All my blog posts from 2017.
Growing up I always thought it was really unfair that Hollywood films mostly have white actors and actresses and not enough people ‘of colour.’ However, isn’t that just because there are more white people than any other racial demographic in America? It’s like complaining that Bollywood films only cast Indian […]
Continue ReadingPeople say crazy shit to me all the time. When I say ‘crazy shit’ what I really mean is stuff I think sounds dumb. Stuff like: ‘God was looking out for you’ ‘Mercury is in retrograde’ ‘Abortions should be illegal’ ‘Family Guy is rubbish’ ‘Being gay is not natural’ ‘Black […]
Continue ReadingLike everyone else, I was shocked by this. Why the fuck would you ban transgender people from joining the military? That’s like banning women, mexicans, bisexual people – the fuck? However, a little research explains why. Basically, the military has to fund expensive gender reassignment surgeries for soldiers currently undergoing […]
Continue ReadingThe Sopranos is an incredible show with incredible actors that play their characters extremely well. However, just because the characters are realistic and relatable doesn’t make them likeable. I remember despising nearly everyone in EastEnders, yet I used to love that show. In The Sopranos there’s no one I really […]
Continue ReadingMost people are unhappy with the way their bodies look. It is not uncommon. Growing up, 95% of girls I would talk to complained about being fat (and most of them weren’t). They would look at me and go ‘Zarina, you’re sooo skinny! I’m so fat!’ It made me feel […]
Continue ReadingShort, tense story I wrote in 2015 about a man being stalked by his ex-wife. Sam was seated on the sofa, sipping a cup of herbal tea freshly brewed. He could feel the hairs on the back of his neck start to tingle with nerves. Standing up, he made his […]
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