I have been doing this entrepreneurship thing for years now and I must say that it is the hardest thing I have pursued. It will take everything from you, but it will give you the most fulfilling feeling on earth. As someone who does this day in and day out, you see people online waiting...
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Nairobi Nights: The Indifferent Men, Tale of a Sex Worker.
When I started having sex I used to think the end was the only thing. And by end I mean sexual climax. Of course the end mattered but it didn’t take long to learn the process of attaining the climax was also important; for it is this that differentiates the sexual ability of girls. When...
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Here’s the fallacy of “Not All Men”, as explained to an 8yr old
To say that black women have suffered more at the hands of black men than any other isn't to cast all black men as bad.
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Why Men Don’t Talk About Rape …
These were the last few lines of the rape campaign ad that featured Charlize Theron some years ago. Today, rape is back in the news and many women are lamenting these same sentiments. Questions are being asked, where are men in all of this rape pandemonium? Why are they not saying anything? Why aren’t they...
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Being Black In Advertising in South Africa is Exhausting
Even just thinking about this, it is tiring. I’m sure what you are about to read is just the tip of the iceberg, but here’s a list of a few things that explain why it is exhausting to be black in advertising: – as a black creative, you essentially have two jobs. The first is...
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A Taste of Her Own Medicine Gone Wrong
He just finished showering he smelled so good, like a man. He was wearing short sweatpants. He came closer to me, making my butt touch his dick, I felt so weak. He asked, "should I leave you?" I quickly said "No"
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What Do Men Crave For In A Woman?
The reality is most people spend a good majority of their lives looking for an Ideal Lover. To most people this is a person who will focus intensely on them, understand their most intimate needs and give them all that they are missing. With men it’s no different, and in my opinion men are less...
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You Are The World That You Have Created …
When you’re a child, you’re in the guidance of your parents and they make all your decisions for you – except pooping on yourself. The older you get, your parents try to instill some sort of responsibility into your life by giving you the power to make decisions and dealing with the consequences thereafter. Then,...
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Men Who Kill and Women Who Stay …
I am around 10yrs old and I am at a family function. There are relatives everywhere in the yard and me and my younger cousins are sitting on a bench damn near licking our plates clean. My older cousin, ous Pankie, walks past, we like her a lot. She laughs at us with our mouths shiny...
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Dreams Do Come True, Building The Marvin Store
When we started Marvin almost five years ago, the idea was to build a platform for men and create a space where we could have conversations about things that matter to us. In all honesty, I didn’t think it would work out this time because this is my fourth magazine and all of them didn’t...