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M&G 200 Young South African 2022. Author of ‘Invisible Strings’ available in SA from @_BlackBirdBooks & UK from @Legend_Times . Views my own. She/her.
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This is what an internationally published author looks like ✨ my novel Invisible Strings is officially out in the UK today! Thank you
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I’m tired of people saying “here’s my go to lazy meal” and then they start chopping an onion
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1) the Vatican approved & personally donated 50+ items to the collection. Cultural appropriation requires lack of consent.
2) Cultural appropriation requires unequal power dynamics in favour of the appropriator. The Church is one of the most powerful institutions on earth
Could somebody explain the rules about "cultural appropriation" and when we are supposed to be outraged again. Asking for a friend.
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It’s literally a fictional legend about a woman who was raped by Poseidon and had her hair turned into snakes as punishment (or protection depending on interpretation) by Athena. Can we pls not hotepify every damn thing
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So basically African women are not allowed to run fast otherwise their womanhood is brought into question
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My cat had been housebound for two weeks after beating up another cat in that cat’s house. I let her out yesterday just to see if she was ready to be a law abiding citizen. She went straight to go beat up that cat again 🙃 she’s back inside indefinitely
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Being exposed to men’s opinions on here has done more to radicalise me than reading most feminists texts could lmao
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No one wants to pose by the photocopy machine at 9am Thobile shut up
Too much vacations and hotel rooms selfies but NO workplace pictures!! 🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
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My goodness Hamas must be the richest organisation in the world for it to bankroll the UN, WHO, Red Cross, Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, and not one but TWO sovereign states
BREAKING| Following reports that Turkish police arrested an Israeli football player over inciting hatred, Israel's minister of defense says "Turkey works as an executive arm of Hamas."
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“Eat less and move more” is based on the assumption your body treats calories like a transaction. Whatever you put in is whatever you’ll use through direct actions like exercise. But in reality, your body treats calories like a thermostat. I’ll explain a bit more
I am so so sick of reading these “just eat less and move more! It’s free!” Takes. Listen, I am 37. In the last 8 months I ran 2 half marathons. I am up at 5am 5 days a week to run and lift for an hour before my kids wake up because it’s the only time I have. I cook at home daily.
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I have to agree. By around 4 the smell from decomposing bodies starts to get strong enough for the neighbours to notice. I would recommend having no more than 1-2 in your house at any one time and a nearby discreet place where you can bury them quickly
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We literally already do this with the flu shot precisely because there’s a new variant of the flu every year.
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I really love how you guys think you can become billionaires via positive vibes and not unethical business practices. It’s amazing
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Joe Jonas could have just quietly filed for divorce but the over the top smear campaign plus the fact that he waited for her to be in the UK and leave the kids with him before he filed in the US just makes him look scummy
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Please don’t go riding elephants. Elephants’ backs can’t support the weight of humans and this leads to long term injuries for them. The elephants are also often beaten, starved, and worked to exhaustion
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Rihanna can feel however she wishes about Chris Brown. That doesn’t mean the rest of us are obligated to forget that he has a pattern of abusing women, that Rihanna is not the only woman to press charges against him, & that he is unrepentant
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If getting married at 21-22 was so great they’d be encouraging men to do it too
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I 100% believe this was intentional. She left the baby in a soft place where she knew they would be found. I can’t imagine how difficult a decision this must have been
We are looking for a woman who forgot her child in Umlazi Shopping centre (Power Clothing Store)
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Hospitals have not been bombed??? Oh, Israel is LYING lying
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Every now and then there’s a picture of Jay Z that makes me understand Beyoncé’s vision
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She was responsible for the deaths of over 100 children because she practised surgery on them without a license. This framing is absolutely wild
Are good intentions good enough?
