Indian Heritage and Beauty within Coloured Identity Tweets, Instagram posts and TikTok videos of young Indian women attending Tyla’s concert have gone viral, with bizarre captions stating that people “did not know” that “Indian baddies” exist. Juggernaut and other Indian/South Asian blogs have naturally responded to this pointing out what absurd commentary this is, considering […]
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Of Old Men and Young Soldiers: Declining Democracy in Africa
The Playing Field A few African countries have had elections this year, such as Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Malawi and Tanzania. Each has had varying results but one common theme that stands out is the suppression of the opposition. Opposition candidates including Tidjane Thiam, the grandnephew of Côte d’Ivoire’s founding father, have been barred from contesting […]
Rethinking African Responses to Homophobic Laws
Headlines of Burkina Faso’s criminalisation of LGBT marriage and relationships have flooded the media in the last two weeks (Reuters, 2025). Social media commentors have expressed their opinions in reaction to this move, usually with disappointment at best or callousness towards the country at worst. President Captain Ibrahim Traoré has been the subject of many […]
Why Tyla is So Important for Young Coloured Girls
She’s magnetic when she dances. Her songs invite you to dance sensually. When she sings, you feel called to release your inner diva. Tyla quickly gained global fame when she released “Water” in July 2023, although she was already known by fans in South African for her 2019 debut single “Getting Late” in production with […]
Coloured People are NOT Mulattos
Tyla and Coloured identity in the media When Tyla became a mainstream artist after the release of her hit single “Water” in July 2023 she grabbed media attention swiftly. Along with the virality of her most successful song came a “revelation” of her identity as a Coloured South African. This was not a shock to […]
Lilith and Medusa: Love notes
Lilith I saw you arrive. You walked through into Hades’ home looking dazed but relieved. I wondered if your life had been so taxing that coming to this place felt like a heaven. Its a lot more fun down here than up there with the gods, what with their fake smiles, white robes and ambiguous […]
Feminism and Male Domestic Violence Victims: A Look at Daev’s Case
I’ve kept the title very bland and uninspiring because I am not here to say something flowery and pretty like I have in other blog posts. I am here to talk about something very real and serious. Over the last 24 hours, we have been saddened by the news of Daev’s passing. I will admit […]
A Summary of Galtung on Violence
So, over the last few weeks we have been seeing many videos and photographs of violence committed against minorities, but especially Black people, particular by the police. We have been saddened by news of Black men like George Floyd and Ahmaud Arbery, Black trans men like Tony McCade, Black women like Breanna Taylor, and Black […]
One Vagina Does Not Fit All
Everybody is free to have sex how they like, of course. This blog post is not designed to advocate one type of sex, but rather to make a suggestion. Rough sex is really not for everyone. I am not an expert but I would like to share my thoughts on the matter purely based on […]
Kolb’s Learning Theory
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Sasha's Space 