Behind the vibrant trends of Asian culture lies a dark truth of toxic beauty standards, from historical practices like foot-binding to contemporary issues such as colorism, perpetuating self-hate, low self-esteem, and discrimination, emphasizing the need to redefine beauty beyond harmful standards.
A supermarket’s advertisement has stirred up thousands of disputes, thanks to the unique point of view of a child with separated parents.
Is the internet really altering the way our brains work? According to Nicholas Carr, yes. "The Shallows" opened my eyes to the price we are paying to enjoy the benefits of the internet. Some moments I was completely fascinated, and others I was disturbed. In the...
“Stop wasting time playing games and go do something else.” This is the most often phrase I heard from my friends’ parents. In those scenarios, the act of gaming is being oversimplified to “wasting time.” Many parents from the last decades throughout the world,...
BBC News reports that in October 2011, a young two-year-old Chinese girl was run over by two vehicles in Guangdong. BBC News reports that for seven minutes, 18 people walked straight around her body, ignoring her as the little girl slowly bled to death. Almost 10...
Envision yourself as a woman in your 30s — the years you were promised to be your “glory days.” You finally get home after a strenuous day of work only to discover the sink is overflowing with dirty dishes and chocolate ice cream has been spilled all over your white,...
“If tomorrow women woke up and decided they really liked their bodies, just think how many industries would go out of business,” Dr. Gail Dines once said. I still remember reading this quote and thinking of all the celebrities people look up to. There are fans who...
Let’s face it: The world is designed specifically for extroverts. We embrace shyness like a disease that needs to be cured. College applications look for those who are involved and outspoken. Unintentionally, introverts like me are left to survive alone in a world...
“When the . . . present world system collapses, it’ll be good people like you who will be shooting people in the streets to feed their families.” This is the opinion of Aryan supremacist survivalists, a counterculture analyzed by the famous sociologist William W....
In the midst of recent protests triggered by the murder of yet another unarmed Black man, millions of Americans, especially the younger generation, are looking for ways to get educated on the history of systematic racism. First off, it is crucial to recognize the...
