In September 2020, Robert Galbraith aka JK Rowling released a book called Troubled Blood. It is the fifth instalment in her detective Robin and Strike series. An insane amount of ludicrous and unjust controversy blew up around this book. (Some reviews are positive though.) While I can understand some people […]
Tag: social issues
Cuties and the Sexualization of Children
I am torn about the Netflix movie Cuties. Having watched it, I found it very disturbing, and I think there are ways the movie could have been made to still amplify its message. Certain scenes did not need to be shown. On the flip side, I do understand the director’s […]
Re-Addressing Black Lives Matter
In 2017 I wrote a blog post about why I don’t agree with Black Lives Matter, with a picture of myself posing holding a sign saying ‘All Lives Matter.’ (The above image is a spin-off of that one.) This post is re-addressing my thoughts on Black Lives Matter overall. While […]
Why It’s So Hard to Discuss Social Issues Nowadays
I want to discuss women’s issues, but can’t without my words being manipulated by feminists into their cause. I want to discuss genuine problems concerning black and brown people in the UK and USA, but I’m bombarded with ‘black lives matter’ rhetoric. I want to discuss British politics and the […]
Pocahontas: A Movie Needed For All People
It’s unfortunate and ironic that while the western world has become more liberal, it has grown more dogmatic and closed-minded. Terms like ‘racist’, ‘sexist’, ‘Nazi’, and ‘fascist’ are being thrown around so liberally (pun slightly intended). It’s easy to laugh at this foolish pettiness, but it’s also dangerous, because when […]
No Victories In The Culture War
These past three years, ever since the presidential campaign of Trump really took off, we’ve been enshrined in a massive culture war. That’s me just stating the obvious. And it isn’t just a case of a few people arguing online anymore. It’s something that is weaving itself into advertising campaigns, […]