Tag: socialmedia
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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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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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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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‘You Clap For Me Now’: the poem people aren’t willing to hear
Denying that racism exists, is just as bad as racism itself. Many of you would’ve seen the poem, penned by Darren James Smith, directed by Sachini Imbuldeniya titled, ‘You Clap For Me Now’, posted by the guardian. The poem celebrates all the NHS workers who have been risking their lives on the frontline, as well…
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The controversy surrounding Tik Tok’s ‘mugshot challenge’
Trigger warning: this article contains talk on domestic violence, abuse and potentially triggering images. How did you not consider that this could be triggering for those suffering from domestic violence, or abuse? The boredom surrounding lockdown is beginning to take its toll. Those of us who aren’t going insane from cabin fever, are doing our…
Sincerely, Saskia 