Veil humour
posted by Shelina Zahra Janmohamed at 23:07
Tuesday, October 10
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They say that there is a glass ceiling for me because (as Michael Moore would put it) I am not a stupid white man. Another they says I should temper my passions and desires, my dreams and ambitions because I am not a brown be-turbaned man. Some Theys say that I should fight my oppression, that I should rout it and defy it. Some say I face no oppression, that I should be happy that I am blessed and should accept my fortunate and happy lot. If you are not with us, they say, you are with the others, and they are wrong.
Spirit21 is a space to bring colour to this monochromatic world. I don't believe that black or white are the only options. Why not pinks, blues, yellows or browns? I am not us, nor am I Other.
I am me
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1 Comments:
Salaams - just surfing blogs linked from Yahya Birt's blog (he's tried to list all the Brit Musi bloggers), and found this blog and this brilliant cartoon. Just wanted to say thanks for the laff, sis - nice one!
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