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Michelle Wong
JoinedFebruary 7, 2020
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Michelle’s focuses on identity, politics and current affairs and is both about commentating on aspects of society that I’m critical of, as well as being positive and empowering @michelle.cywong

Hate crime legislation can’t—and won’t—save us

Two weeks ago, eight people, including six Asian women massage parlour workers, were shot and killed in Atlanta, Georgia in the US. The deaths have resulted in an eruption of discussions about anti-Asian racism in the US – its historical roots and contemporary manifestations, how it relates to other forms...

The pursuit of ignorance

A t-shirt. A bowl of rice. A warm bath. Each one of these is the final product of a long and fragmented supply chain. Part of contemporary capitalism’s glossy facade is its ability to invisibilise exploitative and extractive mechanisms which are employed from the production of raw materials, all the...
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A Step Back: Women on trains in Japan

I’m going to start off by mentioning a word that’s probably going to make me lose a good portion of my audience, but bear with me. It’s those who feel irked by the word, offended by it even, who I want to reach most. So here goes. Privilege. Now I...