Ayushi Khemka

@ayushikhemka.bsky.social

PhDing in Philosophy @ the University of Alberta as a Killam Trusts laureate; studying racism(s) through philosophy and digital humanities; ex- JNU; Opinions mine because who else will even bother with this (she/her)

Not to set up a pity party or anything but honestly, it is baffling to be an Ind¡an/south asi@n right now in maple land. Seeing so many "friends" get more and more comfortable with using dogwhistles is just infuriating and heartbreaking at the same time. (1/n)

Last year, my partner & I dressed as samosa-chutney for Halloween, banking on Halloween and Diwali falling on the same date. This year, we took a U-turn in our ertswhile fun approach & I dressed as the Visa Process. It was fun, in a way. If fun could mean cathartic. (Pics available on request, haha)