Adela Abrahams2023-03-20Excellent article! This hits home so hard. Not directly to me but someone close to my heart. He too kept quiet, when these not nice remarks was passed to him and there is nothing wrong with his weight. But I wanted to dig my nails into the faces of these
Naomi Meyer2023-03-20Goeiedag! Dankie vir jou navraag. Hier is 'n skakel na die indeks van vraestelle wat op LitNet beskikbaar is: https://www.litnet.co.za/indeks-notas-toetse-en-vraestelle/ Dit is ingedeel volgens graad en vakgebied. Blaai gerus daardeur om te sien wat beski
Naomi Meyer2023-03-20Goeiedag! Dankie vir die navraag en ons is bly dat die vraestelle jou help. As jy op soek is na nog vraestelle, is hier 'n skakel na die indeks op LitNet waar die vraestelle op een plek bymekaar is: https://www.litnet.co.za/indeks-notas-toetse-en-vraestel
Lelanie Roode2023-03-20Uitstekend! Lees ook Die Burger 20/3/2023 bladsy 11. Dit is uitsonderlik om so 'n postiewe resensie oor digkuns te kan raaklees!
Siddeeq2023-03-20Well-written piece, Zubayr! I commend you for being so open about what you’ve been through. Thank you for sharing your story with us, keep up the good work.
Faldilah Soeker Abrahams2023-03-20Aslam, my Darling Nephew. This piece of work is so well said. Every day of my life I hear the very same comment. You know how verbal I can get. I realised the people uttering those words are actually trying to pass off their own insecurities they are defi
F C2023-03-20Beste Angus, dit gaan nie oor die naam nie maar oor die verkeerde dinge wat ons as mense doen en wat voortspruit uit ons vermoë om dit te doen.
Carina2023-03-20Ek ken jou nie Danie, maar iewers is ons seker verwant want my pa is Pieter Gideon Malan en sy pa was Pieter Daniël Malan. Sy broer en ander familie is ook Pieter Daniël.
Hoe dit ook al sy ... die woorde wat jy vir jou pa geskryf het is presies hoe ek
Tashreeq Ryklief2023-03-19Well done, Zubayr. A well-written story and a very important life lesson to learn from. Shukraan Zubayr for sharing your experience with me, and the rest!
Although those words hurt you and others a lot, people do not recognise the fact that those hurtfu
Julian2023-03-19Hierdie pos klink fantasties. Ek stel baie belang hierin. Ek is wel geleë in Vanderbijlpark, maar is bereid om so bietjie rond te reis. Ek is mal oor edit-werk vir foto- en videowerk. Ek is beskikbaar en bereid en ek is 'n mense-mens.
Ibtisaam Arnold2023-03-19Wow, this really touched me because it's something that happens to me so often I block so many things out an people out of my life just because of this. I met you when you just left high school an to see the wonderful man you have grown to be, is amazing.
Irene2023-03-19Another amazing piece 🙌🙌love how you are never afraid to write what's really happening in you mind and heart you just let it all flow out and in the end come up with such an amazing and inspiring piece like this one. We don't hear a lot about men go
Jennifer Morris2023-03-19No, because I've been waiting for someone to write about this . As a teenager, a growing one, the amount of times people have just blatantly said "jy raak vet, neh" or "you must watch it my girl", becomes so tiring and just breaks my confidence to my cor
Katinka van Niekerk2023-03-19Tár gaan wel oor die aftakeling, deur haarself veroorsaak, van die karakter Tár. Maar die rolprent is in hoofsaak 'n liefdesgedig opgedra aan MUSIEK. Tár is slegs die brug, die persoon wat die liefdesgedig voordra. Die kern is in Tár se beskrywing v
Jos-lene2023-03-19Beautifully written, hit close to home, even though mine was on the opposite end. Lost so much weight last year and people kept commenting not knowing that I was suffering from severe anxiety and on the brink of depression. Had to take a look from within
Theolla Langenhoven2023-03-19Dankie vir jou skrywe, my maatjie. Ja, die 'liewe' mense is wreed daar buite, met 'n smaal op die gesig en 'n vlymskerp mes wat hulle diep in jou rug steek.
Izak de Vries2023-03-19Die skakel is onder aan die opsomming, maar hier is dit weer: https://www.litnet.co.za/dekolonialisering-van-die-gees-n-opvoedingsfilosofiese-perspektief/
Tanya Mvududu2023-03-19This piece was very touching to one's heart.
You delved into a topic that isn't particularly discussed much. The lesson I took from this, is to not judge people without knowing their circumstances/reasons for how they appear.
Salome2023-03-19I love the story. People are to quick to judge without putting themselves in that position and sometimes they say things without thinking (acting impulsively).
Mierzaan Williams2023-03-19A really poignant account of your experience that is such a sad indictment on our society. People do make such ignorant statements, even to children. My daughter experienced this throughout her childhood as she was a naturally bigger child. Her exponentia
Kaamilah2023-03-19I related to this so much. I used to get it a lot as a child. It can definitely shake your confidence. I still feel triggered when someone makes negative comments on my weight. It doesn't make the criticism easy to swallow, but if you're lucky and put in
Azhar suresh2023-03-19To be completely honest, when I read this the amount that I could relate to was shocking. I've heard and seen all of this before. Being a "skinny boy" the minute I started maturing and aging, people made these comments: "your face is so full", " waar bok
Gadija2023-03-19This is such a raw written article and so relatable, it is almost like saying and making you feel that you are not desirable. I get that a lot these days, and "eina" "jy het eintlik vet geword " "maak seer". I want to tell those people sometimes: "Hou jou
Berenice Bosch2023-03-19Wow - I absolutely love your essay!👏👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️❤️🙏 You write beautifully! I remember all those familiar sayings from people who felt that they simply had to comment on one's weight. I used to cringe when people commented on my
Renska de Villiers-Romburg2023-03-19Ek maak my soms só skuldig aan hierdie, en tóg is ek een van daais wat as kind geboelie was oor my gewig en tot vandag toe dink mense hulle het die reg om te comment op my liggaamsbou.
Thank you Zubayr Charles for this article/essay.
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