
‘Being a Slut Really Means You Are Untouchable’: On Shame, Power and the Reclamation of Words

‘The Oppression Dalit Women Face is an Intersectional Issue’: The Modern and Historic Oppression of India’s Women in the Caste System
In South Asian culture, the caste system is used to justify unfair treatment against groups due to a combination of race, gender and class. Although the system itself is thousands of years old, it remains a relevant issue: violence and prejudices are still committed on the basis of caste. Casteism is a form of prejudice that isn’t widely seen as such, and its negative impacts are often dismissed due to it being a cultural structure…