Vivek Shraya's Blog, page 2
September 6, 2018
I’m Afraid of Men launch @ the Art Gallery of Ontario
Photos by: Vanessa Heins
August 28, 2018
Penguin Shop takeover
Check out the I’m Afraid of Men takeover of the Penguin Shop (Toronto). 10% of all shop sales during August 28–September 26 will be donated to the Tegan and Sara Foundation.
New interview w/ Jesse Wente (NOW Magazine)
“I like the idea of weaponizing one’s entitlement for those who don’t have it, but entitlement is often connected to the self. If I feel entitled, it’s often for me, and seldom on behalf of a group of people. And if people with power feel entitled to act or speak on behalf of a marginalized group, perhaps they shouldn’t (there is an important distinction here between using your privilege to amplify or support marginalized voices, and feeling entitled to do so). While privilege is often an advantage that is bestowed, entitlement, however unconscious, is socially and self-constructed. And so, unlike privilege, the work around entitlement should be less about redirecting it and more about destroying it altogether.”
August 27, 2018
August 25, 2018
NOW Magazine: 4N review of I’m Afraid of Men
“A literary catalyst for self-reflection and change…it just takes one voice, like Shraya’s, to start the conversation.”
August 24, 2018
New interview on Bitch
“I am curious [about] what would happen on a communal level if queer and trans people didn’t constantly have to bear the burden of claiming to be resilient on top of experiencing oppression. What if saying ‘I’m afraid’ was just as much of a statement of resilience as ‘I’m not afraid?'”
August 20, 2018
August 17, 2018
August 14, 2018
Dobbernation Top 5 Must Reads for August features IAOM
“I’m Afraid of Men is an invitation to consider the possibility of personal freedom in a genderless world.”
