Emma Dabiri

"As the rich get richer, the rest of us will be left in increasingly precarious situations."

"Speaking about pain is not the same as dismantling the power structures that create that pain."

"In our desire to see our own beauty acknowledged, we forget that the beauty regime is an oppressive construct designed to keep women in a state of heightened insecurity."

"I remain curious as to what exactly it is that we are expected to be doing with our time? What is more profound or simply enjoyable than this type of activity? What is life for, if not physical intimacy and communion with our bredrin? If, at the end of the exchange, we look better than we did before, issa win."