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Tag: Identity

Memoir Print 2021 May 21, 2022May 21, 2022 by Bossy

maybe memory is all the home we’re allowed

I remember the first place I moved out to. It was still, serene, as all plodding outskirts of farm properties are. I thought it was apt that I resided next to a cemetery. It was the attractive part, curated with manicured grass and linear rows of granite headstones. At day, you were meant to grieve; at night, you were meant to avoid it.

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Interview Print 2020 September 10, 2021September 10, 2021 by Bossy

‘She’s just my type’: The Racial Fetishisation of Women of Colour

Racial fetishisation is covert sexualised racism.

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Creative Print 2020 July 12, 2021July 12, 2021 by Bossy

Mountain Girls

“I thought that if you could leave and learn and see beyond your own back fence you were somehow no longer trapped like cattle in the run.”

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Opinion Print 2020 June 11, 2021June 11, 2021 by Bossy

Tongue Tied

“While code-switching may be fun for some, it is an unfortunate necessity for others.”

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Opinion June 4, 2021June 4, 2021 by Bossy

Microcosmic Subtleties: Culture through Accessories

My moonstone ring was bought when I was soul searching and needed balance, and my necklace was a gift from a dear friend which reminds me that we are all connected. My tattoo was also born out of my love, my femininity, my beliefs—it is an unfinished body, an unfinished writing of culture.

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Review May 28, 2021May 28, 2021 by Bossy

The Either or Of Blackness and Femaleness in Media Representation

In the English language, we subconsciously place our words in a particular order; articles follow adjectives, with nouns close behind. Perhaps in an example of life imitating art, we order our intersectionality in a manner that mirrors the structure of the English language.

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Review May 17, 2021May 16, 2021 by Bossy

Ambiguity is Not Enough: How Sex Ed in the Australian National Curriculum is Failing LGBTQIA+ Youth

As an asexual activist and a sexual assault survivor-advocate, my personal interest in the curriculum lies in its guidelines on Sex Education. What are teenagers and pre-teens being taught about asexuality, as well as other queer* identities?

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Opinion April 5, 2021April 5, 2021 by Bossy

To Think on the Unthinkable: Occult Philosophy, Astrology, and the Value of Trying to Know the Unknowable

From Instagram memes to natal charts, astrology has had a long and unspoken sense of prominence in many people’s searches for identity. Is there any value in turning to the occult for answers?

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Opinion Print 2020 March 29, 2021April 2, 2021 by Bossy

The Histories of Our Tomorrow

The historical narratives that we are typically fed in educational and mainstream spaces often prioritise white history and white culture. Where is the ‘other’ side of history?

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Opinion March 26, 2021March 25, 2021 by Bossy

Watermelon Sugar – Bi?

At the end of another re-watch, having by now contributed significantly to the video’s 50 million views, I still feel somewhat blindsided. I argue that Styles’ breadcrumbing of bisexual symbolism has culminated in a brand that serves him well.

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