I sat down to write yesterday. Ideas whirling around in my head, culminating from a peaceful and relaxing two weeks in the Costa Del Sol – I was finally ready to put pen to paper (or should I say fingertips to keyboard). I can’t say I knew exactly what I was going to write, but I had a character, a setting and determination.
Read MoreCardi B rapped about her Wet Ass Pussy and the world fell apart. Equipped with Megan Thee Stallion, a lime green outfit and a fountain she got society more divided than ever. Forget Brexit-gate, this is WAP-gate. The slogan? ‘Bring a bucket and mop for this wet ass pussy’.
Read MoreStudies indicate that the ‘North-South’ divide goes deeper than the debate over the correct pronunciation of the word ‘scone’, and seems to have some influence on the admissions process of more competitive universities.
Read MoreDespite my self-awareness and logical reasonings, when that devilish phrase leaves my lips “I don’t want kids”, I am met with a long list of insinuations, insults and attempts to convince me otherwise.
Read MoreA new generation is starting to take hold of Sudanese society. We’re the hyper-educated 2nd and 3rd generation diaspora, the natives sparking the revolution on Sudanese soil and the force that is ready to challenge what we know in the name of justice.
“But it is bad, isn’t it?”
I ask under my breath, pulling my t-shirt now stuck to my body. The heat makes me feel like I’m suffocating. Or maybe it’s not the heat.
N: “Yeah because you keep reassuring yourself everything’s fine. Fighting is hard, it’s easier to close your eyes. Until the next argument. Until the next kick. Until the next fight. And then you get put in a hospital. And you nearly die. And you honestly think and realise that person was trying to kill you. So, what do you do then?”
Read MoreThis educational information is vital and should not be censored because the language is deemed ‘vulgar’. What really is vulgar is that advertising bodies feel it is acceptable to police the bodies of people who menstruate. Yes you can talk about periods: but only in a way that we deem to be fit and acceptable.
Read MoreMany - too many - online publications are sustained by their clickbait headlines and ‘fake news’ stories. Behind their shining screens, armchair experts are always ready to draw conclusions, dispense dubious advice, and intentionally or unintentionally share misleading and captivating content. All of this is in order to gain a mere couple more likes.
Read MoreWhen I was in primary school, my parents and I were watching something about race and discrimination in America. My dad turned to me and said to me: ‘it is one of the greatest gifts of your life to be born white, you have no idea how privileged you are.’
Read MorePowered by a wave of determined motivation, I started a go-fund-me and used what was left of my summer-job savings to book my flights. Making sure there was no turning back, the preparation began. Research into where I was staying, endless vaccinations, reading government advice and spending way to long trying to memorise the airport map. Finally, I was confident in the decision.
Read MoreAs a black pharmacist it’s quite difficult to dissociate the virus from racism. BIPOC people statistically are dying at a greater rate at the hands of COVID and this is combined with direct negligence.
Read MoreThis is a love-letter to words. William Golding spoke of the power of words and the role of the novelist: ‘I almost prefer the word craftsman, like one of the old fashioned ship builders who conceived the build of the boat in their mind, and after they had touched every single piece that went into the boat […] they knew it inch by inch […] I think the novelist is very much like that’. The author knows the book ‘inch by inch’: he handles every clause as the shipbuilder touches every bolt.
Read MoreI feel like the school curriculum is so narrow in terms of what they decide to teach you for you to become a fully fledged adult. They fling simultaneous equations, how to use semicolons successfully in a sentence, and how to make literal explosions in the chemistry labs, but they don’t actually make us aware of some of the things I am sure all of us would like to know the answers to.
Read MoreNot only taking hormonal contraception can act as a plaster over our bodily symptoms, but it can also cause serious side effects. Weight gain, acne, depression, headaches, even agonising back pain.
Read MoreMany players said that they often tuned out the sounds of the stadium and focused on the game at hand. However, some suggested that the roar of the crowd from a big play revitalised a team’s efforts and morale and could occasionally be the catalyst that was needed for a big comeback.
Read MoreThe term Black and Minority Ethnic (BAME) is problematic. It lumps together vastly different groups of people, ignoring that within all of these groups the socioeconomic conditions in which individuals evolve can be vastly different. The term inherently embodies the othering of people of colour.
Read MoreSo, whilst I know I would happily have endless video calls with my friends and family, as a woman, I think I find it easy to do that. Meanwhile, my boyfriend has very rarely video called his friends during lockdown, why would he when he can talk to them over a game of Warzone?
Read MoreIt’s pretty clear by now that every facet of our existence is inextricably linked to capitalism. Race, class, gender, housing, climate change, happiness, sex, pain, life, death. Capitalism is designed this way; it is a work of pure genius. Capitalism is, as I have previously written, a process of osmosis; capitalism does not present itself as monstrous, but as freedom. But whether you are a free market capitalist or a hard left socialist, you cannot realistically deny that capitalism is no longer the choice-option it sells itself to be - like it or not, you participate, or are left to face the consequences.
Read MoreAfter joining a society in my first year of Uni that taught children and young people about sexual health, consent, relationships, and the importance of maintaining sexual hygiene - I quickly realised that these were all topics that had been avoided in my secondary school.
Read MoreAfter a childhood spent gaily skewering imaginary villains on perilous quests, my interests broadened. I found something mightier than the sword, a new Holy Grail to seek: a career in writing. After a blurry and rather pungent three years at university, I entered employment and – with no small amount of luck – I found my first writing job at 22 years old.
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