First, racially profile. Then, stop and search.

a pink dress with little flowers on it doesn’t exactly scream “terrorist”, but apparently brown skin does. Trigger warning: racism, police violence. I hate “playing the race card”. Most of the time, I will come up with some kind of excuse for someone else’s racist behaviour, so that I don’t seem like I’m playing the victim. But sometimes, it’s painfully obvious. I was walking through … Continue reading First, racially profile. Then, stop and search.

An honest chat about everyday racism

My self-esteem was so heavily affected by the prospect of discrimination that I had no choice but to find other ways to boost it. I grew up in a primarily White town, where people of my ethnicity are very few and far between. Despite speaking Tamil as my first language, I quickly grew into only communicating in English, even with my parents. As I grew … Continue reading An honest chat about everyday racism