While we are on the topic of Afrikaans being a stolen language. Do we know about what is happening in Observatory, Cape Town? Particularly surrounding indigenous ground & water?
Amazon is currently trying to build their Africa headquarters, and fill parts of the River with cement The area itself is sacred and important, we know it is one of the places where battles were fought against colonisation. Before then, the area was a safe haven and place where our people found water, and practiced African spirituality. The area and rivers are also home to

The real reason accepting my #ADHD diagnosis was so difficult is because I already have very severe #endometriosis causing nerve issues eg mobility is affected, and also depression and anxiety. I guess I pushed it aside because I don't want to be seen as even more disabled. And that's a product of living in an ableist society. People make it hard for us because they stigmatise us. Because of my severe endometriosis and nerve issues, my last employer tried to declare me "incapacitated" and tried to keep others from hiring me based on my health.

Another thing I forgot. I may not understand abstract instructions. So pls be clear & don't attack my comprehension/ communication skills. I knew someone who mocked me and it hurt me deep. She said "you're a post grad communications major but you don't understand instructions"

https://twitter.com/GogoMagosha/status/1438787530443350017

I actually am brilliant at my majors. I passed cum laude. I don't comprehend how neurotypical people do. Neurotypical people tend to be abstract, they leave lots of hints, or comprehend unclearly. And expect others to fill in the blanks. Which, in response neurotypical people

Ugh. Honestly #ADHD therapy sessions with my therapist is a lot. I was bawling about teachers beating me for being distracted, or doodling, fidgeting, or being talkative. No one realised I wasn't neurotypical. They branded me as being disruptive or constantly distracted. It created a lot of anxiety and depression because it enforced the idea that I was a bad child, or disrespectful. It was hard because I was being beaten for something I genuinely couldn't control. It's a struggle. My brain never stops, it's idea after idea, thought after thought

A thread on Cape Coloured food.

I am deliberately saying Cape Coloured because Cape Malays think they have a monopoly of cuisine and customs. It doesn't just belong to them. Anyway, I literally get chest pains when people discuss our food and relate it to yt people. Where have you EVER seen a yt person use spice? Please. Cape Coloured cuisine is unique because it is so different compared to any cuisine native to South Africa. It is spicy, sweet and sour, notes of coconut and tamarind throughout.

So someone shared that video of a Cape Coloured woman and an Indonesian man talking and seeing the similarities between the languages. The comments were hurtful and I've seen this a lot, people esp in JHB will lambast you for speaking Afrikaans and say it's an apartheid language. I understand the language was used as a weapon against Black people. But I think it's important to decolonise Afrikaans. Please think about how what you share could affect someone else. Even if it's to educate. The comments really hurt me. Especially because it is from other