Hustlers: 3 Things You Need to Know About Unorthodox Female Empowerment

BY: ARIANNA SARJOO Keke Palmer, Jennifer Lopez, Constance Wu and Lili Reinhart in Hustlers. | STX ENTERTAINMENT The world loathes women that indulge in their sexuality. We are deemed “sluts” when we embrace human desires. Our confidence is confused with arrogance. Our outfits are mistaken for our consent. These troublesome oppressions of femininity result from …

The Last Black Man in San Francisco shows gentrification’s traumatic effects

San Francisco’s development over the past two decades has generated a variety of responses, from protests to street art to opinion pieces such as the egregiously titled, “Is San Francisco’s Gentrification Such a Bad Thing?” If we think critically about the social repercussions of gentrification, the clear answer is yes, of course it is.

3 Reasons Why We Need to be Concerned about Disney’s Racist Legacy Haunting Future Projects

BY: NATALIE SPITALNIC It's easy to point out racism in old Disney movies. Just consider Song of the Roustabouts from Dumbo: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P75mur1xF7U Dumbo (1941) In this scene, faceless black men pitch a tent while singing lyrics such as "we work all day we work all night, we never learn to read or write, we're happy-hearted …

3 Reasons Why To Kill a Mockingbird is a Failed Attempt to Address Racism

By: Grace Younger What is one thing almost all American students have in common? They have likely read To Kill a Mockingbird. According to a survey, To Kill a Mockingbird is taught in 69% of American public schools. The novel tells the story of  the 1930’s events in Maycomb, Alabama. The narrator is a young …

Fruit Fingering Artist Stephanie Sarley and Her Fight Against Fake Feminism: The Cyrus Dilemma

By Zoe Shehan The sweet-nothings Society whispers to The Woman  “You must be pure for marriage, but you’ll lose him if you don’t give it up.” “You can’t have birth control or even know what sex is, because then you would have sex, you whore!” “We will let you bleed through your skirt and think …

Before They are All Gone – Japan Should Confess its Sins

Snowy Road: A Reminder that Atrocities Against ‘Comfort Women’ during WWII Still Haunt Society Today  BY NINA (HSUAN) FAN Stories of the infamous Holocaust continue to remain relevant in modern times, perhaps as a reminder that humanity should never again condone such cruelty. Such films as Schindler's List and Inglourious Basterds continue to serve as …

Proclaimed Feminist Movie, Legally Blonde, Perpetuates Stereotypes

By Abby Mack In 2014, actress Emma Watson gave a speech at the United Nations about feminism. Emma Watson is famously known as being a feminist from a young age, especially due to her role in the Harry Potter series as a smart young woman. In her speech, she touched upon her project called HeForShe, …

What Do You “Meme” Women Are Not Dishwashers?

“Women belong in the home, therefore women cannot handle other responsibilities, therefore women aren't as smart as men, therefore women can be discriminated against.”