Published inAn Injustice!·PinnedMember-onlyMind the GapThe truth about sexual assault — ‘Last night I had sex with a stranger and didn’t use a condom,’ I told my friend, shrinking into regret. As the day rolled painfully by, my shame grew until it was this squirmy thing wriggling in my stomach, writhing and gnashing and bloodying up the flesh and bones that…Gender14 min readGender14 min read
PinnedDear Bullies…Dear Bullies, I’ve wanted to write You this letter for years, but only now have I the words to articulate myself authentically. Only now, at the age of twenty-nine, have I the understanding of what has been wrong all these years. The right term for why You found me odd…Bullying3 min readBullying3 min read
Published inAn Idea (by Ingenious Piece)·Feb 25, 2021Member-onlyAre Generation Z the First Generation on the Road to Acceptance?Once upon a time there was a woman who was content with her body, never went on a diet, and lived happily ever after, the end. Does that sound like a familiar story to you? No, me neither. I have always been thin. Thin enough, at least. Sometimes tentatively straddling…Generation Z6 min readGeneration Z6 min read
Published inThe Startup·Feb 18, 2021Member-onlyHave We Lost the Art of Nuance to Social Media?The PoppyBlm7 min readBlm7 min read
Published inPerceive More!·Aug 21, 2020Dehumanising Innocents With a Single Word.Are you familiar with the Black Mirror episode Men Against Fire? Season three, episode five. For those of you who aren’t, it depicts a dystopian future in which soldiers are fighting and killing ‘zombies’. Only it turns out they aren’t zombies, but human beings. The soldiers have been fitted with…Social Justice3 min readSocial Justice3 min read
Published inPerceive More!·Aug 17, 2020Look After Our OwnThe issue of refugees seems to be quite the nation divider. People appear vehemently for or vehemently against those seeking asylum in our country. It’s something I find painfully impossible to get my head around. The fact that those fleeing war-torn countries might be turned away. I can’t understand how…Refugees3 min readRefugees3 min read
Aug 16, 2020Member-onlyWhite Saviour Complex: Does Eminem Give a Voice to Black Rappers or is He Simply Guilty of Appropriation?Appropriation What would you say if I asked you whether your life contains anything appropriated from another culture? If you think that everything in your life is authentic then you might be unaware of how many foreign traditions could be present in your life, due to cultural appropriation. Each time…White Privilege10 min readWhite Privilege10 min read
Aug 10, 2020I Had Coffee With My RapistAt Christmas, I met up with the man who raped me eight years ago. I’ve sat on the conversation I had with him for seven months, telling few people about it, and never writing it down. It has felt too personal a tale to send out into the world. But…Rape10 min readRape10 min read
Aug 4, 2020Member-onlyI Wish I’d Never Been SkinnyI have always been thin. Thin enough, at least. Sometimes I’ve been chunky. Like when I was travelling in Australia and drank heavy, red wine whilst battling a binge eating problem. I was depressed and my weight seemed to be the devil on my shoulder telling me I was worthless…Diet Culture7 min readDiet Culture7 min read
