Death reminds us of our mortality. Lately, I’ve become significantly aware of my mortality since the coverage of the Ukrainian war and talks of it escalating into an economic crisis, a third world war, and new world order. It feels surreal that a world war is possible in my lifetime…

A detailed overview of racism for adults and how to explain it to young children — and why 23andme is racist. — Some feel we shouldn’t look into or talk about human differences because doing so results in discrimination. I think there’s nothing wrong with recognising, looking into, or talking about human differences. …

Answering why humans have different eye shapes, eye colours, noses, lips, hair textures, and skin colours. — “Are you made of chocolate?” is a question that countless darker-skinned children worldwide have been asked by other children. Although the question shows children’s curiosity about physical human differences, it also shows their lack of understanding. However, it’s often hard for children and parents to answer questions about human differences…

Talking about racism is difficult. It’s especially tough to do so with young children. Many adults find the topic complicated, dangerous, emotionally taxing, unnecessary, and potentially traumatising. This makes it hard for them to know where to start and do so honestly and with minimal damage. We also often assume…

There are several definitions of what it means to be a victim. For example, Oxford Languages defines a victim as 1. “a person harmed, injured, or killed due to a crime, accident, or other event or action.” 2. “a person who is tricked or duped.” 3. …

Whenever the topic of abolishing ‘race’ comes up, without fail, someone says we can’t discard ‘race’ because it’s necessary to solve ‘race’ problems. I thought the same for a long time, but lately, I’ve been wondering: is it really? …

Identity is at the root of many of the conflicts, violence and unhappiness in the world. These tend to arise when people become attached to their identities and try to enforce or defend them to themselves and others. James D. Fearon defines identity as “either (a) a social category, defined…

“Prospero, you are the master of illusion. Lying is your trademark. And you have lied so much to me (lied about the world, lied about me) that you have ended by imposing on me an image of myself. Underdeveloped, you brand me, inferior, That is the way you have forced me to see myself I detest that image…

Although allies can hold you down, they can also hold you back. — As much as allies can be an asset, they can also be a liability. When I say ally, I mean the Dictionary.com definition of “a person, group, or nation that is associated with another or others for some common cause or purpose.” …