Donald Trump: A Friendly Reminder

In the highly unlikely event that you aren't already disgusted by the bigoted, sexist, racist, misogynistic, vile excuse for a human being - Donald Trump - then here's a friendly reminder that next month he is going on trial for allegations that he SEXUALLY ASSAULTED A 13 YEAR OLD GIRL. Yes, not only sexual assault but paedophillia too... nothing says amazing potential president quite like sex offender does ay? 

The case follows two previous accusations of sexual violence made against Trump, including one made in 1989 by his first wife that he had brutally raped her. Considering the language the oh so lovely Mr Trump has used when talking about women in the past it's not hard to imagine that he is capable of crimes like these; degrading terms such as "pigs" "dogs" and "disgusting animals" are apparently synonyms for "women" in Trumps thesaurus, as well as his openly admitting to find his own daughter sexually arousing. 

October 14th is when Trump will appear in court, presumably to disprove or prove the allegation - providing the American legal system isn't biased in favour of him as a rich white man in a rape case of course. Note the sarcasm. 

Equality... Or Ice-Cream?

A video of a white policeman in America pulling over a black woman, for no crime other than "driving without an ice-cream cone" has been circulating social media this week. When it appeared on my timeline I was nothing but embarrassed that as a white person, like myself, he has responded to such a huge injustice with an ice cream? Now, I know the intention behind this gesture was clearly to overcome racial divisions with a simple act of kindness - but it is the sheer terror on the woman's face that is the most powerful thing in the video for me. Her immediate readiness for a fight, an unnecessary fight to defend her lawful driving to - who she presumed - was another racist cop. 

That is the REAL issue here, not the lack of ice-cream. Black Lives Matter isn't highlighting an injustice in white drivers receiving cool treats on hot days, its about the innocent BLACK lives that are taken by police officers that have racial prejudice as their only motivation/reason to pull the trigger. You can't eradicate racism with a 99' and a flake. 

Big Brother Biphobia

Recently I have started to notice a weirdly accepted disapproval of bi-sexuality, sadly particularly from member's of older generations who believe its simply a fashion 'trend'. This extended to noticing comments on the TV this week when Christopher Biggins and Renee were having a conversation on Celebrity Big Brother about how "bisexuals are the worst".... nice. As a gay man himself, this bizarre non-acceptance of an entire section of the LGBT+ community coming from WITHIN the community itself surprised me. The pair went on to discuss how people should "pick a team" - what Chelsea? Arsenal? Manchester United? A persons sexuality isn't a game so stop treating it like one. Oh how ironic that those 'outraged' tweets were sent by the young. I agree with Biggins - bi- sexuality is just so 'trendy' these days and these people who talk of their 'fluid' sexuality - all the so called 'outraged' viewers are people under 30 who seem to buy into this trend.Oh how ironic that those 'outraged' tweets were sent by the young. I agree with Biggins - bi- sexuality is just so 'trendy' these days and these people who talk of their 'fluid' sexuality - all the so called 'outraged' viewers are people under 30 who seem to buy into this trend.Oh how ironic that those 'outraged' tweets were sent by the young. I agree with Biggins - bi- sexuality is just so 'trendy' these days and these people who talk of their 'fluid' sexuality - all the so called 'outraged' viewers are people under 30 who seem to buy into this trend.Oh how ironic that those 'outraged' tweets were sent by the young. I agree with Biggins - bi- sexuality is just so 'trendy' these days and these people who talk of their 'fluid' sexuality - all the so called 'outraged' viewers are people under 30 who seem to buy into this trend.nhjjk=hjhtsssasasaddahghh

        "oh how ironic these 'outraged' tweets were sent by the young. I agree with Biggins - bi-sexuality is just so trendy these days and these people who talk of their 'fluid' sexuality - all the so called 'outraged' viewers are people under 30 who seem to buy into this trend" 

a comment on the Daily Express' article on this topic

It also surprised me that not more viewers picked up on the comments, with some taking to social media to express their disdain, while the majority of it's audience stayed silent. There seems to be a weird mindset that unless an issue affects you directly - you ignore it? 

