I could listen to someone talk about something I don’t care about if I love how they speak. Two YouTubers come to mind. Entitlement is a fascinating concept because I am so curious, aside from society telling them so, how do men embody and internalise that entitlement to the labour of women? We can’t help… Read More Random Thoughts I Have Had Lately
I can be extremely petty when I think I have been wronged. EXTREMELY. This one said he can’t take a home invasion movie seriously because of Home Alone. If a kid could wad off intruders, then everyone in a home invasion movie should be able to as well and honestly, I was awed by that… Read More These Are My Confessions
On Saturday, on a whim really, I wanted chicken wings for dinner but I don’t usually go to the butchery. The only place that came to mind was the Kenchic butchery in Hurlingham. I was in and out in 3 mins. I ended up paying 50 shillings for parking. WHY? Someone please explain to me… Read More I Dislike Paying for Parking
On the Road I was on Enterprise Road on Saturday and a Citi Hoppa cut me off so badly. And since there was traffic, I started thinking about how we drive in this country. We must agree that we are violently unkind people while on the road. All of us. Lorries bullying smaller cars, matatus… Read More Hot Takes – Specifically Kenyan Edition
Paying for parking everywhere Not critiquing art (in any form) because it is seen as being anti Kenyan Being enamoured by expatriates especially white expatriates Not questioning people especially those in leadership Accepting mediocrity Croynism and cliques in various industries. Probably all sectors really Thinking/Believing politicians care about them Listening to what politicians say Giving… Read More Things Kenyans Have Accepted As Normal That I Do Not Understand
cringein British English VERB (intransitive)1. to wince in embarrassment or distate Parents who think their children owe them anything. You chose to bring them into the world and you think that they owe you? That they should be grateful for that? Make it make sense. People who say “I married my best friend” or “your… Read More Things That Make Me Cringe
There is nothing I reject like being anyone’s goals. I hate when people tell me I am their goals in any way, shape or form. I reject being put on a pedestal for many reasons, primary of which is being put on a pedestal dehumanizes people and doesn’t give people the space to make mistakes.… Read More I Am Not Your #Goals
(and my thoughts on them) Lyrics My friend’s mum said “Men should stop singing about women. They should find something else to sing about and leave women alone.” This was after we discussed the prevalence of lyrics along the lines of what Sauti Sol sang in “Susannah” And truly if men don’t sing lamenting about… Read More Things That Have Happened Recently
While time is a construct and whatnot, the end of year still feels like a thing, you know? Sometimes we think we are missing out because society makes it seem like we should want something that many other people want or are doing. But when we interrogate further, we realise we do not even remotely… Read More Random Thoughts For The End of Year
Quite often I realise how much I need to unlearn. Things I was socialised to believe but are really detrimental to me living a full life. Someone once told me that my posts are negative. It was a sort of critic, a suggestion that I should be more positive. First of all, I am a… Read More Let It Be
