We will never be enough, being a woman will never be enough. Creator, life giver, carrier, and still, we will … More
Tag: female
Appeasement
A year ago: Sorry you feel uncomfortable Sorry I shattered your idyllic visions and Sorry I tarnished your childhood home … More
Imprints
Imprints on our skin, fresh in our blood: Straighten your hair, they slurred, as they staggered past. Straighten for you … More
Appreciation or Appropriation?
Halloween season is upon us and I’m sure almost everyone is frantically trying to decide on a costume for the … More
Caste aside
The last line of my first blog post reads ‘Black people need to do better.’ Now, eight posts later and … More
Don’t blame her, don’t shame her
Girl, 20, raped in the early hours of Sunday morning. ‘What was she wearing? Was she showing too much skin. … More
Longing for the fruit of my ancestral garden
‘Go home. You’re not welcome here. Go home.’ Show me home, this place which you shriek and shout of, this … More
Big boys don’t cry
The margins between being a ‘man’ and being a ‘woman’ are blurred. Culturally, we’ve been force-fed the idea that women … More