Category: Sincerely, Me
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Going to the gym for mental health
I hate gyms. As an obvious fat person, I have a warped sense that gyms are filled with people who are there to judge you and your body instead of working on themselves. As much as I know that isn’t true, just like with seasoned drivers who shout at learners on the road, some regular […]
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Who were you before your anxiety?
I’m old enough to remember a time before we could pin our feelings and actions on our anxiety. Talking about mental health as openly as we do now was probably not something people imagined they’d see in their lifetime. For a long time, being open about mental health issues of any kind was a taboo, […]
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Kim Kardashian is not this generation’s Marilyn Monroe
In case you missed it on your timeline – which seems impossible – the Met Gala took place this week. Although some found the fashion underwhelming, one person has everyone talking for all the wrong reasons: Kim Kardashian. Now, with everything else going on in America (Roe vs Wade), you’d think people had other things […]
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Fat, Black, female and winning
An unapologetic ode to my fat, Black female self. Oh, to be a fat, Black female in a society that, if it had its way, would eradicate me and others like me from existence. Where do I even begin with the injustices that face anyone who embodies these qualities? First of all, society treats being […]
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Jackie the Ripper? Violence against women is not a gimmick
This post discusses sensitive topics about sexual assault. This International Women’s Day saw the latest in a long line of complete stupidity and disregard for the plight of violence against women at the hands of men. In a failed attempt at appearing equal, London Dungeon renamed Jack the Ripper – murderer of countless women and […]
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Why is there always room for racism in a time of crisis?
What is happening in Ukraine is despicable. Considering millions of Russian people are putting themselves in danger to protest against an attack their country instigated, I think it would be hard to find a sane person who supports the assault on Ukraine. These past few days, the world has been rallying behind them, and social […]
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Dear Black men, wtf?
Whenever I’m struggling to write something, I make a conscious effort not to focus only on the things that irritate me. Then low and behold, someone goes and does or says something colossally stupid, and just like that, I am back on my soapbox. Recently, a group of white girls made a TikTok singing on […]
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As a dark-skinned Black woman, I do not accept your apology
Was it naïve of me to think that being performative for performative’s sake died with the black square? I expect it from big brands and companies looking for quick solutions to a big problem, but from celebrities, with big enough platforms to incite genuine change, it’s tired. Until a few days ago, Thandiwe Newton was, […]
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2022: the year of you
The last few years have been nothing short of mayhem. With Coronavirus and political unrest in all corners of the world, if we have learned anything, it’s that chaos is inevitable, and we have very little control over our surroundings. As pessimistic as this may be, coming to terms with this opens us to the […]
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The beauty of buying with a conscience
From buying black-owned to not buying from those who don’t support others, why you should consider the products you consume now more than ever. Despite all the atrocity that 2020 has thrown at us, one thing you can’t deny is that it has made us more conscious and aware. The handling of Covid-19 exposed every […]
Sincerely, Saskia 