"When they slipped on the burqa, we strapped on the holster.”
December 20, 2018 11:51 AM Subscribe
Footsteps in a Marked House: The Complex Role of Women in Pakistan’s Police Force. An article in Guernica by Nazish Brohi.
They melt like wax in the glare of their own masculinity
No point banging your head on a wall to erase difference. Instead, we weaponized difference
F*cking right. Im introducing my kids to this article and these women.
posted by chasles at 1:35 PM on December 20, 2018 [3 favorites]
No point banging your head on a wall to erase difference. Instead, we weaponized difference
F*cking right. Im introducing my kids to this article and these women.
posted by chasles at 1:35 PM on December 20, 2018 [3 favorites]
That was a fascinating article, thank you.
posted by GenjiandProust at 1:57 PM on December 20, 2018 [1 favorite]
posted by GenjiandProust at 1:57 PM on December 20, 2018 [1 favorite]
Great piece. I was going to link to that quote too, Chasles, it's a beauty. Full context of it:
posted by smoke at 2:29 PM on December 20, 2018 [6 favorites]
Rozia, who now heads the traffic department, met me in her uniform, gold jewelry, and vibrant makeup. “It’s body armor,” she told me. “I didn’t do it before. When I’d pull over heavy-duty transporters for traffic violations, they’d see a figure of authority and start yelling and fighting. Later, I started to dress up this way and request them to cooperate with me because they are my elders and brothers and I am a woman trying to do a decent job with integrity in a man’s world. They stop arguing and get all protective.” She smirked a little. “They melt like wax in the glare of their own masculinity.”There's so much good stuff in here.
posted by smoke at 2:29 PM on December 20, 2018 [6 favorites]
This is a great article, thank you for posting it.
posted by Dip Flash at 7:50 PM on December 20, 2018
posted by Dip Flash at 7:50 PM on December 20, 2018
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