#SaviorComplexHBO
, a 3-part
@HBO
Original Documentary that examines the story of a young missionary, what it means to help, and the intersection of religion, race, and power, premieres September 26 on
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I hope people who are watching are noting that SA provided receipts in the forms of video evidence and recordings to substantiate its claims and Israel in its defense is providing storytelling and vibes
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Israel’s “defense” is so funny to me because this isn’t a defense. Saying “South Africa enjoys close relations with Hamas” (without providing any evidence) is not a defense of genocide. They aren’t even denying *anything*
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I don’t know who needs to hear this but if you want a dog that is:
- Low maintenance
- Relatively quiet
- Doesn’t have expensive health problems
- Will be fine if you leave it alone in the house for up to 24hrs
Then what you actually want is a cat
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There’s a documentary on Netflix about how many rape victims in the US were coerced into recanting their statements by the police and then charged with filing false rape reports. It’s called Victim/Suspect
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Look how easy it is to say no to teenagers when you as the adult know what they’re asking you for is inappropriate
Had a 16yr old girl email me to do a lingerie shoot for her birthday. I’m not having it. I’m not the one 😭 even was trying to have her dad call me to ok it.
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This woman looks like she’s happily married to every man she takes a photo with
See the way lupita will just post up with your mans and there’s absolutely nothing u can do about it 😭
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All this drama because a grown man decided to move out his grandmother’s house and be honest about his family
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I’m willing to bet they’ll broadcast Israel’s defence tomorrow though
Everything you need to know about the BBC & CNN is contained in the fact that neither are broadcasting the ICJ trial right now.
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The amount of men in the QTs who think he’s had his testicles removed is actually scary. This is why we need comprehensive sex ed frfr
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The first mistake is thinking every instance of a woman existing in public is feminism. Feminism is an actual political movement with actual theory behind it
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Yeah so the Renaissance movie tickets have officially gone on sale in Israel in the middle of a genocide. It’s not defensible
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I really want people who think abusers can be rehabilitated to read Why Does He Do That by Dr Lundy Bancroft. That book was written by a man who has spent years running an abuser rehabilitation program and the picture he paints is…not good
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Medusa wasn’t even a goddess lol. She was a gorgon. They were monsters
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Not people in the comments getting mad because she doesn’t baby her partner 💀
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My cat is a menace to this neighbourhood. Now I understand why I walked outside and found a bunch of cats sitting in my walkway last year. They were trying to speak to the manager 😭
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When Black teens get killed by police officers who mistook their sandwich for a gun the media will tell us about the time they stole a gumball when they were 6 years old but when a grown man decides to target a teenager in a hate crime this is how it’s reported
A Jewish New Yorker charged with brutally beating a Muslim man in a hate crime was himself targeted for his faith years earlier.
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One of the worst things about having anxiety is not replying to messages/emails in a timely manner because it makes you feel anxious and then putting it off further because you know not replying has made it worse
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There has to be a happy medium between popcorn and labour intensive meals pls
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There were 30 men who came forward. THIRTY. This is disgusting
Actor Kevin Spacey in tears as he is cleared of nine sexual offences at London court
Live updates
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Women aren’t killing each other for saying no
Often times women hate women more than men hate women. It’s an unpleasant truth but a truth nonetheless.
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Don’t you guys feel weird making up misogynistic revenge fantasy fan fiction about women you’ve never met?
Baddie industry retirement is harsh, you’re 32 back in your parents backroom in Sosha with nothing but LV bags and a baby
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Ariana Grande being blamed is symptoms of a society where women are expected to be mothers, housekeepers, therapists, and rehab centers for the men they date.
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I spent a solid couple months thinking my poor baby was being bullied by bigger cats when they fought her but no. It’s her. They were trying to restore order to the hood and she chose violence every time
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There are so many legends and myths that are either African in origin or have characters who are explicitly African (ie Andromeda). Idk why people want to fight for a figure who was sexually assaulted, turned into a monster and then killed to be recognised as a black woman but ok
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Please do not sit here and act like Queen Elizabeth graciously granted countries their independence. Countries fought for their independence and their efforts were suppressed by the British government and by HER. She went on tours to dissuade countries from becoming independent
Holding Queen Elizabeth personally responsible for colonialism when her reign oversaw basically the entirely of decolonization is… certainly a take.
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Outside my house has been so peaceful since I forced her inside. I can’t believe I’m living with a terrorist
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I guarantee there is not a single man who believes that women are “too old” after 30 who is worth being with. Not a single one. They chase 20 yr olds because those are the only women who don’t see what giant losers they are lol
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Reading “How Europe Underdeveloped Africa” makes this even more wild because this company built itself up via colonialism and just…never stopped
Illegal child labour is being used to supply cocoa beans to Cadbury – Britain’s favourite chocolate brand.
