By Reid A. I was truly shocked after witnessing the renowned movie star Will Smith slap comedic legend, Chris Rock. Personally I thought that the slap looked like a staged WWE stunt. Although to some the slap may have seemed unprovoked, Will Smith was vocally defending his wife, which lead to him slapping Chris Rock. As we read in Chapter… 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 →
Harry Styles Challenging Gender Norms Through Fashion
by Angelina A. Harry Styles is a musician who has been gaining a lot of popularity in recent years. Aftersplitting apart from One Direction, he has made a name for himself as a solo artist and developeda cult following. One aspect that has gained Styles a lot of attention is his sense of style, as he isone of the leading… Read more →
How Advertising Affects Gender
By Grayson Edgemon & Mason Tovani These words may seem inspiring to some, but it ultimately can have harmful implications about the way people think about women. A South African pen manufacturer named Bic caused outrage in 2012 by advertising the above mantra. The point of contention is not only “Think Like a Man,” a phrase that inherently implies men… Read more →
Chella Man, Turning new Pages for the Queer Community
By, Lauren Smith Chella Man is a youtuber, social media influencer, artist, actor, model, and breaks even more boundaries by being a deaf and trans male who is an outspoken activist for the LGBTQ+ community. Chella made his transition from female to male public so the world could change and grow with him as he became physically who he has… Read more →
Diverse Representation Matters
By Sophia Covey and Madison Starobin Within the past few years, we’ve seen an increase among LGBTQ+ representation in the media, specifically among tv shows and movies. We need to see more gender representation because what we see in the media is not representative of different genders we see in society. Not having enough representation sends the message to children… Read more →
Pregnancy Discrimination: How expecting a child can be a challenge for employed women
By, Gabriela Roudolph Despite a 1978 US ban on inequity towards pregnant women in the workplace, many women are still concerned about how being pregnant will impact their professional position and whether they’ll be treated differently, or even potentially lose their job. This is pregnancy discrimination. Equal Means Equal In the documentary, “Equal Means Equal,” there is a segment on… Read more →
Sexual Harassment in Hollywood
By, Grace Conners One of the largest and most unfortunate themes of gender inequality for women is sexual harassment. Most films in Hollywood show the vulgar actions that superiors do to their own employees. An individual can face multiple problems within the workplace and are often left feeling powerless. Hollywood’s depiction of the problem was introduced yet again within the… Read more →
Work and Adulthood Dress Expectations
By Mikey P. In all professional work environments there is some sort of dress code in place for the employees. This dress code differs between what is acceptable for men to wear compared to what women wear. This is usually basic professional attire but on top of this there is usually a type of unwritten societal expectations which usually has… Read more →
Ad-ctions and Television Speak Louder Than Words
By Claire Bang & Ben Goldberg Today’s advertising has come a long way from where it started. However, there is still a lot of room for improvement when it comes to diverse representation. When we look at advertisements it’s easy to see how the majority of them portray the “traditional” family as a heterosexual husband/boyfriend and wife/girlfriend and sometimes include… Read more →