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There’s a tweet somewhere saying, “If you like Africa so much, why don’t you go back there.” It was because I dedicated one of my dances to my three mothers – Mother Africa, Mother Nature and my mother.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 September 2023 source ↗
It’s that bad, I’d never repeat it. I’ll just say it was particularly cruel and incredibly racist. It was somebody that I used to date, at the end of the relationship, and it hurt very deeply.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 December 2023 source ↗
It happened when I was younger, somewhere outside London. We were on bikes, and this older girl pulled up and said something racist that I won’t repeat. I will never forget that, because it was the first time, and I was like, “Oh, I am feeling different from everyone around me right now”.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 16 December 2023 source ↗
A friend and I were talking about eating disorders and he said: “Well, we never have to worry about you not eating.”
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 February 2024 source ↗
People give me a hard time about my hats. Over Christmas, this drunk woman shouted something about me having a shit hat because I had a red beanie on. Last week at a party, someone gave me a hard time for wearing a cap. I just think about melting ice caps when this happens.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 23 March 2024 source ↗
Racial and homophobic slurs – the F- and N-words. When I moved to London, people screamed the F-word from their cars, and that stings.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 December 2024 source ↗
I don’t think you could print it, it’s so bad.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 22 February 2025 source ↗
Apart from stuff on social media, an ex-partner telling me I’m unlovable.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 5 July 2025 source ↗
Someone said that I had a laugh like Jimmy Carr.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 6 September 2025 source ↗
I was recently made to feel that it’s my mental health that’s the problem and not the system.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 29 November 2025 source ↗
“I have it on very good authority he’s a complete cunt.”
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 21 February 2026 source ↗
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