Category: Sincerely, Me
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Racism in comedy is still racism
You’re lucky it’s just Little Britain. The energy surrounding Black Lives Matter has not yet subsided. The pessimist in me thought that after two weeks of protesting in Britain, the mass populous would continue with their lives, like so many times before. In this case, I’m happy to be wrong. The death of George Floyd […]
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Let’s talk about High Functioning Anxiety
“Nobody would ever believe something was wrong, because you always portrayed yourself as being fine.” – the story of my fxcking life. It’s mental health awareness week, and with quarantine seeing a lot of us spending more time by ourselves, it might be the most crucial mental health week yet. I’m going to talk about […]
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Lockdown for life’s inbetweeners
To those who were unemployed before lockdown, and are now worried about their future, how are you coping? Lockdown has caused a lot of problems, for a lot of societal groups, since it was implemented back in March. Those who have been furloughed, or who have suffered job losses as a result of the Covid-19 […]
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The irony behind the PM’s support for the NHS
You’re not fooling anyone, Boris. The NHS has received everyone’s gratitude and utmost respect for the work they have been putting in amidst the COVID-19 outbreak. Most of society know how tirelessly the NHS work regularly, not just in a crisis. They are one of the many organisations that work around the clock, 365 days […]
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Why I’m not apologising for being unproductive during lockdown
I used to be an extrovert, but now I’d say I’m more an ‘extroverted introvert’. That means I’m still outgoing, but my environment affects my mood, and I’m an introvert at heart. In my late teens and earlier twenties, Friday night was every night, and I didn’t let work, college or uni get in the […]
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A new year doesn’t need a new you
Why new year’s resolutions are toxic, and the only thing new we need for 2020 is a new attitude. Every new year tends to start the same; we drink ourselves into a stupor on New Year’s Eve, and then we wake up on New Year’s Day with contempt for our choices, prompting us to make […]
Sincerely, Saskia 