Jul 23, 2022Racism, colorism, featurism, misogynoir, and representation: Why casting biracial people in place of black people erases them bothHollywood will often cast biracial women in so-called “black roles,” even in biopics where the original person was black. They do this because of a mixture of white supremacy and misogyny. Proximity to whiteness rules beauty standards, and decides acceptable levels of blackness. How black can you be before it’s…Racism2 min readRacism2 min read
Jun 26, 2022Choose Love — Always25 June 2022 at 6:02 PM I just got off the phone with my best friend, crying. The mass shooting in Oslo, our hometown, has caused a rollercoaster of emotions. …Anti Racism4 min readAnti Racism4 min read
Mar 22, 2022Road To Freedom — Moon is Down: The Status Quo is My Enemy, 18th of March 2022Intro Run (run) run (run) run Run like the mare in Indiana Run like the lioness across the savanna Female Brown skin Melanin Wide nose Big lips Thick body Wide hips Mother, mother Yaay Ma Mama Afrika The origin of the species L’origine du monde The giver of life! Run…Racism4 min readRacism4 min read
Jan 27, 2021BenjaminAppell holdt under 20-årsminnemarkeringen av drapet på Benjamin Hermansen. Dette er for Marit Hermansen. Dette er for Arve. Dette er for Johanne. Dette er for Eugene. Dette er for Victor. Dette er for de 77 menneskene som ble drept under 22. juli. Dette er for de brune barna som nå…Racism7 min readRacism7 min read
Nov 21, 2020Norwegian ConditionsAdapted from the original police report “Norwegians are among the least racist in the whole world.” — Siv Jensen and Jon Helgheim, Fremskrittspartiet (The Progress Party), 14th of June 2020 Last Monday, I finally managed to submit the police report for the racist incident, and hate crime, I was subjected…Norway20 min readNorway20 min read
Nov 3, 2020Våkn opp!Vet du hva som skjedde med meg i slutten av 1. klasse etter at jeg nettopp hadde sett mine mest katastrofale karakterer noensinne? Jeg våknet. Jeg våknet av hva jeg kan sammenligne med en dyp søvn. Jeg kunne ikke forstå hvorfor jeg ikke hadde våknet før! Hva hadde skjedd? Hvor…Oslo2 min readOslo2 min read
Nov 3, 2020Hvorfor jeg marsjerer — Women’s March Bergen, 21. januar 2017Jeg marsjerer fordi vi lever kanskje alle på samme planet, men vi lever ikke ALLE i samme verden, og vi deler ikke alle samme virkelighet. Jeg er en kvinne, jeg er mulatt, og jeg ble oppdratt av en enslig mor. Og i MIN verden, så er dette en ulempe. Som…Womens March3 min readWomens March3 min read
Nov 3, 2020Kroppen minNorge: Et av verdens mest likestilte land. Et kjønnsegalitært paradis. Det lykkeligste landet i verden. Det er bildet vi putter på postkortene vi sender ut. Til oss selv, til andre. Ingen liten skrift i hjørnet. Ikke noe post scriptum. Vi er fri! …Metoo5 min readMetoo5 min read
Oct 30, 2020My Testimony— Declaration of Independence: A Barby Asante & Co. Production, 18th of January 2020Part I [Call back] — I REMEMBER I remember myself as a child I remember innocence I remember naivety I remember hope I remember belief in the inherent goodness of others I remember broken trust I remember fear I remember pain I remember anger I remember lossWomen Of Color3 min readWomen Of Color3 min read
Oct 30, 2020My Body — Bergen Assembly: The Parliament of Bodies, 16th of June 2019A famous feminist slogan is, “My body, my choice.” But is it? And why do we say that? And why aren’t men saying it? We love to pat our own backs here in Norway, and brag about how progressive we are and how far we’ve come when it comes to…Feminism11 min readFeminism11 min read
