a happy rant slash a thank you

a happy rant slash a thank you

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I think perhaps that this is going to sound awfully reminiscent of an obituary... No one's dead - promise! I need to say my piece for mostly my own sake. I have done more than my fair share of complaining about all things in and around education. I still stand by every one of these claims I have

"Straight Rights"

Borders

Borders

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Why do we give borders power? They are lines drawn on a map. They are walls or points guarded by officials. Why do we let that become the starting point of xenophobic treatment against other human beings?It astounds me that people are in the mindset that they are more deserving of all the opportunities a country like Britain

"Loving yourself too much..."

"Loving yourself too much..."

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I have a feeling this is going to turn out like a broken record but, then again, I have very little to lose. When I first made this blog I had already written a post vaguely along these lines and the whole theme has come up again recently with the new year, particularly among teen culture. Self love

Sexualities

Sexualities

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So sexuality is quite possibly one of the most bizarre and complex concepts in our society. (Keeping the tone equally as deep and severe as always). Such complexity is perhaps why it astounds me that one sexuality is assumed for the entire population of the planet and a person is required to state otherwise. Within sexuality we are

The R****** Crisis

The R****** Crisis

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I've wanted to talk about the refugee crisis (REFUGEE. Not migrant. Although I'll probably talk about where I stand with that in a bit.) for a really long time. And how it has literally become so stigmatised (hence the snazzy title) and created such a vile moral panic that it makes me want to scream repeatedly at a

Curing a Reading Slump

Curing a Reading Slump

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I, of all people, know how hard it is to a) make time for reading and b) pick it up again after you haven't for so long. At the stat of this year and briefly in the summer I hardly read at all and couldn't break out of that slump for quite some time. You need to find