Had I been an alien, a unicorn, a fairy or a leprechaun, I would have been in luck. However, I’m none of those things. I am a black woman in an interracial relationship. You may feel an urge to dismiss this as a first world problem. I’d like to encourage you to fight that urge because guess what? I live in the first world and if you have the resources to read this, I’m guessing you do too.

I’m also guessing you’ve never found yourself using a black biro to colour in one half of the couple shown on the card you eventually had to settle for. Is this the biggest injustice anyone has ever experienced? No. Is it acceptable that in 2019, it is impossible to find a person of colour on a card in any high street retailers? Also no.

“It’s 2019. Why is it easier to find a unicorn gift card than one with an interracial couple?”