On getting dressed
I bought myself nail polish for the first time ever the other day. It was blue and sparkly, and took …
Tag Archives: bodies
Menstruating
I’m still not used to menstruating. It’s not unsettling like it was when I started out and had periods quite …
An Open Letter to White People Who Like to Touch My Hair
Hi there, white people who like to touch my hair, I know, I know, my hair is pretty fabulous. Groups …
Whiteness is no blank slate
How does whiteness get to be so powerful and invisible? Whiteness is positioned as a blank slate. It is the …
An Education in Racism
I’m going to tell you a story. It’s not a nice story. My private girls’ high school was rather strict …
Linksplosion: a bit of everything edition
Boundaries, by Nahida at the fatal feminist, which reminded me of Touch: Understanding that you are not entitled to someone …
Touch
Taking care of a tiny little guinea pig who is terrified of everything is a daunting experience – for Pepper …
Linksplosion: End of year epic linkage edition
The blockquotes in this theme are a bit too close to the background colour, but alterations mean that the colour …
Colouring Perception
I was born light, with wisps of blonde hair. They sent my uncle a photograph. He proudly called me the …
Exciting news!!!!!
I wanted to draw your attention to Don’t DIS My ABILITY. For those who don’t know, the Don’t DIS My …
On Muslim women having agency
Farah asked – some months ago, but better late than never! – to hear what I have to say on …
Joy
In this world, a woman, a non-white woman, a disabled non-white woman, taking pleasure in the experience of living in …
Quick question
Sometimes I shave my legs, sometimes I don’t. I’m more likely to keep my armpits hairy, and sometimes I shave …
Linksplosion: to be savoured like the delicious things they are edition
I’m having kind of a terrible time at the moment and don’t really feel up to speaking. So: the words …
Linksplosion: Cleaning out the reader edition
First up, if you’re not reading The Curvature, why on earth not? Cara writes The Importance of Consent in Everyday …
