Sick and tired of the poor customer service I've been at the receiving end for the past few months. From @naheedsupermart to @SamsungMobile Pakistan, im extremely exhausted with the amount of energy i've had to put in to receive some help regarding complaints
Representation is a good thing, but we have to question why we need to borrow representation from other contexts, while ignoring representation of our own communities.
This is an unfortunate mix of elitism, colourism and racism.
This is inappropriate.
Cultural appropriation is the “unacknowledged or inappropriate adoption of the customs, practices, ideas, etc. of one people or society by members of another and typically more dominant people or society”.
And so is poverty - a theme fashion companies seem to enjoy using as a delightful contrasting backdrop to their expensive clothes.
We pretend that colourism doesn’t exist here and we as a society deride and disassociate from darker Pakistani people.
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Shoutout to my sistas at #Austenistan, @BhopalHouse's stellar tips, support groups @AuratMarch & #SoulBitches, impulsive writing, #JaneAusten, finding a cure for Covid, future travels & unconditional love!
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This isn’t about cheating or if the men are at more fault than the women. Cheating is not condoned, but this clear violation and invasion-this is a story about how the rich and powerful ignore Pakistan’s laws and can bully and harass whoever they like.
Soul Bitches’ Stance on the Brutal Attack on Uzma Khan and her Family
We feel there is no crime that validates the behavior of the two women who barged into the homes of someone else with armed men.
The residents of the house were subjected to violence, life threatening actions and had their privacy invaded, home under armed siege, harassed and possessions ruined and stolen, while the bled and bruised
Journalist working in media development & training, mehar khursheed (curlistani), will be focusing especially on curly hair care & curly hair acceptance. She will be speaking about how to style & love your natural… https://t.co/NGOIsODwDk