So I am back to traditional blogging. Again. One year after I promised myself that I will go back to traditional blogging (after years of hiatus). One year after drunk-buying my own .org domain (which at that time I intended to use exclusively for ranting) – but never got to use it eventually. I’ve been…
BLM: A new buzzword among white saviours
#BlackLivesMatteris now the new buzzword in the aid sector. A couple of months ago – before the murder of George Floyd sparked a BLM uprising – a BIPOC guy (a UK-based Filipino – I don’t personally know him, but I think he’s such a rockstar) shared his talk about decolonising project management in the aid…
To the white person who believes in “do no harm,” these are *your* words that have harmed me (and others like me)
Dear White Person, (First of all, sorry for a long intro) In the last couple of days of me brooding over the subtle racism (read: implicit bias) I am experiencing in the mostly white expat social scene here, I came across two things. This tweet: To understand racism you need to understand power dynamics. To…
To the one who just discovered this site
Dear visitor, So I woke up today at noon time and realised I just bought a domain site. An angry drunken decision. I’ve always wanted to get back into blogging, but not as public as this one, I guess. I initially just wanted to write letters that would go straight to subscribers’ inbox (i.e. only…
I am Rhea and this is where I will roll out my hatred
Hatred towards men whose deep-seated sexism has diminished my existence. Hatred towards white people who dismiss my experiences of racism. Hatred towards a world who would never care about social issues, unless they can have a selfie with it. I am Rhea and I hate.
