King Charlie’s New Hat (and other silly stories)

I like silliness. I’ve always been a big fan of silly things. The absurdity of the everyday. The ridiculousness of the ordinary. The opportunity for silliness intensifies exponentially when national events roll around. And in the UK, we are especially good at being absolutely fucking ridiculous. So imagine my utter delight at the potential silliness […]

The Golliwog and the Tory who Wanted a Slave

When you think about whether or not Golliwogs are racist, the phrase ‘obvious even to the thickest of the thick’ springs immediately to mind. But it seems like we’re giving terminally thick a smidge more credit than they deserve, because apparently there are legions of die-hard Golliwog fans out there, who need it explaining step […]

Good Grief!

You can say what you like about the Queen, but you can’t deny that she had a great eye for a nice hat. And anyone who appreciates a good hat is okay in my book. Indiana Jones, Frank Spencer, Porkpie off of Desmond’s, Jamiroquai*, Ghengis Khan… the list goes on. So it is a little sad that […]

Adultification and the case of Child Q

The Met Police have been compiling their Greatest Shits album for some while now, and with the addition of Child Q, not a quarter of the way into 2022, ‘Now That’s What I Call Some Racist-Ass Bullshit’ is already shaping up to be an absolute banger. The case itself is a pretty tough read. Child […]

Why is it always about race with you people?

Well first of all, when you say “you people” to me, I’m just going to assume you mean distractingly beautiful, witty, talented, Psychologists. Admit it… I’m right aren’t I? That’s what you mean. Anyway, lots of ‘things’ are happening at the moment, and it just seems like there is almost always some sort of racist […]

If we’re so woke, why are we so stuck?

Anyone who works in academia (and probably a lot of people who don’t) will have heard the phrase “decolonizing the curriculum.” Oooh, scary! Generally speaking though, we have a pretty poor understanding of what it actually means. So we put some pictures of brown people in our shitty powerpoint slides and give ourselves a lovely […]

Why can’t Black women just be less good at things?

If you don’t want Black women to be successful, just stop them from doing things. I mean, it’s certainly a bold strategy, but I’m unsure as to how successful it can be, long-term. After all, I’m told there are quite a few Black women, and a lot of them are apparently very good at things. […]

Monkey chants and bananas: Understanding the racist language of sport.

I’m sure most football fans would say that supporting their teams is their main motivation for getting back in the stands. It’s also entirely possible that 90 minutes of outdoor screaming might provide a cathartic outlet for those still frustrated at seeing Black people enjoying gravy on TV last Christmas. While a third lockdown might […]

The Great Unwokening and the Gamification of Social Justice

Wokeness is defined as the quality or state of being aware of social justice issues. Consult the Urban Dictionary though, and you get a different definition. Here, to be woke is to be in a state of being permanently offended. Wokeness has become a pejorative term, an insult. Those fighting for social justice are mockingly nicknamed […]

White Supremacy shaped all of us. We must accept that before we can move on.

It’s difficult to know exactly when I figured it out. I was pretty much reading by the time I was three. I mean, I take absolutley no credit for that. I was three, I didn’t know what I was doing. But my mum made sure I was literate by the time I went to school, […]