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Guest Blog Post: “‘Dark people ought to go kill themselves,’ says Pakistani media,” in Mehreen’s exact words

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Got low self-esteem? Hustle over to Mehreen’s (a wonderfully outspoken 14-year-old Pakistani blogger who lives in an Arab country) for hurts-so-good whacks over the head of humor, self-acceptance, and consumer media insubordination  …

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Happiness Between Tails speaks to and from the heart. It connects lovers — of pets, authors, books — and of my still-unreleased novels, “Flamenco + the Sitting Cat” and “Tango + the Sitting Cat.” The stories are my love letters to all who fear they're too odd, too damaged, too old, too whatever to find happiness. ContactdaAL@gmail.com • BuyMeACoffee.com/SupportHBT

8 thoughts on “Guest Blog Post: “‘Dark people ought to go kill themselves,’ says Pakistani media,” in Mehreen’s exact words”

  3. I don’t even know what to say – advertising limits itself to the demographic they think will pay the most and buy the most. I prefer to see everyone embracing who they are, ethnicity and individuality in full view, and emphasis on how one behaves and the effort they make to bring peace to the world. And that kind of person may come with purple skin that bags all over the place and wrinkles enough to catch rain and gray hair blowing in the wind. Add a smile, and we’re all set.

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