Cultural Appropriation on Rupaul’s Drag Race
The award-winning reality competition show RuPaul’s Drag Race has been running for more than a decade now. In recent years, the show gained international momentum as several versions and spinoffs appeared in different countries such as Canada and the UK. With more than a hundred…
What Is White Fragility, and Why Is It Dangerous?
This message is specifically for all white people who feel uncomfortable when discussing racial inequality. You can disregard the way I directly address the (white) reader if this does not concern you. In this article, I will discuss the dangers of white fragility and how…
The System Is Not Broken, It Was Made to Function Like This
Riots The death of George Floyd as a result of racialized, excessive police brutality, sparked national and global outrage. Over the last days, thousands of protesters took to streets of Minneapolis, MN, to demand justice for the lynching of yet another black man. Right now…
How the Instagram ‘Name Change Prank’ Exposed Racist and Homophobic Users
Instagram is the birthplace of many online challenges and pranks. We have seen make-up challenges, cooking challenges, and dancing challenges. The most recent one, however, tops all of the above! The ‘Instagram name change prank’ resulted in thousands of users being stuck with a ridiculous,…
70 Years of RMS: Intimidation, Prison, and Abuse for Raising National Flag in Homeland
On the 25th of April, the Moluccan people celebrated that exactly 70 years ago they self-proclaimed their independence. On that day, they declared to be the sovereign state Republik Maluku Selatan (RMS), separated from the Republik Indonesia Serikat (now known as Indonesia). This was however…
Help Flatten The Curve: Take Your Responsibility!
The coronavirus is not something that can be stopped by a single government or institution. It takes all world citizens to bring a stop to this horrible disease. This means listening to the authorities and being rational when it comes to your decision making. Having…
The Netherlands and The Coronavirus Response: Too Little and Too Late
Let me first of all state that I firmly believe overreacting and panicking in situations like these cause nothing but harm to society and the welfare of all people. Having said that, I also believe that the Netherlands is responding too little and too late…
Corona and the Media: When Free Speech Becomes Hate Speech
Along with the new coronavirus (COVID-19), a whirlwind of opinions and commentary are raging all over the media landscapes. Everyone is giving their two cents on the virus including opinionated journalists, politically loaded media outlets, and bloggers just like myself. For the most part, they…