#Dispatches
has been undercover in Ghana where children as young as 10 have been working gruelling hours to supply cocoa beans to Cadbury.
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@Nampree
Not even a seasoned pothead would eat that many in one sitting. Doing that as a prank is beyond evil. I hope she can press charges
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Why did Kensington Palace release the doctored photo and then throw Kate Middleton under the bus for it when they’ve presumably known this whole time that she’s dealing with cancer???
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Nah Beyoncé made a PROJECT. This is a BODY OF WORK. The transitions? The production? I love it!
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So yes now she is jailed. No she is not innocent. No she will not be freed. If she wants to be a bad bitch she must be a bad bitch INSIDE the house pls
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So she decided she would simply make room for herself by beating up one of the cats until it left the house.
Guys my cat was being posted on the neighbourhood WhatsApp group. I was getting pictures. The other cat was sent to the vet. It was SCENES
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“Lots of people don’t watch gymnastics so it makes sense he didn’t know who Simone Biles is”
Bro I’ve never watched tennis, basketball, swimming or F1 in my life and I still know who Roger Federer, Lebron James, Michael Phelps, and Lewis Hamilton are 🥴 can we pls be fr
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Not arguing with people who think sending a cheque once a month is equal to pregnancy, labour, postpartum depression, and being the primary parent
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@Breliloquy
@FLOTUK
Humans bred them specifically to stop shedding so modern day sheep can’t shed on their own and need humans to clip their wool
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I can’t exactly boycott a movie I had zero intention of ever seeing but while we’re on this topic, boycott her too
Mind you Taylor Swifts movie is currently being shown in Israel. Why is Beyoncé the only one y’all bring up?
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There’s too many married women who’ve never had an orgasm for me to agree with this
In all honesty, now that we’re all older and matured, do you see why God said wait until marriage for sex?
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“No desire to work”, “stay at home Mom” “business owner” and a description of spending days going to the spa and chilling do not belong in the same tweet lol
I have no desire to work. I want to be a stay at home Mom & Business Owner. I wanna wake up at 6am in my silk robe then hit the gym. Run random errands, Brunch, shopping with my girls, spa days & Travel across the Country once a month😭 Every girl should live a comfortable life💞
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Let's play a game: is he hot or is he just white with a visible jawline and/or light eyes?
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I can’t remember who but someone once said they’ve studied a lot of genocides and they’ve never seen one where the victims hire the perpetrators to work in their houses and mind their children. I think about that every time this chat comes up
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For survival reasons, your body has evolved to be not lose weight super easily. Your body has all sorts of checks and balances, many of which are subconscious, to try and stop you from losing weight. These can include things like hunger signals. If you eat way more food today
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Feminists have been talking about how women put in a disproportionate amount of work into hetero marriages to the detriment of their own careers and wellbeing for decades
I’m sure Michelle Obama pissed off some feminists when she said marriage is never 50/50😭
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Her: “I’m trying to love my hair more in its natural state. I want to embrace it without trying to manipulate it into something it’s not. Yes sometimes I don’t like the way it looks and I’ve noticed only white men approach me when it’s like this but-“
Y’all:
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Sorry??? He’s only 24 and he’s been buying her designer clothes and flying her out for YEARS?? WHAT JOB DOES HE HAVE??
happy birthday to my favorite person ever. you are the stars that light up my night sky, and you are the rays of warm sunlight that always kiss me good morning. you’re embedded in my soul and i’m so grateful for the man that you are. to twenty four! 🫶🏾🥂
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This thread is taking off so I just want to add that fatness is not a moral failure. Not everybody is meant to be thin and that’s okay! We need to move the goal from looking a particular way to making healthier choices (while not shaming people who can’t/don’t)
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Lots of married women are single mothers who are raising their husbands along with their kids
Marriage does not mean a man will be a present and active father.
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The one person in Orania who voted for EFF is an icon. A legend among us. An agent of chaos. The bravest of us all
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Than usual, your body will regulate by making you not as hungry tomorrow. It’s similar when you eat too little. When you eat less than normal, especially consistently, your body goes into survival mode because it assumes there’s a famine & you need to preserve calories.
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Question: how do the white people who believe in this lie explain away all the white kids who get into universities every year?
