Also published on Wordpress. No, they are not. I have had many arguments with bigots. But, one interaction gave me this realisation: stereotype is different from generalisation. I hate myself for being this late. This person constantly made sweeping statements about Muslims. After receiving pushbacks, he defended himself by saying…

Also published on Wordpress. Some nationalistically zealous westerners I have encountered love to claim that their countries are bigotry-free. Their evidences? People of religious and racial minority backgrounds not being hunted down like animals, having high-ranking jobs both in public and private sectors and even becoming celebrities. …

Also published on Wordpress. I have a bachelor’s degree in media and communication from Deakin University in Melbourne, Australia. Before that, I got a diploma in the same disciplines from Melbourne Institute of Technology (now called Deakin college). I don’t know how other educational institutions teach media and communication. But…

Also published on Wordpress. In one of my blogposts, I asserted that my problem with imperial system was not the system itself, it was the people who insist it is more sensical and systematic than metric. Some time after I published it, I found two more pro-imperial arguments. One is…

Also published on Wordpress. As a Muslim, I have had many online arguments with anti-Muslim bigots. But, a handful of them stick out. In one, someone babbled about how literally every Muslim in the world was morally obligated to fight ISIS directly, as in we have to go to the…

Also published on Wordpress. In one of my past blogposts, I ranted about certain jingoistic Americans who think they are the reason why the USA is respected globally, not realising they are one of the reasons why their country is constantly defecated on by the world. …

Also published on Wordpress. No, It doesn’t. People of Chinese lineage and anyone perceived ones living in the west are turned into punching bags; they suffer from verbal abuse and violent acts, some of which are fatal. …

Also published on Wordpress. When I was exposed to Youtube culture for the first time in 2014, I was not impressed with Smosh. I found the humour too juvenile for my taste. It was baffling how its fans Anthony and Ian compared to Dan and Phil, who make entirely different…

Also published on Wordpress. *puts on a mask* Not long ago, I made a blog post about effectively making arguments. For the entirety, I advocate for using nothing but feelings, to show reality who is the boss. To this day, I still stand by that statement. But, if you want…