Fat is not a synonym for ugly

Jennifer Manalili
May 20, 2013 • 153 views
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More than the news that she’s having Kanye West’s baby, Kim Kardashian has been dragged through tabloid headlines for something else. What’s that, you ask?For being fat. For gaining weight because she’s pregnant.Okay, she’s a bit of a parasite and hardly a fashionista so... Read more »

Don’t hand out guidelines for childhood

May 20, 2013 • 72 views
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Last year, a video posted on Youtube went viral with a little girl named Riley who seems to see through the absurdity of trying to fit children into gender boxes.The spunky little girl stands in the middle of a toy store as she turns to the camera. Frustration is written in the adorable little creases... Read more »

Toys are crucial to development

Allison Browne
May 20, 2013 • 114 views
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A boy does not know he is supposed to play with toy cars and like the color blue. A girl does not know she is supposed to like the color pink and play with toy dolls. The only reason they start believing this is because we tell them they are supposed to. Children are not black and white in their perceptions.... Read more »

There are more important things to worry about

Robert Whaley
May 20, 2013 • 77 views
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Girls playing with Nerf guns and boys playing with Barbies, what a wonderful world. Advertisements that show these crossed gender norms seem like a good thing, they tear down the constraints of gender, equality for all. But everybody needs to focus on ripping down these ideas of man and woman and work... Read more »

The stigma surrounding mental illness

Jennifer Manalili
May 20, 2013 • 857 views
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With the popularity of films like “The Perks of Being a Wallflower” and “Silver Linings Playbook” (both adapted from novels of the same name), the subject of mental illness has become quite popular.But this isn’t new. A few years ago, films like “Girl, Interrupted”... Read more »

To allow love or not to allow love

LaShawn Encarnacion
May 20, 2013 • 32 views
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Is it right that gays are prevented from getting married? Moreover, is it right to use religion as the reason why? This remains one of today's hottest debates and while there are pros and cons to gays being married one thing is clear: The fact remains that gays want to get married because they love each... Read more »

The border patrol is abusing its given power

Jennifer Manalili
May 15, 2013 • 129 views
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The controversy that surrounds checkpoint stories occurring in inland areas ---- namely the U.S./Mexico border, centers around a rapidly growing viral movement in which drivers are videotaping their heated altercations with border patrol officials on. Namely, these altercations become heated because... Read more »

In defense of feminism

Allison Browne
May 13, 2013 • 7,475 views
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"Hey Ally," one of my classmates approaches me after class. "You're a feminist right?""Yes," I answer uncertainly, not sure of where this is going."Real quick, why do you think women are better than men?"I'm slightly shocked by this question. Is this what people think feminism is? Is this why so many... Read more »

Is it right…? : Generalizations

LaShawn Encarnacion
April 30, 2013 • 313 views
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Generalizations happen every day and they carry heavy consequences with them. For example, is it right for society to make them about a specific gender? A generalization some make is that women set themselves up for rape with how they dress. According to the Rape Abuse and Incest National Network,... Read more »

Photos unsafe on Facebook, again

J. Rae Chipera
April 29, 2013 • 518 views
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Facebook stalkers can now be more efficient, as a new app takes advantage of users who don’t constantly police their privacy settings. Is the existence of one app evidence of others? “Photos At My Door,” developed by private individuals who do not work for Facebook Inc., allows users... Read more »