I’m Jenny Mustard, a Swedish London-based writer, podcaster, content creator, and tofu addict. Here on KZread you’ll find video essays discussing feminism, sustainable fashion & design, modern living, and pop culture.
I’ve been featured in titles such as Vogue Germany, Harpers Bazaar, The Independent, and Bustle. I have produced and fronted campaigns focusing on feminism, entrepreneurship, sustainability, and innovation for global brands such as Lexus, Calvin Klein, Squarespace, and Farfetch, all in my (typically Swedish) minimalist aesthetic.
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I am appalled at the amount of vegans who support abortion. What a hypocritical community.
I think the world would be a better place if we were all a bit kinder.
I lived in Barcelona for a year before I had to move outside of the city because of the same reason - it's impossible to find decent housing there, and as an immigrant with a crappy-paying job even less. Hopefully I'll go back at some point.
I think it’s a different situation in Sweden. Here you feel more shame if you gossip, like everybody (or nearly everbody) know that it’s mean and you should not do it. I rarely hear that kind of gossip in Sweden, maybe younger people do it more, but if you are over 40 it’s quite rare.
Love love love your authentic content it’s inspiring ❤
Childfree forever. I don‘t like children and babies. But I also don‘t like humans.
I do engage in gossip and office backroom chat - for me it's venting. Usually I am dealing with some serious clashing with this person and I need a way to vent that frustration - especially when talking to that person doesn;t work.
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I’ve been married 54 years. We knew each other six weeks when we decided to get married. We’ve raised two very wanted, very planned children (it was the 70s, many chose not to have children and we were criticized for having them). We’ve had times both young and old that we spent almost every moment together and loved it and had times apart that we were very excited to share everything that happened when we came home. Enjoy what you have.
Good video. I would share this with my co-workers if I didn't care about being passive aggressive.
Why do I pay for therapy when we have you ❤
I definitely think as well that picking out faults in others as well only distracts from us trying to work on ourselves
The wife and I are from Canada and we are slowly making preparations to move to Sweden, I was wondering if you can make a video to best go about it. Great video btw.
Adore you agree completely ❤
I feel like I engaged in gossip somewhat when I was younger. It seemed very innocent at the time, like _oh we are all just talking sh!t right? And then there just came a time when it suddenly hurt - really hurt to be around gossip. It's even worse now because it's no longer "oooo I heard he was about to break up with her" or "word is she is having a serious mother-in-law issue" - these things are still toxic as water cooler banter but it's so much worse now. It all seems ... unseemly to me. It feels invasive, rude, and really terribly mean. There is nothing that hurts me more these days than seeing or hearing someone being gratuitously mean spirited. I do not participate.
It's so true. People talk about others all the time. Fortunately, I never cared what mean people said and think about me.:) Even if you say what you really think, you never offend anyone. I watch your channel and another person's from Sweden, and I would never say that you are a cold nation.:)
That is why I don't keep friends or acquaintances from school including my so called best friend I had contacted and what she said made me drop any renewal like hot bricks. I don't know too many people who keep school friends. Bullies abound hated school. Workplace wasn't too much different. I don't gossip or promote it either anyone I meet confides in me unless it's harmful I say nothing to no one. Making new friends is difficult and can't be bothered to trust people these days with agenda filled dishonesty and gossip about me so I shut the door on them. Love those bags will investigate :) Thank you Jenny and David for being real
People gossip about others (celebrities) because they want to avoid talking about themselves.
Agree. As a younger person, I was always an introvert but could come out when I NEED BE, 🤬LOL... so most people tend (then and now) to leave me Be. Gossip about me (?) OH Well, people will talk if you do, and if you don't...so I can't focus on that. I just mind my own Business 😊...LOL
the haircut you have in that black and white picture; i love that SO MUCH on you. it's everything, and i am here for you cutting it again.
Why do you look so malnourished then?
I saw it and I still don't give a cr@p. Necessary evil.
I have been a vegetarian for about 40 years with tendencies towards veganism. 40 years ago, of course, it was much more difficult than it is today. I've actually been vegan for a few years now and won't change anything. Greetings from cologne Andy
That's why I was curious about etiquette, mostly around conversation : don't talk bad to or about someone, learn about topics you are excited to share, be private with people you don't know and true with your closest friends. Creating safe space is so stress relief. When I had hard times with social media being tough with me, my partner told me "some people need to speak about everybody else because no one is listening when they talk about themselves" it breaks my heart even more.
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I once heard that the mean things a person says is actually their biggest fear and that by gossiping you are telling your biggest fears to everyone. Since this day I am better at not gossiping myself and looking at my fears instead (aka working on myself) and also have compassion for people who gossip (without engaging in it myself).
So well said about gossip. I feel so sad, when it happens... when I tell my boyfriend, that I don´t like being around people who gossip, he says that I´m being too sensitive. Listening to what you say, makes me feel less alone on my mission to be kind.
what an important conversation to have - thank you, Jenny! i don’t tend to envy others, but i used to gossip to fit in with my former colleagues, nothing too nasty, just complaining about workload and that annoying colleague we all inevitably have, so i hadn’t realised how draining it was until i left that place. i understand how people get into this dynamic at dysfunctional work places but really i’d rather spend my time talking about my and my loved ones’ lives, ambitions, interests, basically anything else. as you mentioned, we are wired to seek others’ approval and acceptance, and knowing now i’m prone to this (people-pleaser in recovery 😅), i became very particular about my social circle.
love this kind of videos, also miss the podcast, this is perfect for the pod
Nobody is perfect as you say. As long as we self-reflect (many can’t), learn from it and don’t perpetuate it, I think we’re just being human.
About envy: one of the best advice I ever came across is this: if you need to compare then don't compare yourself to others, but compare yourself to the older version of you. Did you improve, as a human, if you compare yourself to the you from 2019 (for example)?
I am 25 and i don't want to have kids 💀💀💀😂😂yohhh that feels good to put out there. I love them but i don't want them.