Caffeinesparks shares her take on a previous blog entry here, The Philippines as an Open Pussy Country, where she attributes the situation as a function of our culture of colonial-cum-victim-cum-Cinderella mentality.
Great read, especially since it comes from sparks, who isn’t only more adept at cultural analysis as I am (it’s her job), but also happens [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Kasarian'
Caffeinesparks’s take on the Philippines as an Open Pussy Country
July 3rd, 2007 · 2 Comments
Tags: Buhay · Kasarian · Kultura
The Philippines as an Open Pussy Country
June 4th, 2007 · 25 Comments
My wife and I had a chat with an acquaintance who works as a human resources officer in a call center. Over a few drinks last night she was telling us about the expriences she had over working in call centers, as well as some issues and open secrets of the call center world.
One topic [...]
Tags: Buhay · Karir at Propesyon · Kasarian · Kultura
The Chivalry Train
April 3rd, 2006 · 12 Comments
The Light Rail Transit 1 has been implementing a scheme since 2001 (if I recall correctly) wherein its first passenger carriage is reserved exclusively for females, the disabled, the elderly, and passengers tugging very young children along. Beginning April 1st, the Metro Rail Transit along EDSA began implementing the same scheme, reserving the first car [...]
Tags: Kasarian · Kultura · Transportasyon