Evie Muir
@xeviemuir
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she/they Author: đżâď¸RADICAL RESTâď¸đż, Elliot & Thompson 2024 ⢠Founder: @peaksofcolour ⢠Rep: @abirfellows ⢠(Inactive Account)
Instagram: @xeviemuir
Joined April 2020
Instagram saw it first but⌠itâs cover reveal time! . âď¸đżRADICAL REST: Notes on burnout, healing and hopeful futuresđżâď¸ . Coming to bookshelves on the 18th July, and available to preorder now! . Pinch me!
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Unpopular opinion: Editors asking Brits to write in âUS Englishâ is unreasonable. Iâm from bloody Yorkshire. Youâre lucky I donât write how I speak cos you wouldnât be able to understand owt.
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@TahleeTahlee Itâs also a pain when your landlord puts your rent up in a cost of living crisis.
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I spend approx ÂŁ2k a year on therapy thanks to trauma inflicted by men please spare me your âitâs okay not to be okayâ / âexercise and eat healthyâ bullshit.
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A reminder that âwhite privilegeâ does not mean you havenât experienced hardship, it means that your hardship hasnât been made harder based on the colour of your skin.
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As if people are commenting that what was obvs an accidental miscalculatjon is us exploiting a landlord out of ÂŁ6 annually. Crawl out.
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We could be uniting in a revolution but instead youâre all like poor landlord đ˘.
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Hilarious that Iâve been asked by the @sheffielduni x @SheffCouncil to do work for a project that has a ÂŁ16 MILLION budget for FREE.
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An oxymoron: Exactly a year ago we were told to stay home n this resulted in an over 60% rise in reported domestic abuse, now weâre now being told to stay home because the streets arenât safe either.
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âHow to hit a woman so no one knowsâ was googled 163 million times in 2020 but #NotAllMen?.
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Thereâs something more sinister here about the industry suppressing local dialects/voice, but my Saturday morning brain isnât capable of that kind of critical thinking.
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My words for @MetroOpinion on how Kier Starmerâs consistent inability to show up for his Black constituents has isolated an entire community.
'Nigel Farage tweeted that he "heartily agrees" with Starmerâs condemnation of the BLM organisation. 'I immediately cancelled my Labour Party membership.'. @xeviemuir for @MetroOpinion .
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Not about this âwomen, how can we be better for you?â discourse either. Stop normalising men expecting women to educate them in order for us to be safe.
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I tell my partner, brother & best friend (3 of the only men I feel safe with) I hate men all the time and none of them get offended or defensive. They recognise the abuse, violence & trauma I, and so many others have experienced due to men and the society that upholds men. Simple.
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Wasnât expecting this to garner so much attention, guess itâs not such an unpopular opinion after all. Big up the north.
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Theyâve even called it the âPeopleâs Projectâ where âThe peopleâ (emphasis on POC) are expected to create proposals based on lived experience, that will ultimately influence city development. Itâs simply unpaid consultation.
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Yesterday 500 people of colour took to Kinder Scout in the Peak District & made history âđżđżđĽžâ°âđž. Marking the 90th anniversary of the mass trespass, we united as #KinderInColour, took up space, raised awareness of intersectional barriers to the outdoors & said We Belong Here đ
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Was paid 2 hours after submitting my invoice today, @aureliamagazine really is setting the bar, proving that publishing can and should be ethical đ.
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Still just so giddy with excitement and canât quite believe this is real but i can officially say I have a â¨Literary Agentâ¨. So thrilled to be represented by @AbiRFellows at @thegoodagencyuk! Excited to see what the next CHAPTER brings (soz about me) đâđž
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So after years n years of saving & putting every penny of writing commissions to one side, Iâve finally bought my very own â¨đ camper vanđ ⨠a v special survivor milestone given 2yrs ago my abuser took all my savings and bought my dream for himself & the girl he cheated with.
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I know white emerging authors who recently got ÂŁ30k each for their first books - double the amount of the advances that myself and 4 other BIPOC emerging writers I know received combined. We need more transparency in publishing without simultaneously glorifying the struggle.
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A reminder that Jonny Depp and Amber Heard wonât see what you post about the trial but your mates whoâve experienced domestic abuse will.
