I Don’t Like Horror Films

I don’t like horror films. At all. Two years ago, I sat down to watch Get Out – a brilliant film starring the amazing Daniel Kaluuya and directed by Jordan Peele. When it was finished, I turned to my boyfriend – who is also white – and said the words, "that was super scary but…

The Unengaged Liberal

Homophobia. Racism. Classism. Sexism. Fatphobia. These words denote inexcusable acts of behaviour – a behaviour that is arguably decreasing (or going undercover) in the world of the liberal mainstream. Yet why do many so-called ‘liberals’ continue to mislabel racism or sexism as a joke? Why, when someone decides to buy the white t-shirt instead of…

Review of ‘Why I’m No Longer Talking To White People About Race’ by Reni Eddo-Lodge

At age 16, this book was my first real interaction with any distinctly anti-racist rhetoric. I remember vividly how the first 50 pages of reading left me sceptical, affronted and very uncertain that this ‘angry black woman’ had any practical contributions to make to this world. Eddo-Lodge’s tone, surprise surprise, was angry and it was…