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If you are neutral in situations of injustice, you have chosen the side of the oppressor' - Desmund Tutu

During my A-levels, I had a AS Maths module that I was greatly struggling with. After a dispassionate attempt in my mock set a month before my real exam, I achieved a whopping 3/72 (That's a U grade, Unmarkable, if you're wondering) which I completely deserved since I had understood virtually nothing all year. I've always been excellent at Maths, but the teacher I had just didn't click with me and I consider myself a hard-working individual but for the first time, I was stumped. Something had to change, and fast.

*WARNING: Spoilers ahead*

The coronavirus lockdown has made us find alternatives to gyms and exercise classes in order to stay fit and healthy whilst we're inside all day. However I must confess, I hate home workouts. I've given them a real try but find them miserable, gruelling and I just feel worse after. If this sounds like you, I thoroughly recommend yoga as an alternative.

Never Have I Ever features an American high school student Devi Vishwakumar ( Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) who had a tragic first year and is trying her best to move on forward. This involved the death of her father, losing the ability to use her legs and generally becoming a social outcast with an overbearing mother breathing down her neck the whole time. She's volatile, foul-mouthed, horny, confused and emotional. So basically, a normal teenager.

When I was just 10 years old, I used the skin whitening facial cream ‘Fair and Lovely’ with the hope that I would finally be beautiful when my skin was lighter. By high school, I was convinced that boys would never like me because I was too dark. Whilst most girls were busy worrying about being too fat, I was worried about the colour of skin I was born in. What a waste of time.