Dear society:

You don't have to be gay to be outraged by homophobia, you don't have to be bisexual to be outraged by these comments, you don't have to be black to be outraged by the way black people aren't treated equally and you don't have to be a woman to be outraged by the way women are treated. 

Oh how ironic that those 'outraged' tweets were sent by the young. I agree with Biggins - bi- sexuality is just so 'trendy' these days and these people who talk of their 'fluid' sexuality - all the so called 'outraged' viewers are people under 30 who seem to buy into this trend.

Oh how ironic that those 'outraged' tweets were sent by the young. I agree with Biggins - bi- sexuality is just so 'trendy' these days and these people who talk of their 'fluid' sexuality - all the so called 'outraged' viewers are people under 30 who seem to buy into this trend. 

In Pictures: Brighton

I spent a few days in Brighton last week and fell in love with it's emphasis on equality and general kindness to everyone. From it's overwhelming support for the LGBTQ+ community, to the stickers on every lamppost about the homophobia and sexism that certain political parties promote *cough* UKIP *cough* and the importance of not supporting these ideologies, Brighton impressed me as a vibrant seaside town with adorable independent cafés and stores - deffo worth a visit!

#____LivesMatter

This week I have began to see the hashtag "Muslim Lives Matter" floating around on various social media platforms. Now, this is a something that has caused controversy, with some people feeling like it undermines the #BlackLivesMatter movement. Aside from that however, I feel what we can't ignore is that in this beautiful and culture rich world, we are reliant on hashtag's to remind people that it's not just white Christians that are important.

In the past 10 days alone there have been 4 terror attacks in predominantly Muslim countries and here in the West we have barely bat an eyelid. The first attack was in Turkey's capital city of Istanbul, killing around 41 people. I was actually in Turkey at the time and it was heartbreaking to hear about the how local people were suffering as the impacts of this, and past acts of terrorism, continue to spread across the country; consequently having a huge affect on the tourism industry. Aside from this, I was deeply saddened by the minimal reaction it received from those back at home. The Paris attacks last year were met by a sea of French flags as Facebook pictures, copious amounts of tweets and Instagram posts expressing their condolences - however my news feed looked as though no-one was even aware of the news. The apathetic response to the devastating events in contrast to the passionate and extensive coverage (rightly so) of the Paris attacks, for example, was in comparable. This presents the ever prominent point that the media just don't seem to care as much if the victims are from the East. 

Baghdad, Dhaka and Madinah have also all been at the peril of evil attacks this week - the death toll of over 200 in Baghdad virtually ignored by the UK media, the minute reaction it received in terms of the its extremity is inadmissible.

It is so important that we remember and continue to express our recognition that these lives matter just as much as those that are nearer to us in terms of geographical location (or language or culture). Why is it okay that hundreds of people are dying and we aren't talking about the fact that Muslims are the very people being killed by so called Islamic groups?

Life Lately

"summer is when laziness finds respectability"

This post is essentially just a catch up and end to my month (upon month) long bloggers block. Although this summer never really seemed to happen, there was minimal sun and minimal plans - contradicting my expectations of the "best summer of my life" that I thought was supposed to finishing school (?!) I have lacked any inspiration for post's following a stressful time of GCSE exams I was simply far too focused on revision and panicking for results day to fit in blogging. However, having received my results, which were a pretty little mixture composed of A's and A*'s, I am feeling very content with life and can't wait to go back to writing so WATCH THIS SPACE.
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Topshop Unique AW15

"AW15 was all chunky cable knits, thigh-split tweed kilts and dainty thistle prints"

At 2:30 this afternoon, Topshop Unique took to the Tate Britain to unveil their new autumn-winter collection, as part of their London Fashion Week display. The front row was star-studded with models Kendall Jenner and Cara Delevigne sat alongside fashion journalist, Alexa Chung. The collection featured a lot of fur and feather trim, teamed with chunky knits and tan leather, the autumnal colour scheme providing connotations of the countryside; with a lot of the audience describing  the collection as having "country bumpkin" feel. 

The AW collection has a focus on texture, Topshop paring rough leather with fur creating a juxtaposition; like the contrast between delicate floral prints and the daring gingham fabrics.

What do you think of the AW collection?