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Hair is still an instrument for discrimination, and the Olympic ban on swim caps for natural hair exemplifies a long-ignored Civil Rights issue.
You aren't #thatgirl. You’re a human, and that is enough.
Producers of The Bachelor need to take anti-racism into account during the entire production process.
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Witches, you can still rock cheugy items and tease your friends for being cheugs, but if you’re buying a pair of skinny jeans, think about where the jeans are coming from and if they are produced in an ethical way.
The power in Rodrigo’s words is not in its relatability but rather in its vulnerability.
The contrast between sparkly “great job” stickers and intimidating comments scribbled in red ink clings to our young psyches like glue. Before we know it, we are ensnared in a spiderweb of internal and external expectations.
It is armed officers who could incite fear or violence at the NYC Pride celebration that are not welcome, in hopes of ensuring all who attend feel comfortable able to freely celebrate such a personal and momentous event.
The American music scene has long been lacking in its support for and representation of Chinese-American artists. However, you’re about to meet one. Her name is Chloe Tang.
Lana Del Rey explains the beauty in a seemingly “mundane” lifestyle to the listener who once was told that a shiny, materialistic, and volatile lifestyle in Los Angeles was the only way to truly live.
College is the item. High school students are the consumers, and education is the product. Universities, therefore, act like businesses rather than educators to gain profit. Colleges are money machines. How else would they act?
Transgender rights and the prevalence of sexual assault experienced by young women deserve to be discussed openly in order to enact change. Moxie bit off more than it could chew and felt disorganized and shallow.
Many of us may remember Britney inside a restaurant, in tears, holding her child as she begged to be left alone by the press. I wonder now how her mental health struggles were ignored and joked about as nothing more than a crazy pop star going off the deep end.
These women continue to pave the way for women everywhere, standing up for equality and against injustice.
As someone who has been in a long-distance relationship for nearly three years, I understand its struggles, pains, and shortcomings. It is unwise to expect realism from a Netflix original movie, but I was still hopelessly optimistic watching it for the first time.
It is time that we as the media step up our game and invest attention in women’s sports separate from their male counterparts. We must put the spotlight on women for their achievements, irrespective of how they interact with existing gender stereotypes.
The important thing is that you don’t give up and continue to preserve, even if it feels hard. Self care is about loving and feeling confident in yourself, and that is how we should strive to feel all of 2021.
During this era of limited social interaction, I’ve had time to focus on my own introspective work.
WAP is raunchy, and it doesn't make any grand statements about womxn, but why does it need to?
It is not inherently feminist to confirm a woman to a position of power while her actions and stances are explicitly anti-feminist.
PushING my focus away from the state of my student loans in the crumbling economy, the safety of my sister as a doctor, and the health of my loved ones
Calling all film-makers: let's create more representation in the media.
Approaching the 30-year mark is often scary for some reason. However, it doesn’t always have to be like that - take it from Emma Watson.
Self-love and body neutrality inevitably require hard and deliberate work to dismantle, especially after growing up in a social environment that upholds the racist, classist, and ableist standards of diet culture.
Support for Black Lives Matter is not conditional, and we cannot forget that Pride would not be what it is without queer Black folk.
Maintain your activism after people return to their school lives.
It's important to educate yourself on intersectionality.
Pride and BLM are inextricably linked, and for Pride to be as inclusive as we hope for it to be, Blackness and queerness must be able to coexist.