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For those wondering what the other cat did: my cat had a habit of “adopting” other families that she liked that she would visit during the day. She found a very sweet couple and decided to hang out with them. Problem was they already had two cats
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“Calories in calories out” assumes it’s a neat 1-1 exchange when it’s not. There are so many other functions your body performs that are burning or preventing you from burning calories & we don’t know how to accurately measure their impact or stop them
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That’s light work please be fr.
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@TheTitanBaddie
I actually respect her for it. A consistent queen. She needs to drop a boot line
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Just got my final results today and I’m proud to announce I officially have a master’s degree ❤️🎊🎊. I’M GRADUATING AGAIN 💃🏾💃🏾💃🏾
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Me if I had a dick for 24 hours:
Baby elephants don't learn to control their trunks until they’re about a year old.
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Meghan Markle and Prince Harry are better people than me because I would definitely be hiring Adele and Ed Sheeran to come perform at Archie’s birthday party which would be held on his birthday. I’d invite Beyoncé to come over too and pose for pics while we’re at it
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The Apartheid Museum had to close its doors. The District Six Museum was begging for funding. Johannesburg Art Gallery is a rundown mess. The Fugard permanently closed. But Nathi Mthetwa wants to spend R22 million on a flag to advance “social cohesion”.
We’re in the mud
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It’s why the vast majority of diets fail. So far the most effective way we know of to lose weight is by changing your diet & lifestyle and sticking to those changes forever. But it’s also informed by genetics, there are conditions that make weight loss difficult, etc
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Your metabolism slows down. Your body temperature lowers. Your body shuts down certain executive functions (I.e your fertility takes a massive hit). And you’re absolutely miserable
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“Not guilty” does not equal a false accusation. And people know this. They know that if their house gets robbed and the burglars aren’t jailed due to lack of evidence that does not mean they lied about their house being robbed. But they want to act confused about rape
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Lol I just realised I didn’t explain the thermostat metaphor. But basically a thermostat controls the temperature in a house. If you open a window or leave the fridge door open the thermostat will kick in to bring up the room temperature back to where it’s supposed to be
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Can we please stop pretending that men don't routinely get support when it's "the other way around" especially since Chris Brown & Johnny Depp still have careers??
You really can call out trash women w/o pretending men always get held accountable.
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I am so glad I did not marry the people I was dating in undergrad because baby I would be DIVORCED
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@uNomafu_
@Yolandam____
Yeah the feminist interpretation is that Athena was trying to protect her. The men who’ve been rewriting this story for years interpreted it as Athena “punishing” her for “breaking her vow of chastity” (even though she was quite clearly raped)
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Why do so many people in interracial relationships have no idea how to act right I just-
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That’s your body with calories. It doesn’t just mindlessly consume & expel calories. It regulates your caloric consumption to try and ensure the number of calories you’re burning remains at an equilibrium
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Why would you have a Woman’s Month event with a male DJ headlining??? And why would you pick a male DJ with rape allegations against him???
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Literally every 40 and 50+ year old woman I know has told me how important it is to have my own money and to not prioritise marriage. I’ll believe them over a 20 yr old TikTokker making money from creating viral content any day
There is a reason you don’t see 40 and 50 year old women who chose that life making content encouraging the values. It’s because they divorced and destitute. Any man who wants a woman that cannot take care of herself without him is an abuser.
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I’m not racist but I don’t see why we’re being forced to accept their lifestyle. I don’t want my kids to grow up thinking being black is okay. The Bible said Adam and Eve not Jabu and Mbali 🙅♀️
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People aren’t abusers because they don’t have access to therapy and therapy often gives abusers tools to abuse their victims in new and inventive ways. They’re abusers because they believe they are entitled to exert control over their victims
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Tyla took pap out her bag like it’s normal for South Africans to just carry that around next to our lipgloss and hand cream during a Vogue interview. I think she’s done enough to promote Team SA pls
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Ngl having a baby in your mid-30s after spending your 20s having fun and establishing your career looks like a vibe
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I’ve never seen EFF members being this quiet before. They are STUNNED (we all are tbh)
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How are you people miserable every time women are having fun
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“Some of you are too comfortable dating men who never have any reason to check their emails”
I think about that one regularly
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