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My @CosmopolitanUK debut for #DomesticViolenceAwarenessMonth (!!!) I discuss how childhood racism can make WOC vulnerable to abuse in adulthood & how not committing to anti-racism in interracial relationships is abusive.
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Invoiced a national white led org for âwasted timeâ earlier in the year and theyâve actually paid it.
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I made a walking club! â°đż #PeaksOfColour is a fun, healing, inclusive and safe space for #Sheffield and SY based people of colour. Join our Facebook group to find out the date, times and locations of our monthly adventures
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In the same vein I also canât afford to NOT be paying for therapy ie sat on a 1-2 year waiting list for 12 weeks of free support - Ima need peopleâs activism to refocus on this.
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Fuck #ShiaLaBeoufâs statement. Fuck those hyping it up to be some noble self aware admission. Abusers are never unaware that theyâre abusing. Survivors know this because we heard their apologies, admissions, begs for forgiveness & their promises that they will change & get help.
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I actually did spent #MentalHealthAwarenessDay exercising, in nature, with loved ones, and eating healthy like the Insta infographics tell us too and guess what⌠I still canât afford therapy
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Anyone else feel like theyâre holding on by an absolutely minuscule thread and could self combust at any moment?.
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This is genuinely basic anti-racism awareness 101. When our government has the same level of racial understanding as the kids who bullied us at school, itâs impossible to feel safe as a Black and brown person in Britain.
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Yesterday I called out a journo org on their blatant racism and they said âThanks for your FEEDBACKâ like youâve just told em their website was down.
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Saw @BalletBlack last night at @DerbyTheatre and a little girl (5/6yo) sat in front danced through the whole show and clapped even when the audience didnât. Afterwards she told us she does ballet and is wants to be on stage one day too. The purest form of Black joy đĽ°
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Ig saw it first but Iâm finally able to announce whatâs probably the worst kept secret in, well, Sheffield at least⌠IâM WRITING A BLOODY BOOK!!. đżâď¸RADICAL RESTâď¸đż . Coming 2024 w @eandtbooks .
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When I think of how @PeaksOfColour has been organising on less than ÂŁ3k for two years. whew!.
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âI am going to kill her when she gets homeâ was searched up 178 million times and âhow to control your womanâ was searched 165 million times.
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I reckon we all misinterpreted phrases like âhealing takes timeâ to mean time as a measurement of duration rather than the privilege of having the luxury of time, resources, space, access, capacity etc.
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Unpopular opinion: the #VAWG sector is violent. For @galdemzine I suggest that we will never truly eradicate gendered violence whilst the services supposed to help us are themselves perpetrators of SO much harm #VAWGSectorIsViolent
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Quick question, why is the @HeritageFundUK, funding white led organisations (@peakdistrict) to extract the expertise and time from people of colour for free?.
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Did you know 60% of police have reported domestic abuse victimsâ immigration data to the Home Office? For @galdemzine I discuss how the state revictimises survivorsâ w insecure immigration status n whether the #DomesticAbuseBill is enough to rebuild trust
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Wonât be accepting media ops atm. Being asked to speak in a professional capacity as a domestic abuse expert is an honour but I have to remember that Iâm a survivor first. Protecting myself from potentially triggering situations when Iâm already at burn out is my current priority.
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Introducing âMe Time Mondaysâ where I commit one day a week to burn out ârecoveryâ, starting with an 8 mile solo hike in the Peaks â°đ
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Back from the most blissful birthday week away and⌠the North is simply unrivalled đżâ°ď¸
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Comments like this are getting very tiring. Approx 20 million people experience economic abuse in an intimate relationship so actually, thereâs a 2 in 5 chance it could be any one of us.
The Tinder Swindler is 100% a could never be me situation.
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We talk a lot about how important it is for young Black kids to see themselves represented in sports, media etc but that face says to me that representation never stops being important for people of colour no matter what age we are.
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Victims and survivors searched âHe will kill meâ 107 million times alongside âHelp me, he won't leaveâ and âhe beats me up all the timeâ.
