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My Feminism Looks Like… Cindy van Wyk

May 19, 2015

Melanin as love

Cindy1. Can you tell me a little about yourself?
I’m Cindy van Wyk, a 24-year-old wondrous writing woman slash professional grammar nazi (aka sub editor) slash columnist from Windhoek, Namibia. I have an Honours Degree in English and Print Media and I have plans to pursue a Masters in Creative Writing at some point. (Hopefully before I’m 30!) I’m passionate about literature, love and red wine. I am an eternal bookworm with hopeful romantic tendencies. Obsessed with all things Vin Diesel and Ireland. I blog at www.sugary-oblivion.blogspot.com and can be found on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram as Sugary Oblivion.

2. When did you first identify as a feminist?
I think I’ve always been a feminist at heart, but I only found a name for it in my second year of university (I was 20, 21) when I had a class called Literary Theory by the brilliant Selma Ashikuti. Not only…

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