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 →
Equal Representation in Hollywood
By Gabrielle P. Hollywood. A place where fantasy becomes reality through the works of film. When thinking of Hollywood and film I think of the Grammys, movies, directors, actors and many more talented people that bring together film productions. However, for many years Hollywood has been a sinkhole for women with fearless voices and platforms. Meaning that Hollywood has had… Read more →
Gender Stereotypes for Sale
By Ian H. Advertising has historically been ripe with examples of gendered exploitation to sell products. Cleaning product and food item campaigns have been (generally) focused on women, and power tools and athletic gear campaigns have (generally) been focused on men. Contemporarily, however, companies have recognized a shift in public opinion regarding gendered stereotypes and have largely responded in kind.… 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 →
Advertisements: Influential or Very Influential?
By, Paige D. This Spring Break was my first time traveling to the south. I have practically been everywhere in the United States, except for the south. I’d like to say I was not avoiding it, but I think deep down I was. In reality, as many rumors and stereotypes you hear about the south, you never want to believe… 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 Impact of Elizabeth Holmes on Women in the STEAM Industry
By Izzy S. and Arya P. Every single day, we are exposed to media that highly influence our perspectives on gender roles. A recent event that has really caught our attention was the Theranos scandal involving Elizabeth Holmes and Ramesh “Sunny” Balwani. This scandal was documented through the form of a docu-series that premiered on Hulu called “The Dropout”. The… Read more →
Ukrainian Men Required to Remain in the Nation Due to Conflict with Russia
By Bailey G. As the conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues, men have been ordered to remain and help fight while women and children flee the nation. It has been mentioned that every male between the age of eighteen and sixty must remain in the nation. Why is this allowed? With no disrespect but women are always displayed as wanting… Read more →