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A month off to ârecoverâ from âď¸burn outâď¸ in pictures; read 4 books (more than I had the capacity to read last year), went on numerous Peak District adventures and weekly swims, a weekend away in the Lake District, and somehow watched 6/7 series of Scandal
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For #IWD I wrote for @aureliamagazine about the difficulties of navigating mainstream feminism when, as an intersectional feminist my values, allyship and identities feel fundamentally incompatible.
I thought Iâd be a life-long feminist, but I no longer feel at peace within the movement. As a Black woman, a domestic abuse survivor and an ally to trans people, @xeviemuir writes about growing up with feminism, and the loss of belonging
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The UK is the second biggest arms dealer in the word then has the cheek, the nerve, the audacity, the gall and the gumption to say violence isnât the answer.
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I wrote a piece for @galdemzineâs latest print edition: 𪡠The Utopia / Dystopia Issue 𪡠and⌠. Does it ever get any less surreal seeing your name in print?!
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Solidarity with @aureliamagazine whose voluntary staff writer role launched my journo career đ Essential reading: Why Black women are so frequently accused of bullying
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You can have an entire folder full of indisputable evidence against your abuser yet the police wonât believe you, or tell you that itâs not enough. Canât imagine how much fun the burden of proving âthe hatred of, contempt for, or prejudice against womenâ is gunna be for survivors.
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Stepped out my comfort zone recently for a little shoot in the place I feel most comfortable đ¸
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My birthday present to myself was a break from news/socials and this is how I spent my week đĽ°
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Waking up Black to our government, our headlines and subsequently our Twitter feed is a daily trauma.
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@NRTHLASS @NorthernNatter @journoresources wondering if any of your lovely platforms have capacity for me to explore this further? Xx.
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Iâm sorry but I refuse to believe that the only way my writing can be good/worthy is if I work myself to the bone, burn out or deny myself holidays. We should be advocating for time, space, finances and resources for creativity, not this weirdly normalised creative meritocracy.
everybody asks âhow do you write novels AND have a full time job?â & they never want the answer to be âi write for an hour every night after work, saturdays & sundays from 9-5, and then i take a two-week vacation & write through thatâ but itâs the goddamn truth.
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Anyone else absolutely consumed by existential fear at the thought of winter 2020? A cold or corona? How do I stop everyone I love dying? Infuriatingly inept policies from BJ. Social distanced Christmas. Petrifying and depressing.
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Maybe Iâm just sleep deprived but how the fuck do people manage work, hobbies, side hustles, personal responsibilities, self care, socialising, errands and still have time to just. be??.
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Whatâs the best thing to happen to you in lockdown? Iâll start.
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Was concerned that an unapologetically vocal transphobe was also on the line up of this event so raised this with Everyoneâs Invited who subsequently⌠. Uninvited the entire âmarginalised survivorsâ panel rather than addressing the transphobia đł.
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A lil reminder to all Editor friends, next month is both #BlackHistoryMonth and #DomesticAbuseAwarenessMonth. Iâm a Domestic Abuse Specialist and racial justice activist, and am available for commissions and expert comments on these topics and their intersections #journorequest.
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Thrilled to join the #StrongWomen alumni! . For @StylistMagazine I discuss how I founded a POC only Peak District-based walking club, on the Black Feminist concept of Radical Self Care! . Canât thank @MirandaLarbi enough for the commission & support đ
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Something thatâs haunting me this week, that Iâve struggled to articulate, is the crippling, defeated sense of hopelessness. If white cisgender, non disabled women are no longer being protected, how on earth is there any hope for the rest of us??!!.
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I have the same 24 hours as BeyoncĂŠ but I spend most of them advocating for my own mental health against ableist, racist workplaces who make me cry and give me panic attacks. We are not the same.
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Had an influx of people in my DMs asking for domestic abuse or racial justice education. Uninvited. Unpaid. Both wildly unethical in various ways. Kindly fuck off.
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Applying for, let alone interviewing for, being offered and accepting this role is level of privilege, entitlement and racism that proves you to be unsuitable for the role. A resignation, ensuring the space is offered to a Black academic and voluntary consultation is required.
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Unpopular opinion: publications who are now asking for quick turn around pieces 4 days away from Black History Month do not care about Black people and our stories. Whereâs your racial trauma training?.
