The Personal Musings of a Versatile Femme
Winter ABC 2021: Day 18 Fashion is an illustration of culture and an innovator of societal progression. Fashion trends determined human rights movements with radical fashion statements. The greatest weapon for the contemporary woman is the transformative nature of fashion. It implicates power dynamics in every form and structure in interpersonal relationships of different communities. …
Winter ABC 2021: Day 17 This is a corrective narrative to redefine the original context and concept of the term “Slay Queen.” It originally came from the LGBTIQ community to describe the modern empowered, confident and intelligent woman of the 21st century. It was meant to celebrate women and function as a positive re-affirmation in …
Winter ABC 2021: Day 16 There is a euphuism that suggests that European colonization introduced civilization to the indigenous African. A complex that denotes the white man as a savior from the stone age. Africa built Europe for free as the colonizers imposed coercive unrestricted-trade policies, slavery and pillaging our resources at will. The European …
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Winter ABC 2021: Day 15 It is week 4 of the Winter ABC Blogging Festival and the theme is Fashion and Culture. This is a golden opportunity to illustrate how African culture and fashion influence the film industry in America. The representation of modern Africa and her rich colorful heritage is becoming a trend in …
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Winter ABC 2021: Day 6 Disclaimer: The men referred in this entry are guardians of patriarchy. So please refrain from saying “not all men” especially if you are benefitting from the same patriarchal system that is being admonished. Today is the day for uncomfortable truths about women’s sexuality. Uncomfortable to toxic fragile masculinity, narcissists, gatekeepers …
Nothing brings excitement than knowing the world is congregating to fight crimes against children. So, when I discovered about the Internet Watch foundation, I felt a fire ignite in me, a need to find out more about this cause and raise awareness. The Internet Watch Foundation is a UK founded online child safety organization that …
Welcome to your bridal shower with moi as the hostess. It's a beautiful morning to shake some tables and rattle poor old people from patriarchal induced delirium tremens. Menfolk and womenfolk are both invited to this norm defying and new age event as we unlearn and pick apart horizontal oppression and of course the pig …
If anything that grates my tits, it is this chat. I have read a gazillion stories on social media groups, children abused by step parents. Outrage mongers, this is directed to disfunctional blended families, please don't come here with, "I know plenty of good step parents that get along with their step children." Not today …
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The all great app of reminders inspired this blog. Facebook let me know that last year around this time I was strolling the streets of Istanbul and enjoying the sights. It all began with my mum, she called my little sister and felt it was time to visit our little brother in Turkey. She enjoyed …
Fairy tales really come from a dark sadistic place and are pacified by the happily ever after philosophy. After purchasing a collection of story books for my kids by Eric Cayle I was quite pleased with myself. 10 books with simple but compelling stories that teach valuable lessons. It took me back to the stories …
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