How People with Disabilities are Treated If you look into society, you will notice that people treat those with mental and physical disabilities differently. They either treat them with kindness like everyone else and look beyond their disability, or they can be cruel and make fun of people with disabilities because they don’t act or look like everyone else, which… Read more →
Why Can’t It Go Both Ways?
Media While scrolling through YouTube, I found a podcast where I have seen many clips on TikTok. It is called the “whatever” podcast. It is a podcast where the male host has female guests on the show and they discuss dating life and gender roles. It is not uncommon for women to have standards or preferences when it comes to… Read more →
Nimona’s Embodiment of the LGBTQ+ Community
Nimona released in June 2023 and instantly blew up within the queer community. People were praising the movie left and right and recommending it to other LGBTQ+ people. And it’s no surprise why– the movie is unapologetic in its queerness, with the main character Nimona being genderfluid and her partner-in-crime Ballister being a gay man. And beyond the literal on-screen… Read more →
Representation In The Media
Growing up as a female minority I struggle to see the representation of myculture and background at even a very young age. Popular TV shows consisted of white-abledwomen usually in the first class. Just myself growing up, there was a struggle I faced when itcame to seeing representations of myself throughout the media. As I got older, I could see… Read more →
The Harmful Reality of Colleen Hoover
Introduction: When the world shut down during the first waves of COVID-19 in 2020 many people were seeking different outlets to escape the reality that was our lives. Something that many people turned to was reading, and a big person that pushed that change was Colleen Hoover. So many people hadn’t picked up books since their last assigned reading in… Read more →
The Oscars Surprising Twist of Event
The Oscars were held on March 10, 2024. Majority of the people watch the Oscars award nights. All the celebrities come out excited, hoping to be nominated. Although, this year’s awards night was a little different. Better yet, a little alarming. As an audience we are used to seeing celebrities dress up professionally or accordingly. A huge celebrity came out… Read more →
Remembering Nex Benedict With No Help From The Media
By: Katherine Rabasco If you’re not sure who Nex Benedict was or why we are remembering them for the short life they were able to live, don’t worry. You’re in the same boat I was about two weeks ago because the media did an inadequate job covering their story. Nex Benedict was an innocent soul that was taken from this… Read more →
“San Junipero” Offers New Approach to Queer Representation
The sci-fi television series “Black Mirror” features different stories each episode, exploring technological advancements in our society and what the impacts of technology on our future may look like. Season 3, episode 4, “San Junipero,” presents a more optimistic view of what could happen with the evolution of technology. This episode offers a new, creative approach to queer representation in… Read more →
Adonis Grahan My Man Freestyle
Drake Recently dropped studio album #9 “For All The Dogs”, in which he features his son Adonis’ voice on track number 5: Daylight. Following this, he released a music video titled “My Man Freestyle”, to follow up on his sons feature where Adonis sings the full version of the feature, while playing basketball with his team, lifting weights, leading them,… Read more →
Dance Moms- The sexualization of young girls in arts and mass media.
Aeris Tisdale For years competitions like dance and pageants have profited off of the sexualization of children. These children are subjected to being treated like adults by the people they look to for guidance. Dance moms and Toddlers and Tiaras is a great representation of this. Now don’t get me wrong, I love dance moms. The drama, the idiocracy, the… Read more →