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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
By Alex P. Ever since I’ve hopped on the sticks and became an avid video game player I can remember playing sports video games. No matter how bad I was at the game or even how much I understood the sport, I always had a great time playing sports video games. I still remember my first ever sports game I… Read more →
By Noah H. Just like in television and film, the main character in video games is often the white, straight male. There are several video game franchises that have heroic characters that aren’t male or are of different ethnicity, but these sorts of characters are often secondary characters, and rarely see center stage compared to their counterparts. Over the past… Read more →
By Paris A. The challenge of portraying women in film in an accurate light has been a battle fought by society for decades. Particularly in the action genre, women are sexualized, objectified and most often side characters. Within the action, superheroes have always been widely popular and widely targeted at men. I personally am a huge fan of Superhero comics… Read more →
By Reilly H. Camille Rainville, who writes about her “thoughts, sentiments, and scribbles on womanhood” posted an original poem, “Be a Lady, They Said,” to her blog, Writings of a Furious Woman, in 2017. It got a couple of hundred likes. Three years later, in 2020, the online publication Girls Girls Girls picked it up and got big names like… Read more →
By: Grace Gonzalez As the holiday season approaches, many people embark on new adventures to take advantage of the break. Whether some are just visiting family or travel for personal enjoyment, trips can shift your perspective in many ways. Thailand has become a hot spot for tourists because of how incredibly cheap everything is. You can get cheap delicious food,… Read more →