Tag: opinion
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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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Deepti and Salvador: the true winners of Love Is Blind
*Spoilers ahead* The final episode of Love is Blind season 2 came out on Netflix today, and for those who watch the show, I’m sure you’d agree it did not disappoint. For those who don’t watch the show, Love is Blind is a social experiment where a group of men and women date each other…
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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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And Just Like That…
Some things are better left in the 90s. Eleven years. That’s how long it’s been since the last instalment of the ‘Sex and the City’ franchise when they released Sex and the City 2. As a fan, I was satisfied with the way it ended, so when they announced that ‘And Just Like That’ was…
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The World’s A Little Blurry: review
Billie Eilish’s documentary is an extremely personal look at how the teenager became the internationally renowned star she is today. When Billie Eilish became a household name, she received an unfair reception. Critics were sceptical about her music’s intent, dubbing her music depressing and giving teenagers the wrong kind of message. But what does that…
Sincerely, Saskia 