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#232 Words For Tamir Rice
My heart broke into a thousand little pieces when I heard the news that a child had been killed at the hands of US police officers. Before I saw the picture and even before I learnt his name, I imagined a happy child so full of life and vigour as children often are. I imagined…
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The Un – Social Network
Disclaimer: This is not an attack on social networking (where would my blog be without social networking?) but instead an investigation into our obsession with social platforms. “My name is Cristine and I’m an apps-aholic.” I have been meaning to gather my thoughts on social media for a while now and create a blog post…
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Keep Your Nudes Away Because Hackers Don’t Play…
Two weeks ago a host of celebrities were victims of cyber intrusion by hackers who began circulating images of them in the nude. Today again another group of female celebrities have been victims of social hacking and as a result have found their naked photos floating online. This trend of hacking into what were…
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It Was Love At First Skype……………….
As expected, you clicked on the link because you saw love and Skype together and instantly thought “hmmm interesting word play” , or maybe other things came to mind but it’s irrelevant at this point, I’m just glad that you clicked on the link and read on. However, this article is not actually…
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This Is Brazil.
Two things have united Brazilians this year more than anything in the last 64 years: the World Cup and the excessive amount spent on the World Cup. As news of the various anti-world cup campaigns are raging, it’s important to understand the rationale behind the demonstrations. These aren’t sporadic tantrums by a population simply “crying…
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#BringBackOurGirls : The Story of Our Missing Daughters
I am writing for our daughters. Every time the hashtag #BringBackOurGirls appears on my mobile screen tears well up in my eyes but they don’t fall. Internally I weep for our 234 daughters abducted from their school in Chibok, I weep for their mothers and finally I weep for Nigeria. I weep because history will…
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The Feminisation of Masculinity
Hello there. I’m so very glad you have all visited for another dose of The Promiscious Pen and although it’s been a while ( and yes a week is a while) I’m back in full force to bring you the discussions that have plagued my mind. Since the ascension of Drake (who is my probably one of…
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Light Skin Is The Right Skin?
Before I proceed with my actual article I want to ask a serious question. Before Lupita Nyong’o, did you not know you were beautiful? It’s a shame that we live in a world whereby black women feel like they have to draw strength from Lupita and not from an inner confidence. It’s a shame that because…