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Dear Bully

Source: https://wifflegif.com/gifs/286589-three-little-birds-people-get-ready-gif Ok, it's not a letter. Sorry. As a child, well into my teenage years, I endured different forms of bullying; from being made fun of for my name or hairstyle (which was mere childish ignorance), to a deeper, more damaging form, as well as many other instances in between. I was bullied by one person in particular, from when I was around 9 until I was around 14 and decided I had to find a way out of the situation before it caused any more damage. However, despite moving away from that situation, and finding myself friends that treated me like so - that didn't care about how I looked or what I said, or try to turn everything I did or said into something I should be ashamed of - it was clear (and still is, in some ways) that the damage had already been done. For this to make more sense, I'll have to fill you in on what this bullying entailed. In other words, to tell my story, whi...

I'm Back: Western Culture and its relationship with African names

So...this is my first post in a while. A friend recently asked me when I'm going to write another blog post (thanks for the conviction lol) and it quickly made me realise that I've turned this into more of a summer stress reliever, as I'm always creating the excuse that I'm 'too busy' during uni term times. I also didn't want to turn it into a platform where I was forcing myself to release constant content just to be seen or to be present. If I was going to write something, I needed to feel it and 'ponder on it', whatever that means. Well, all this aside, I've been 'pondering' for far too long, plus I currently have two weeks free and all the time in the world to finally write a post (I've got many stocked up and coming your way, don't you worry kids). For my first post back, I thought I'd discuss a topic that has been on my mind for a loooong long time. This is a subject that I relate to on a spiritual level, and I'm sure...