The toxic masculinity of Indonesia’s police was on full display in Malang
Police firing tear gas at supporters at Kanjuruhan Stadium on 1 October. Photo by Ari Bowo Sucipto for Antara. When an Indonesian police chief told me a few years ago that his tactic to control unruly crowds was to deploy his prettiest policewomen to the frontline, I felt my feminist rage swell. This misogynistic … Read more