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Given the problematic events that have gained attention this weekend, I made a list of 𼰠10 INTERSECTIONAL #IWD EVENTS𼰠that we can learn from, support & feel safe in for @restlessnetwork (feel free to add more in the thread).
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Had writers block (or more like writers-Cba) for months but just got my first commission of the new year and my motivation has instantly doubled đđ˝
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Been working on a particular form of internalised/hidden misogyny/gender roles recently and this series by @vulgadrawings sums it upâŚ
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One of the most powerful upholders of racial capitalism and all he gets is âflawed and troubledâ.
âHe yelled at me, 'are you trying to f****** destroy this company?'" . For the first time, insiders speak out against Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates, about the reality of working with him and the real impact of his foundation.
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âIf u donât understand our hair u canât help us. Weâre our hair, skin, food. Services offer us refuge in places like Surrey. Them no have no plantain no Shea butter. In the morning Iâm more traumatised. Let me go back!â Honoured to interview @Sistah_Space for my @galdemzine debut.
Writer @xeviemuir shares her expertise as a domestic abuse specialist in Black, Asian, Minority Ethnic and Refugee communities
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Iâve been selective with the commissions I accept recently, but when @catreenaah asked me to write a piece about my best friend for #IWD it was a big yes! For @CosmopolitanUK I celebrate my best friend in the whole wide world @heathersowden â¤ď¸đĽ°
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TW: suicide . Today, on #WorldSuicidePreventionDay my unfiltered piece for @MetroOpinion unpacks the dangers of slogans like â#itsokaynottobeokayâ & the appalling state of mental health support in the UK. If you are struggling today, contact @samaritans.
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âSo much of the work of oppression is policing the imaginationâ - Saidiya Hartman. For @r29unbothered I platform the Black mermaids of our ancestral folklore and reframe the racist backlash to Disneyâs #TheLittleMermaid through a decolonial lens đ§đžââď¸.
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Soz to be ~that guy~ but canât help but feel yet another cishet white male somehow doesnât represent those of us with complex vulnerabilities.
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A reminder to all survivors impacted by this news that there is no biggerđđžto abusers everywhere than our own healing. Stay off social media. Double down on your support, coping mechanisms and boundaries. Look after yourself this weekend and experience JOY! â¤ď¸.
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Turns out 10,000 words is a lot easier to write when your hiding out in the woodsđ˛đł
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Have just sent the email of all emails, an email responding to whiteness that says everything Iâve suppressed for over a decade of working for others. Now I work for myself, Iâve relinquished the chokehold of respectability & politeness in the face of oppression & exploitation.
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Just to add - I do NOT consent for this tweet to be used by any media outlets. Itâs already blown up way more than I expected and a byline is not worth the risk of my landlord seeing it and us evicting us xx.
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To add, if you actually care about platforming a personâs lived experience/story, youâll do so on their time & youâll advocate for this to be respected by extending deadlines. You wonât rush or badger a source or expect unpaid labour from them once theyâve worked with you.
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Mental health doesnât discriminate but mental health support, service provision and our wider medical institutions certainly does. Something to consider when thinking critically about these so-called mental health âwinsâ and who they truly benefit on the ground.
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Currently on a writing trip and stumbled upon this wonderland yesterday 𼚠a bookshop where shelves are categorised by therapeutic impact, poem-cetamols can be bought over the counter and books are prescribed during wellbeing consultations đđđĽš
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Debut piece in @Refinery29UK discussing the sinister mental health impacts of Racial Gaslighting and Micro Aggressions on Black people. Big thank you to Jacquelyn Iyamah, @DrRBabb, Josh MacNab of @Roots_Counsel & @blackmindsmatt for the expert insights .
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Itâs very surreal to be able to say this but⌠đ¨Iâve had the best period of my life!!đ¨ . For @StylistMagazine Iâve written about my journey with Premenstrual Exacerbation (PME) and the ways that acupuncture has offered a life changing cure! .
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I canât be the only one whoâs finding it impossible to feel hopeful even with this news?.
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Solidarity with all my fellow menstruaters currently having a hellish period in this heatwave.
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Seems only fitting to share my latest article for @restlessnetwork given Sarah Ditumâs mess of an article. Will forever call White Feminism out for the dangerous âtribeâ that it is
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