Fahmida Choudhury

Smiling from ear to ear 🤩 Many congratulations to all involved!

@bradmoji Ok Sannah

im so tanned and happy

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It starts before you even get to drama school. Back in 1999 I auditioned for RADA and went through all the recalls to the final round of 50 or so. They eventually took something like 30 people out of the initial 16,000 applicants. In the last audition there were lots of middle class and overseas students who could answer the ‘How are you going to pay your fees?’ question without a problem. Me and one other WC lad couldn’t answer that dreaded question and would have needed a full scholarship to enter and then extra help on top. So we were, I think, effectively auditioning not for one of the 30 places, but for a single space out of 16,000 applicants. He got it and, I heard on the grapevine, dropped out during the first year. You have to be excellent to get a place, then lucky, then be able to work a job as you study. You then graduate in debt whilst colleagues graduate debt free. And then, yes, you need to make connections. The odds are stacked against WC performers and creatives in ways which are not even visible or considered by most.

A depressing interview by @Joanna_Abeyie, the ex-Head of Creative Diversity at the BBC. The senior exec describes feeling psychologically unsafe, powerless,& her role being performative. An interesting read & perspective. #BlackWomensVoicesMatter. variety.com/2024/tv/global…

I’m a researcher, so I spend more time asking questions and listening than speaking. I have engaged with hundreds of Zionists in the last 10 years and most in the last 7 months. Every single one of them were filled with vengeful rage after Oct 7 and most are now indicating an interesting level of satisfaction and softening. The number of deaths seems to have satisfied a “lesson” taught to Palestinians. Hence, the softening and backtracking by many Zionists who are calling out the situation in Gaza “sickening, horrifying, unthinkable” now and disassociating from an “extremist government” that they apparently never supported. As though we don’t have receipts (lol). Netanyahu was always meant to take the fall. In fact, his personality type of insatiable greed, toxic ego, and unhinged leadership is what Zionism needed, so it becomes easier to throw him under the bus at the right time. Don’t be fooled by their newfound morality. Zionists will do anything to protect the Zionist project because colonizers are only loyal to the colony, not its people. The likes of @amyschumer spent months fuelling the flames of “war” and genocidal revenge in the guise of “Israel has the right to defend itself.” If it was about self defence, why change your stance now? Is there no longer a threat of “terrorism”? Simple logic would suggest there’d be even more threat of Palestinians becoming “radicalized” after Israel murdered their children. But this was never about safety, it was always about power. More worrisome is the fact that every Zionist I have ever spoken to has revealed a level of hatred towards Palestinians that I have never seen in ANY community (hate crimes is my area). You see, Zionism has entire families, communities, a nation convinced of their racial religious superiority, even little old ladies doing interfaith work in 🇨🇦 are willing to defend the human rights of anyone, BUT Palestinians 😉. The Zionists I have engaged with have never shown hatred towards me as a Muslim, just towards Palestinians. In fact, they have tried hard to convince me that they (🇵🇸) don’t deserve me, suggesting I am more like them (🇮🇱) - “civilized” and “better”. This is NOT a religious war. This is NOT a war on terror. This is very simply a colonial land grab. And the only way they can convince themselves they have the right to eliminate those existing on that land before them is to treat them as sub-human and less deserving of life. And what better way to convince the world to look away than to lean on the “war on terror” and make it about those “inherently violent Muslims” at a time when hating Muslims is the only acceptable hate entrenched in policy and discourse.

The moon has a lot of work to do today. Packed itinerary - gotta get to an eclipse then show up for 2 billion Muslims later

My most millennial trait is big purchases must happen in big laptop screen

People who accidentally found their doppelgängers in museums - a thread 🧵

Applejuiceification and the illusion of choice: a short thread

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When FIL said still not got ring back from police & it cost him £6300. That told me all I needed to know 😡 #thepush

#thepush Fawziyahs mother is the epitome of class and strength. An utterly devastating waste of a young woman’s life. Heartbreaking 💔

Self-immolation is widely recognised as the most extreme form of protest possible—to publicly destroy one’s own life in the most violent and extreme way is a stark warning for society to pay attention, as it has already crossed a line. Now, two US citizens have self-immolated over the US-backed Israeli genocide in Gaza in less than three months. The first was dismissed as antisemitism, the second is already being labelled as a ‘mental health issue.’ Our society is broken in the most disturbing of ways. Those with their fingers on the levers of power are guilty of the most heinous of crimes—crimes that reveal a deep psychopathic sickness at the heart of government. And the gatekeepers of truth, our media body, collude with them to cover up these sick and twisted crimes. We must not let them. We must continue to speak truth, loudly and constantly, and work tirelessly to inform one another of the criminals in power and their depraved actions. We need to fight against this disgusting narrative of lies and death, before it kills us all.

Bro there’s real tears in my eyes this is the best Harry Potter summary/explanation ever

Nigerian Adejoké Bakare has become the UK’s first Black female chef to win a Michelin star with her west African restaurant Chishuru 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾 🇳🇬 theguardian.com/food/2024/feb/…

@bradmoji Is the anaesthesia making you dizzy? Come on Bradley 🤮

the brummie accent is unmatched how can you not not smile when you hear “‘ow am ya bab”

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@Fam_Chou Morning Fahmida, I am so sorry to hear this, can you drop us a message on here, Instagram or Facebook with your order number to allow us to look into this for you? -Jaimi

@schuhHELP hello, my order has been delivered to a random shop instead of my home address.