Embracing your identity is a political act – like it or not. In this article, I discuss some of the nuances of the identity politics of a black young person in post-apartheid South Africa.
NEGOTIATING THE ‘FRIENDLY’ IDEOLOGICAL DIVIDE : FRIENDSHIP AND IDEOLOGY.
During the past week, I have not done much labouring besides the fascinating intellectual task my mind has been seized with. An acquaintance with whom I share(d) social and sometimes friendly connections informed me that whatever relations we had established could no longer continue to exist due to the irreconcilable nature of the ideals whichContinue reading “NEGOTIATING THE ‘FRIENDLY’ IDEOLOGICAL DIVIDE : FRIENDSHIP AND IDEOLOGY.”
our way to total love: a meditation
The conditions that emerged after the loss of my mother’s life compelled all of us to reimagine and reinvent the ways in which all of us related to each other. Gogo, for one, soon retired from both her job and old age to become a mother again, I, on the other hand had to beContinue reading “our way to total love: a meditation”
Contemplating the legacies of colonisation on gender and identity in Africa.
It must be acknowledged that in the theorisation of national identities (and their construction), it is crucial to take into account the underlying drivers that characterise the most basic constituents of identity which are gender, race, ethnicity, and history amongst others. Furthermore, she denotes that in the dissection of gender as a component of identityContinue reading “Contemplating the legacies of colonisation on gender and identity in Africa.”
NEGOTIATING THE POLITICS OF PERSONAL AGENCY AND THE REJECTION OF UNDESIRABLE IDENTITIES.
Discussing the difficulties of negotiating your existence and making a case for your personal agency as an undesirable identity.
Tolerating Racism is Racism!
The standard dictionary definition of racism fails to capture the nature and spirit of racism because it usually falls short of explaining that racism is not only an act of mere racial bias or violence, but the dehumanisation of its subjects. A nation built on the foundation of more than three hundred and fifty yearsContinue reading “Tolerating Racism is Racism!”
The Journey Begins
Thanks for joining me! Good company in a journey makes the way seem shorter. — Izaak Walton
Refuse Silence 