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No, Anna Faris and Chris Pratt’s Split Hasn’t Killed Love

When the news broke of Anna Faris and Chris Pratt’s split, I was one of many who felt really saddened by it- despite having never met either of them, let alone having any kind of friendship or close relationship with them. As the dramatic Twitter reactions and intrusive news articles flooded …

Online Activism isn’t Lazy, it’s Accessible

Activism and key moments of change have been constants throughout history—and so too have leading activists. Whether you think of Martin Luther King Jr. or Malala Yousafzai, all activists have one thing in common: a drive to make changes in the world. But over the course of history activism has …

We Are Constantly Learning: How to Make Mistakes in Activism

Activism has more or less surrounded my personality, my being, for my entire adult life. Perhaps it was solidified when I undertook my first piece of volunteer work, or when I went on my first march. Maybe it goes all the way back to my first Blue Peter Bring and …

Can You Believe How Fat She Got?

Trigger Warning: This article contains mention of eating disorders and depression. — Fat is a pretty heavy word. It is spat like venom, mouthed across rooms, and even gasped in horror. One syllable that has engulfed conversation after conversation, has pulled focus of the masses. “I feel so fat,” someone says …

Hocus @POTUS: the Rise of #Activism

Back in the day, speaking your mind and campaigning for something you truly believed in was much more difficult. When I’m going off on a rant, arms flailing everywhere, my mother always tells me that I should grab a ‘soapbox’ and go and stand on the corner of Trafalgar Square. …

Social Media and My Mental Health

TW: Mentions of mental health, and self-harm/suicide. After MySpace was declared uncool back in the mid-00s I migrated to Facebook, because everyone migrated to Facebook. It was new, and different, and you could poke people. Ten or so years later, it has changed beyond recognition, as has social media as …
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