Meera Estrada

Co-host of kultur’D!

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• Can we achieve racial equality when education does not negate ignorance?

  The architecture of an inequitable system was purposeful: it was made by design to attain and retain power for a select few, Meera Estrada says.

  Commentary

  Jul 5, 2020
• Laughter may not always be the best medicine, but right now it’s my saving grace

  For many, anxieties are running high in these unprecedented times — my saving grace in the new world order of the new coronavirus has been humour, says Meera Estrada.

  Commentary

  Mar 20, 2020
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• Why Kim K’s new products are a #KimOhNo

  Kim Kardashian was guilty of perpetuating unrealistic beauty ideals and cultural appropriation this week, Meera Estrada writes, and the internet is right to be angry.

  Commentary

  Jun 28, 2019
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• Why ‘bandwagon fans’ are actually a good thing

  Don't knock 'bandwagon fans,' Meera Estrada says. 'If you are a true sports fan, you know that this kind of positive energy is too good to keep to yourself.'

  Commentary

  Jun 14, 2019
• Getting serious about diversity requires more than one hour of training

  Meera Estrada doubts a retailer's one-hour diversity training session can change our long-term unconscious biases.

  Commentary

  Jun 7, 2019
• ‘Shadeism’ is the dark side of discrimination we ignore

  Racism and discrimination doesn't just happen between communities, it also happens within communities, Meera Estrada says.

  Commentary

  May 24, 2019
• Holding the applause on SI Swimsuit’s model in hijab and burkini

  Meera Estrada says featuring a burkini-clad Halima Aden on SI Swimsuit's 2019 cover is a big deal, but she questions the magazine's motives.

  Commentary

  May 3, 2019