Nigella Lawson

Nigella Lawson is a well-known celebrity chef, and stars in many TV cooking reality shows such as Nigellisima and The Taste. Even though she has already reached the age of 54, she is constantly put through the wringer for her seemingly provocative way of presenting. Whether this is sexism or the hard truth is left for you to decide.

Considering the rollercoaster life Nigella Lawson has been enduring, it is difficult not to feel sorry for her. Nevertheless, she has resorted to certain actions which are looked down upon by her fan base as well as society as a whole.

Having had a difficult childhood may explain Nigella’s “flaws”. She did not have an amazing relationship with her mother, and her parents also divorced. Unfortunately, this caused her to be a disruptive student and made her move schools consistently. However, at a later stage, she did manage to graduate from a world respected university – Oxford (even though this did not lift her familial woes). Consequently, it is only natural for people to judge Nigella’s use of drugs.

Soon after Nigella’s husband had died, she apparently could not take the depression she suffered from it. Hence, she claimed drugs were the only solution to her problems. No, I’m not speaking of prescribed drugs; Nigella had a connection with cocaine! Surely, an Oxford graduate knows better… Many people argued that her drug use was for pleasure or addiction, and couldn’t possibly be because of her late husband. Well, who is to blame them, Nigella willingly married another man without even a year passing of her first husband’s death.

Charles Saatchi wasn’t exactly a knight in shining armour. He was found guilty of assaulting Nigella, after photographers captured him strangling her. At first, Nigella attempted to act like everything was hunky-dory, but the police knew otherwise. It quickly became apparent that their relationship had taken an unpleasant turn and the photograph was merely a small piece of the puzzle.

So far, it was only her personal life which was somewhat disastrous. Recently, Nigella’s career has been affected. The TV show, The Taste, has lost half of its viewers, leaving it with only one million viewers.

On the whole, no one’s life is a walk in the park; everyone has family problems at least once in their life. Who can blame her for simply being human?

Is Malala Yousefzai being manipulated?

Islam is supposed to preach all about peace; hence the Arabic word used to greet people, Salam, which literally translates to ‘peace’. The Taliban terrorists seem to have forgotten to go to Specsavers, because nowhere in the Islamic laws does it say that taking another person’s life is legitimate. Evidently, the Taliban aren’t very nice people who strongly believe they are justified for shooting little girls on their way to school. Malala Yousefzai was their target.

Seemingly, the Taliban profoundly loathe the idea of women attending school, or doing anything for that matter. Thus, Malala travelling to school was like a lamb to the slaughter. Unfortunately, she was shot because she had previously raised her voice for every girl’s rights. Nevertheless, she gratefully received treatment at a hospital in Birmingham and has now fully recovered.

Many people have claimed that Malala is a “western puppet” or a “spy for the CIA”. One can understand that it is miraculous, wondrous, and phenomenal that Malala has survived such a barbaric attack. However, what person is courageous enough, or stupid enough, to stage being shot in the head? Malala is brave as a lion because she is still putting wood in the fire by speaking out against the Taliban even after she had been shot. Some sick part of society use this as an excuse to illustrate her as a western puppet just to put the icing on the cake for their new mega media story. Surely, you cannot be a spy or puppet for the westerns if you even speak out against them?

Recently, Malala had a friendly meeting with President Barack Obama in which she confronted him about his ways of attacking terrorist groups as it kills innocent civilians. Clearly, she is implying that Obama is just as bad as the terrorists if innocent people are dying. Therefore, there is barely a chance that Malala is being controlled in any way. Not to mention the fact that the Taliban have admitted to shooting her!

Nowadays, there are conspiracy theories at every corner you turn. Apparently, anything triangle is part of the Illuminati, that is, if they even exist. Some state that Osama Bin Laden is still alive and had plastic surgery performed… We can’t believe everything we hear from the media or from society – we have to stand on our own two feet and decide, individually. Using our common sense (or what is left of it at least) and logic, it is safe to say that Malala isn’t an idiot to allow people to shoot her in the head just for a bit of money or fame.