An Angry Feminist, still afraid

"How can I not be angry? How do I handle it or say it in terms that are polite, courteous and will not hurt your feelings? How do I speak softly to my sisters who think I'm silly because they like the muted security of patriarchy?"

"For years, my anger had been silence imploding" Photo credit: Lydia Ume

Last January, I was on the phone with a friend, while waiting for a taxi. We hadn’t spoken in months. “I didn’t reach out because you seemed so angry,” she said. I snorted and asked her why she thought I was angry. “From your updates, your words, your writing. So I was waiting for i…