melnairmason5 minPart II. Apart-hood: Light EmergesHappy Reconciliation Day, South Africa! A collection of anecdotal stories sharing positive experiences, transgressing the past and...
melnairmason3 minPart II : White is Beautiful ‘Cos …?!‘Black is ugly, white is not. White is normal and black is not’. This is the racially insensitive messaging by hair care brand, TRESemmé
melnairmason2 minPart I: White is Beautiful ‘Cos …?!Why is it so, so hard to get my hair cut? I wasn’t aware that most hairdressers can’t really cut naturally curly hair – one of the things...
melnairmason5 minBe Bold or Italic, Never Regular!Nonconformity is always a risk in a conformist society. It’s safer to trudge along a pre-planned path as ‘fitting in’ is the natural...
melnairmason6 minUnApologetically MyselfAaaarrrgghhhh??!! I cannot tell you how many times I have been asked, “Where are you from?” because apparently, I look exotic (yes, exotic!)