I am going to write quite a vulnerable post here. Opening up about my own thoughts and feelings about being a woman and why I struggle with gender binaries in society. This post is not for anyone who may be triggered by difficult conversations around gender identity. Part One: My Femininity I am a cisgender… Continue reading Essay on Gender Part One: My Femininity
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On Unconscious Bias: Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself!
Today's post, following on from my previous ones, is about us taking a moment to get really honest with ourselves. Uncomfortably so. Because I can guarantee that the majority of us hold some unconscious biases guiding our everything thoughts and decisions, that could be holding us back and causing issues in our increasingly polarised society.… Continue reading On Unconscious Bias: Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself!
Knowing Who You Are & Where You Stand (podcast)
Today I am talking about where you draw the line in the sand (aka what you stand for and where your boundaries are). Why? Because it's an important part of being a confident person who knows who you are! Click to play! xx
How to be an Ally: What True Long-lasting Allyship Means to Me
*For those who don't know, Allyship or being an "ally" isn't just for the Black Lives Matter movement! We all can and should be allies to other communities, ones we're not a part of. For example, myself as a cisgender female being an ally to the LGBTQ+ community. Or as a Mixed (Black and White)… Continue reading How to be an Ally: What True Long-lasting Allyship Means to Me
“Real Horrors” – Poem
You know what's really scary? Not prowling black cats, Or mouse traps, Or dead rats. No. What's really scary Is gunshots, Black bodies, And broken families. Black lives matter, But the scary thing is, They don't. Not to you all. Do they matter to you? What's scary is, The white child who "Doesn't need to… Continue reading “Real Horrors” – Poem
Politically Correct
I just watched the episode of Explained on Netflix that's about "Political Correctness" and so it inspired me to write my own post about it. Now, in this changing, ever-growing age that we live in, it can be hard to be politically correct. But the way I see it, as long as you're open-minded and… Continue reading Politically Correct
S. R. Crawford 