What is the worst thing anyone has said to you?

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“You’re never going to make it.” It was some guy I was dating. I had the last laugh.

The Guardian, The Q&A, The Guardian, 25 February 2023 source ↗

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In school, I was 11, and we had to paint a picture of family life. My painting was held up to the class and I was told it looked like a spider with ink on its feet had walked across the page. It was done so viciously – humiliating.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 28 June 2025 source ↗
There’s a tweet somewhere saying, “If you like Africa so much, why don’t you go back there.” It was because I dedicated one of my dances to my three mothers – Mother Africa, Mother Nature and my mother.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 30 September 2023 source ↗
It’s that bad, I’d never repeat it. I’ll just say it was particularly cruel and incredibly racist. It was somebody that I used to date, at the end of the relationship, and it hurt very deeply.
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 9 December 2023 source ↗
A friend and I were talking about eating disorders and he said: “Well, we never have to worry about you not eating.”
Recorded The Q&A, The Guardian, 10 February 2024 source ↗

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