Mean Girls (2004) is a widely popular teen comedy that highlights the cliques and realities of public high school. The film focuses on Cady, a new student at the movie’s high school, as she navigates high school for the first time. The film has stayed revolutionary for preteens and teenagers for the past decade, with adolescents dedicating October 3rd as… Read more →
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The Sexualization of Abby Shapiro: When does Male Feminist Allyship Become Conditional?
By Clara F. Feminism has come very far especially in the past few decades, in regards to men identifying themselves with the movement. We see men walking alongside us toting signs and pussy hats at our women’s marches, we see men fitted in feminist themed apparel on Instagram and Twitter. Feminism has become almost synonymous with Liberalism and the Democratic… Read more →
Gender Inequalities Within Greek Life
As many Chico State students know, Greek life is very prevalent on our campus, whether that be exploited by individuals wearing Greek clothing, backpacks, pins, or even seeing a group of people tabling, alongside giant Greek letters. Those who are associated with Greek life are of a close-knit, like-minded, yet unique group of people, as the idea of Greek unity… Read more →
Big Mouth: The Sex Education You Never Received in School
by Madison N. Originally airing in 2017, the Netflix series Big Mouth, created by Nick Kroll, Andrew Goldberg, Mark Levin, and Jennifer Flackett, has continued to make waves and attract controversy. While some sing praises of the show’s raunchy approach at sex, gender and all things puberty, others simply see the show as a crude attempt at cheap jokes. Those… Read more →
The Catch Of The Week
By, Sissi D. It has been a couple of weeks since the release of creative hit Motomami became available on all streaming platforms and I think we can finally begin to process it. An album very different from the things we are used to seeing from Spanish artist Rosalia, this album delivers odes to reggaeton mixed with ballads and sounds… Read more →
Queer Stereotypes in Athletics
by Mawil M. As I was scrolling through my phone overwhelmed trying to find a post or any sort of media artifact, I remembered about this show I watched a few weeks ago. It was interesting to where it took me a couple of weeks to finish. I’m not aware of how many of you are familiar with the tight… Read more →
Harry Styles on the Cover of Vogue sparked debate about Masculinity
By, Isabella A. Harry Styles became the first guy to adorn the cover of Vogue Magazine by himself on November 13th 2020. Styles debuted a number of looks that mixed the masculine (such as suits) with the feminine (such as dresses). In the Vogue Article, he states “As a kid I definitely liked fancy dress,”, which implies that growing up… Read more →
The Sexualization of Abby Shapiro: When does Male Feminist Allyship Become Conditional?
By Clara F. Feminism has come very far especially in the past few decades, in regards to men identifying themselves with the movement. We see men walking alongside us toting signs and pussy hats at our women’s marches, we see men fitted in feminist-themed apparel on Instagram and Twitter. Feminism has become almost synonymous with Liberalism and the Democratic party,… Read more →
Our Flag Means Death – Queer Representation in Media
By Dakota G. (spoiler warnings!) HBO Max’s new show “Our Flag Means Death” has quickly become their top show, airing first on March 3, 2022 (Tassi). The story follows the main character Stede Bonnet, an aristocrat who abandons his life of luxury to be a pirate in the early 18th century. This period romance comedy is loosely based on the… Read more →
Sluts Redefined! The Generation Re-coining the Phrase for Sexual Promiscuity
by Mylie T. Sluts Redefined! is setting the stage for female clothing and portraying a message everyone should hear about what it is to be a slut and how it’s a beautiful, wonderful thing! For years now, social media has been used to spread awareness, to build human interaction, and to contact people around the world. With all of the… Read more →