by Nonkosi Tazibona | Jul 5, 2024 | Social commentary
via GIPHY No really, if you don’t get a hold of that nasty social media habit of yours, you’ll DIE. And not an exciting death worthy of a dragon rider. Just a sad, sad one. I’m kidding? Or am I? I mean those challenges littered all over TikTok and Instagram to name a...
by Nonkosi Tazibona | Jun 21, 2024 | Social commentary
via GIPHY I’ve often wondered who I am. Haha, way to start off deep right? Apologies, I must admit I started off way too strong but it’s true. I’m sure you’ve often wondered who you are. Mind you, I’m not going to spend our limited blogging space prattling on and on...
by Nonkosi Tazibona | May 24, 2024 | Social commentary
Our relationship with the media and entertainment industry has never been a good one. Scratch that, it’s been absolutely deplorable really. From many popular movies being inundated with black characters peddling harmful racial stereotypes to depictions of black...
by Nonkosi Tazibona | May 17, 2024 | Social commentary
I am sure you’ve noticed how crazy obsessed society is about age. Particularly the age of women. I remember sitting in an inn-drive not too long ago and the driver thought it appropriate to tell me that I looked rather young for a university student. My disgust was...
by Nonkosi Tazibona | May 10, 2024 | Social commentary
via GIPHY Once upon a time… She put on her tiny satchel and stepped outside into the big wide world. She was happy, her beautiful hair akin to a lion’s mane flouncing everywhere. She thought she was the most beautiful little girl there ever was. Then she saw those...
by Nonkosi Tazibona | Apr 26, 2024 | Social commentary
So, we’re all screwed. Coming to the gross realisation about how look obsessed we all are was very sobering. It all started to make sense really, pretty people had a cheat code to life: their good genes! I didn’t want it to be true. I was in denial. I didn’t think...