Left out, yet Fixed in
Our response to on-screen images and dialogues holds the potential to eliminate the gaze that essentializes identities.
Toys not Tools
You pick toys up when you want to play. You stop when you feel tired or satisfied; ideally both.
Post-Partum and The Forgotten Sex
While we expect the birthing person to be back to pre-pregnancy state most often right after birth, the person’s body post-birth is left with a lot to heal from.
Cristina Yang: “You are the Sun”
Cristina’s unwavering commitment to her career helped me articulate to those around me that putting myself first is far from a selfish pursuit.
The Shadowed Conflict of Choice
The inevitability of marriage and maternity clings to societal perception, fuelled by patriarchy and language that seeks to accuse and/or consistently disrespect a person’s choice to remain childless.
Resisting Society's Normative Constructions of Sexuality and Race
We don't need another round of merely "discovering" how racism permeates our social, political and personal spaces. We need an outright refusal of the systems that normalize violence against racialized women.