No Offence, But Isn't It Rude To Call Someone 'Coloured' - with Kirsty Marillier

So excited to be bringing you another conversation with an amazing
Woman of Colour. Today I chat with actor and award winning,
emerging playwright Kirsty Marillier. Kirsty and I first met
yeaaaars ago when we were studying acting at the Western Australian
Academy of Performing Arts. I still remember when Kirsty performed
her monologue during O-Week and thinking, 'wow, that girl can do a
great South African accent' - then I realised that Kirsty is South
African. Kirsty is mixed race, coloured, and we talk about the
history of that term in relationship to South Africa and her own
personal search for identity. We also chat about Kirsty's play,
'The Orange Thrower', and how she uses her writing to reclaim her
identity and deconstruct the relationships people of colour have
with gender, migration and oppression; putting social change at the
forefront of her intersectional practice.To find out more about
Kirsty and keep up to date with the progress of 'The Orange
Thrower' head to her IG @kirstymarillierKeep up to date with all
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