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Afua Hirsch
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Decolonising My Body… out now!
London / Los Angeles
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    Afua Hirsch
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    Oct 19, 2023
    Happy Publication Day, Decolonising My Body! I’ve been overwhelmed by how much you tell me you need this book Proud to finally bring it fully into the world today 🙏🏽💫 #DecolonisingMyBody #DMB @SquarePegBooks “Somewhere along the line, the story of my making has been lost”
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    Afua Hirsch
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    May 17, 2019
    I’m not doing this again
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    Afua Hirsch
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    Jun 9, 2020
    In a former life, when I thought you cd politely persuade people not to be racist Their response? "If you don't like it here, LEAVE". Which I'm yet to hear said to a white British person Racism is telling black people who have a critique of their own country, they should leave
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    Afua Hirsch
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    Feb 27, 2022
    This is literally why I teach journalism So we never produce another generation who spout and normalise this
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    Afua Hirsch
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    May 8, 2020
    How can we have trust in a government which changes the narrative to fit the results? Hard to contain my frustration with a situation where the government is congratulating itself as people are dying. #BBCQT @bbcquestiontime
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    Afua Hirsch
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    Sep 25, 2019
    Seriously tired of saying this. Racism is not an opinion, we should not treat it as such. Furthermore, getting this wrong places a disproportionate unacceptable burden on people of colour. This is a grave mistake by the @BBC . Full solidarity w @BBCNaga
    BBC’s Naga Munchetty reprimanded over Trump criticism
    From theguardian.com
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    Afua Hirsch
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    Nov 7, 2020
    The British government is scrambling to appear less racist because suddenly that’s not such a good look any more. I see you 👀 #ByeByeTrump
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    Afua Hirsch
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    Jan 19, 2018
    If I’m honest, this is exhausting. Constantly having to explain, even having to justify explaining reality of white privilege, is exhausting. It’s not our burden, as ppl of colour, it’s everyone’s reality. Choosing not to see does not make it go away, it just makes you blind
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    Afua Hirsch
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    Nov 11, 2023
    Imagine calling people marching peacefully, for an end to killing, "hate marchers" Calling the far-right, assembling for hate, "counter-protestors" All under a government that says that to use Armistice Day to call for an armistice is "disrespectful" Imagine #March4Palestine
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    Afua Hirsch
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    Mar 4, 2019
    Is it just me or has the attack on @jeremycorbyn been completely trivialised by the media? He was not “egged”, he was punched by a man holding an egg. Reports have made it sound harmless. Can we please take a stand against violence and abuse, is that too much to ask?
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    Afua Hirsch
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    Jan 9, 2020
    If the media paid more attention to Britain’s communities of color, perhaps it would find Meghan and Harry's announcement far less surprising. My piece for @nytimes
    Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, has been persistently subjected to comments in the British media about her race.
    Opinion | Black Britons Know Why Meghan Markle Wants Out (Published 2020)
    From nytimes.com
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    Afua Hirsch
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    Sep 30, 2019
    BBC now has to explain; 1. why it reprimanded Naga Munchetty for condemning racism. 2. Why it only reprimanded her, when co-host Dan Walker was the one drawing her into it. 3. Why BBC lied twice, on air, when we questioned the reason she'd been singled out
    BBC racism row: Naga Munchetty complaint was also about co-host Dan Walker
    From theguardian.com
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    Afua Hirsch
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    Mar 17, 2021
    IDEA 💡 Since statues are sacrosanct And women's bodies are not We should put up a statue Every time a woman is assaulted Creating a field of silent protestors Who cannot be arrested nor removed Because they are statues 😢
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    Afua Hirsch
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    Jun 14, 2020
    Seems a lot of people only now waking up to the racism thats been a frequent feature of life for so many black people in Britain. A lot of my most overt experiences took place in newspapers or on TV. My trauma was for entertainment. It was normalised. #RacismIs