Ariane Sherine

Why people thought the Tourette's sufferer was faking it John Davidson was a victim of their lack of empathy and imagination

I do understand that the explanation ‘my medical condition makes me shout the N-word at black people’ sounds ridiculous on one level. But as someone whose brain misfires in a similar way, I can assure you it’s absolutely true. arianesherine.substack.com/p/why-people...

Ariane X - Designed to Run (Indie Pop) Ariane X nos presenta Designed to Run, uno de los tres temas con tintes de rap incluidos en su próximo álbum debut Better.

A blog about my latest single 'Designed to Run': 'The lyrics portray that mixture of pride, fear and admiration which comes with watching someone who holds your heart inside them grow up... loving someone you can no longer control.' Translation: www-expansionradial-mx.translate.goog/ariane-x-des...

A lady was sitting on the outside seat of a row on our bus, in a way which meant no one could get to the inner seat.

Me: It’s like playing Tetris and leaving an empty space in the middle

Boyfriend: But if that seat gets filled, the whole lower deck of the bus will disappear!

Thanks! I had a Threads comment on a pic of me and Ad saying ‘you got white pipe’ which he inferred was racial abuse. (I didn’t really mind - have had much worse!)

Are mixed race relationships still surprising? Nearly two generations on from my parents, they seem to be - which is quite baffling

Free to read: "It struck me as a very regressive idea, that Indian girls should only go out with Indian boys. As it happens, I had dated an Indian guy in the past (his name was Sameer and I joked that I’d passed the Sameer test)." open.substack.com/pub/arianesh...

Ariane Sherine and her very hot boyfriend

We went to a Ukrainian restaurant last night for U in the A-Z of Dating. The food was absolutely atrocious but these people have been through enough without me giving them a 1/10 on the restaurant site! We left without dessert and got some Indian gulab jamun on the way home.

Hahaha!

The hell of emetophobia Most people can cope with throwing up, but I'm absolutely terrified of it

I don’t know why I’m so terrified of puking. I mean, nobody actually likes it (well, someone probably does, it’s a big old world), but it sends me into a state of utter terror. arianesherine.substack.com/p/the-hell-o...

Nope, alas!

I did not, I was sad as it’s my only Lily tooth.

A child’s molar split into three pieces

Having a clear out and was sad to discover that this molar of my daughter’s, kept carefully by the Tooth Fairy, has somehow split into three pieces.

It used to be the tooth, the whole tooth and nothing but the tooth.

Why parenting a teen is tough You have to let them have their independence despite your fears for them

My 14-year-old daughter should be independent, but I fret about her 24/7, running around with her headphones on, glued to her phone, crossing the road without looking. Having three anxiety disorders and being her mum means my life is fraught. (Free to read) arianesherine.substack.com/p/why-parent...

Farage wants us to believe that Muslim women were desperate to vote for Matt Goodwin but were coerced by their husbands into voting for a party led by a gay Jew instead

This just about sums it up!

I haven’t seen a single post in support of Reform on Bluesky ever, and it’s incredibly refreshing.

Contrast that with the other place, which today is full of racists saying Muslim men forced their wives to vote Green.

I really need to post over there in hit-and-run broadcast mode and read it less.

YouTube video by Ariane X Ariane X - Designed to Run

When I was writing this song I thought, 'I can't rap or dance, I'm a 45-year-old mum!' And then I thought, like a life coach: 'Where did I get these limiting beliefs?!' So here's Designed to Run, a new track from my upcoming album Better, starring my very speedy 14yo. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajPc...

His favourite quote is listed as ‘a wise man knows his limitations’ and his limitations are clearly not resembling a friendly testicle.

(I really need to stop reading Bollocks and do some work!)

This has made my day. It doesn’t help that poor Stuart’s head looks like a bollock!

About a decade ago I found a website for BOLLOCK ENTERPRISES - a US kitchen worktops company, hence their website bollocktops.com - which caused much amusement to everyone in the UK I showed it to.

Anyway, went to look again and FOR SOME REASON they now geo-block access from the UK

I would really rather my boyfriend didn't!

'And the other bit too' made me smile!

LOL, you don't follow me anyway so I don't know how you're even seeing my posts! Just block and get on with your day.

Haha, glad you don't see the appeal either!

TMI that these men fancy her...?!

The curious appeal of Penny Mordaunt To horny men on the left, she is the 'Aldi-middle-aisle Catherine Deneuve'

I'm fascinated by the phenomenon of horny leftie men like my boyfriend lusting over Tory MPs like Penny Mordaunt and Priti Patel. Sure, they might be hot, but it seems that their right-wing views actually make them hotter to these blokes, which is baffling. arianesherine.substack.com/p/the-curiou...

Thanks very much, David!

A tremendous, insightful read.

Boyfriend: I might have a little wee

Me: Ah go on, have a big wee. Treat yourself!

(This is free to read for the next two days, by the way.)

If you have a disability, should you hide away? It's a stupid question, yet some still think people with Tourette's should feel ashamed

Probably the scariest thing I've ever written ('what if everyone thinks I'm a massive racist?') but I also think it's one of the most important. arianesherine.substack.com/p/if-you-hav...

As a person of colour who has had racial slurs shouted at her, and a person with OCD and intrusive thoughts, today's internet has been... interesting.

I love how some holier-than-thou people act like they've never had an inappropriate thought in their lives. (Perhaps they really are that dull?)