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Are we just not gonna talk about Hassan Minhaj?

The Ellen debacle has been well documented. And by the Ellen debacle, I mean the bruhaha in which she has pretended to be nice and kind…

Nov 22, 2020

Are we just not gonna talk about Hassan Minhaj?

Nov 22, 2020

How I saved a deposit for a home as a single freelancer in one of the world’s worst housing markets.

The saving strategies that worked for me!

Aug 30, 2021

How I saved a deposit for a home as a single freelancer in one of the world’s worst housing markets.

Aug 30, 2021

I am one of the select 1000 writers who got the Medium $500 bonus in June:

And yet, everything I do flies in the face of the established wisdom on writing on Medium

Jun 17, 2021

I am one of the select 1000 writers who got the Medium $500 bonus in June:

Jun 17, 2021

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Express Yourself!

Harmony Day: The Depoliticising of Racism

How Australia took a day about anti-racism and turned it into a day about the colour orange.

Mar 21, 2021

Harmony Day: The Depoliticising of Racism

Mar 21, 2021

The Rise of the Chinese Tankie

The enemy of your enemy is not always your friend

Feb 19, 2021

The Rise of the Chinese Tankie

Feb 19, 2021

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Light-Skin Privilege: A Checklist

Colourism is the oppression that individuals with a dark skin tone face, typically among people of the same ethnic or racial group. It is…

Jan 6, 2021

Light-Skin Privilege: A Checklist

Jan 6, 2021

The No White Writers + BlaSian Reading Challenge 2021

I have a friend who only reads writing by people of colour. ONLY. She once remarked that there are so many great POC writers out there that…

Jan 4, 2021

The No White Writers + BlaSian Reading Challenge 2021

Jan 4, 2021

No Desis, you cannot say the N-word.

Yes, even if it’s been used against you.

Dec 11, 2020

No Desis, you cannot say the N-word.

Dec 11, 2020

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The Fat Review

Welcome to The Fat Review

In the year 2020, I, Sangeetha Thanapal, writer, editor and content creator, wanted to make a sustained effort to read books written by…

Sep 26, 2020

Welcome to The Fat Review

Sep 26, 2020

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The Fat Review

Review: Sofia Khan Is Not Obliged

I have no words for how bad this book is. I mean, I do, cos I am going to write them down but also, I really don’t.

Sep 26, 2020

Review: Sofia Khan Is Not Obliged

Sep 26, 2020

Sangeetha

Sangeetha

Activist and writer. Coined the term #chineseprivilege. She/her, Tamil, Curvy, Southeast Asian living in Melbourne.

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