedian

07-Apr-20 14:30

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Last week the Ministry of Women and Family Development released a series of posters which were immediately met with a wave of backlash criticising them for being sexist. Some of the backlash came from people in the arts industry, who used their creativity to make a stand against patriarchy. We discuss some of these art works.

Produced by: Dashran Yohan

Presented by: Sharmilla Ganesan, Lim Sue Ann, Dashran Yohan

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Categories: Politics, Law and Legal Matters, Film, Social Issues

Tags: The Bigger Picture, The Daily Digest, Covid-19, Doraemon, Ministry of Women and Family Development, Misogynistic, Patriarchy,

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