Behnaz Shafiei: When I was 15 I saw a lady going around doing whatever she wanted on a motorcycle, and that is when I realised I wanted to ride one as well. There are some groups of men, when they see…
Not Your Fashion Statement: Cultural Appropriation & The Self-Hating Indian
Let’s start with the basics: cultural appropriation is the adoption of aspects or symbols of an oppressed culture by its oppressor, often for mercantile intention or just to ‘look exotic’. Appropriat…
Talking About the Creaky Beliefs of Ageism
You’re invisible, irrelevant, too young or too old to understand, my darling. Twenty-something billionaires strutting on the streets, yet when I walked into a meeting a few weeks ago, my young face, s…
Talking About the Creaky Beliefs of Ageism
YOUR NAME YOUR FIRST NAME YOUR FAMILY/LAST NAME YOUR EMAIL ADDRESS YOUR TITLE YOUR BRAND ageism,boring,old,reason,sexism,youngYou’re invisible, irrelevant, too young or too old to understand, my darling. Twenty-something billionaires strutting on the streets, yet when I walked into a meeting a few weeks ago, my young face, short frame, and un-aggressive persona prompted a client to speak down to me. My little sister [who isn’t so little any more] hated […]