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Blood drips onto my ass as the pad I am wearing is swollen with my own blood. My menstrual blood. It is the third time in my life I am welcoming my period into my 12-year-old body. I’m scared and worried the blood has leaked through my pants. I quickly look down to the seat…
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i am magic tricks within magic within magic none have figured out rupi kaur The fourth video of our “I don’t care” series Directed by Amuna Wagner and Hannah Wolny Filmed and edited by Hannah Wolny Text by Véronique Belinga Song: Shining by Beatz Hub
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Nimo is a 21 year old BA History and Arabic student at SOAS, University of London, who is currently doing her year abroad in Alexandria, Egypt. Born and raised in London with Somali origins, she believes that her headscarf is a sign of her Muslim identity. Farah is as 23 year old Egyptian with a…
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A couple of months ago I got into a discussion with a guy about feminism (will I ever learn…). He said something along the lines of ‘I wouldn’t say I’m a feminist because I don’t like the word but obviously I agree with gender equality’. Here we go, I thought. I proceeded to listen for…
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I recently found the amazing Feminist Cartographer’s toolkit, a guide for co-creating fearless futures that had me spending countless nights imagining better worlds. One of its exercises is writing down beliefs that I hold and want to let go of. My friend wrote that she wants to let go of the belief that she will…
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Dear fellow white people, https://twitter.com/pinko_snob/status/955485345457598465 This sign epitomizes white feminism / neoliberal complacency. If Hillary was president, we’d still have institutionalized slavery via mass incarceration, police brutality & class warfare, but you’d be at brunch not caring about it. pic.twitter.com/PDo6IM6oDO — Signe Pierce (@sigggnasty) January 22, 2018 if you look like me, you have no…
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TRIGGER WARNING: RAPE I have been calling myself a feminist since my sister called herself a feminist. Before I knew what it was, I knew I was one. I think of myself as a confident and independent woman, who knew what her boundaries were. I never thought I would put myself in situations where I…
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“Why did you have a kid at such a young age ?” – “Why? Does it matter ? Do you think I didn’t choose this ?” I became a mother at the age of 20. Neither was it planned nor was I in a relationship with the father. I had just started studying for…
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I wrote this a couple of months ago before the hashtag #metoo started trending. It makes me proud that all these strong people come forward and unite to raise awareness on social media about all the different ways of sexual assault they/we have to deal with on a daily basis. I would like to encourage…
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Beauty is as much universal as it relative. It comes from within as much as it is influenced from outside. Most of the time, I know that I am beautiful because it is easy to remember when people compliment me regularly. Living in London for the last two years, there has probably never been a…
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There are so many misconceptions about what a refugee camp is like but the biggest of them all is certainly the ‘ambiance’. People seem to believe that a refugee camp is overwhelming, threatening and depressing when it is not. Don’t get me wrong: it is extremely shocking to see the awful conditions which people, normal…
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The second video of our “I Don’t Care” series. Filmed and edited by Hannah Wolny Idea by Amuna Wagner and Hannah Wolny Text by Amuna Wagner Song: Kenny Segal – Procrastination Check out our vimeo channel.
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Would you believe me if I told you? Would you believe me if I told you that your crooked teeth shouldn’t stop you from smiling; or that your long legs don’t mean no high heels; or better yet – that neon colors pop on that ebony laced skin of yours? I bet you laughed…
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Disclaimer: This essay largely speaks from personal experience and acknowledges that it is not always as such. It does not support stereotypes but simultaneously aims to bring out issues that many women may have faced. Many men often lack the ability, or rather the will, to accept no as an answer. Not only does that…
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At the age of 11 my friend told me that to her, I was not black. “I don’t even see it”, she said, convinced that she was doing me a favour by ignoring the “it” that stood between me and being fully German like her. This made no sense to me as I had never…
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6 ft tall Skinny Pale Skin Long Legs Lucky To be born in a time and an environment where my body type is the beauty standard. I am not being arrogant. When I turn on the TV, I see girls at model casting shows being turned down because they do not have my height…
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Listen to the Afropunk mixtape while looking at the photos and reading the text. Photos by Hannah Wolny Words by Amuna Wagner Home is supposed to be a safe space. It is also supposed to be wherever our loved ones are, where we feel comfortable to show and celebrate our true selves because everyone around…
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