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“My Prince Charming had turned into an abusive monster”

  • by jadebest94
  • Posted on November 15, 2015November 14, 2015
  • Social Issues

He was staring right at me. His piercing eyes slightly intimidated me, but there was something intriguing about him. When he came walking towards me my heart skipped a beat. What did he want? Why […]

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Does my tone annoy you? Why the ‘angry black woman’ argument just doesn’t stack up

  • by Mel Green
  • Posted on November 7, 2015November 6, 2015
  • Social Issues
argument

‘If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.’ An old adage we all know well and are quite likely to have used ourselves. There has been much written about the tone argument […]

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Magdalene Laundries – 200 Years of Abuse and Oppression

  • by suzannewritesthings
  • Posted on October 31, 2015October 30, 2015
  • International
Magdalene Laundries

From the late 18th century right up until 1996, Ireland and parts of the UK had various institutions run by the Roman Catholic Church, known as the Magdalene laundries or asylums. They were run to house […]

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How tutoring kids with special needs taught me more than any class ever could

  • by Lindsay
  • Posted on October 24, 2015October 24, 2015
  • Social Issues

When peer tutoring a special needs class was accidentally put on my high school schedule, I didn’t know what to expect. The only interactions I had previously had with that class were passing them in the […]

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The many different versions of me – and why change is good

  • by wallbanz
  • Posted on October 20, 2015October 20, 2015
  • Social Issues

I don’t understand people’s need to insist, “I’m still the same person I was before” or “I’m not gonna change”. Why on earth would somebody want to stay the same as they always have for […]

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“Tetris has taught me more about packing a suitcase than life ever will” – why women are scared to admit they’re gamers

  • by Mel Green
  • Posted on September 22, 2015September 22, 2015
  • Social Issues
female gaming

In 2014, UKIE published data that shocked many: women make up 48% of UK gamers. There was no doubt that females were dominating social and mobile gaming, with Candy Crush Saga, Angry Birds and Farmville […]

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Growing Up Black

  • by Mel Green
  • Posted on September 9, 2015September 9, 2015
  • Social Issues
growing up black

Teenage me went to school went to a very white school; a school that her mother fought hard to get her into. It was an outstanding school academically. Teenage me was the only black girl […]

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Arms for sale…in London!

  • by Lauren Bray
  • Posted on September 3, 2015September 3, 2015
  • Social Issues
stop the arms fair

Did you know there’s a biannual fair in London to promote weapons, and even instruments of torture? No? Most people are not aware of this event, despite its scale. It attracts global organisations and world […]

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Soft Grunge: Tumblr’s Latest Sad Fad

  • by LA. Winter
  • Posted on August 19, 2015September 2, 2015
  • Social Issues

Before I start this article, I’d like to point out that I am an avid user of Tumblr and a huge fan of its simplicity, sense of community and creative influence. As much as I […]

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The Reality of 2015

  • by Radia Mustafa
  • Posted on July 24, 2015July 24, 2015
  • Social Issues

Humans are social creatures. We congregate in groups; it’s natural, therefore it follows that we must have some sort of social order that allows us to function. It’s 2015. We live in a free society, […]

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