I’ve been in New York just under three weeks and one of the things that’s made this journey really incredible is the food.
food
class system
While you can be born American and can become American, you can be born in England and never be considered English.
moving
For some reason, it seems that everyone thinks that everything I say is intelligent and funny.
rick ross
I’ve danced to songs that glorify the objectification of women and contributed to the YouTube count of many artists who demean women with their words.
race
The statement, "Oh I didn't even notice you were black. I don't see color," has been said to me on countless occasions. It’s patronizing and insulting.
beyonce
I'm a feminist who doesn’t feel uncomfortable around the word bitch, but I still don't like Beyoncé's new song.
how not to be a dick
I’m less concerned about what’s said in front of me than what’s said behind my back or what’s not said at all.
justin timberlake
Justin burst on to the stage singing “Like I Love You” with a guitar strapped around his body. This was the first time in my life I wished I was an instrument.
olivia pope
“How can you justify watching a show about a glorified mistress? You’re supposed to be a feminist. How can you support a show about one woman destroying another woman’s home?” I was asked.
eating out solo
The great thing about committing grand acts of “social suicide” such as dining alone or daring to attend a party solo is that they teach you things.
gym
You may be one of the many people who vowed to get fit in the New Year, reneged on that commitment and now subsequently you’re losing money as gym contracts are notoriously difficult to get out of. I know because I tried it once.
news friends
I made a new potential friend recently. She shared my love of cake, Beyoncé and sub-moronic reality TV, which seems like a decent enough foundation to build any relationship.
instagram
Perhaps it’s 2012 fatigue (I’m so over this year and all its accompanying madness), but I couldn't muster the will to be outraged about Instagram's proposed (then scrapped) policy change. Believe me I tried.
running
It took pushing myself to my physical limit to see the limits I was placing on myself in my daily life.
beauty salons
In theory there’s nothing wrong with a “voluntarily” segregated hair salon market. In practice it’s different.
