Laila Woozeer: “Oppression is built into our language”
The writer on an existence crisis, a dangerous lack of representation and intersectionality
Hi, welcome back to Mixed Messages! This week I’m speaking to writer, musician and performer Laila Woozeer, who is of mixed white American, white European and Mauritian Indian heritage. Laila’s memoir, Not Quite White, is one of the most relatable I’ve read on the mixed experience, spanning representation, beauty standards, fetishisation and so much mor…