Author’s note: I am an able-bodied, cisgender, white female, and that this blog post is based off of my experiences. Not every person has the same body and environment, this can affect the severity ofContinue reading
Category: Culture
White Goes First
In chess, white goes first. The player with the white pieces takes their turn before the player using the black pieces. Because of this rule, the “white” player is given an immediate advantage. They canContinue reading
Is Justice Really For All?
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n 1955, Emmett Till, a black 14-year-old boy in Money, Mississippi was killed after reportedly flirting with a white woman. Emmett was standing outside a general store when he told some friends that he hadContinue reading
I WANT YOU To Stop Getting Offended By Absolutely Everything
It is Tuesday, October 23, 2018, just another day for Megyn Kelly, a talk show host, journalist, and former anchor. She starts her day off like many others, at the set of Megyn Kelly Today.Continue reading
Push Em’ Out and Move On: Why America Needs to Move Past It’s Overly Obsessive “Time is Money” Idea
Leigh and her husband, Rachid, are both in the lower class with Rachid’s salary bringing just enough money to cover their mortgage and buy food. After their first daughter was born they had learned aContinue reading
Microtransactions, a Gamers Frenemy
[dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the months leading up to the release of the Star Wars Battlefront 2 beta and the actual game, fans were so hyped and excited for the games launch. As the games release dateContinue reading
Drawing A Crowd: Artistry Is A Real Job
[dropcap]K[/dropcap]endra Aarchus, a cosmetologist, wrote an article called What No One Tells You About Being A Hairstylist on “LiveAbout” about the struggles of being a hairstylist. Some of those problems were very rough hours, achingContinue reading
Why People with Schizophrenia Should not be Charged for the Crime they Committed
[dropcap]T[/dropcap][dropcap][/dropcap]imothy Crook, a fifty-one year old man, murdered both of his parents and then drove them 150 miles away and buried them. An article from Mirror says, “Crook kicked, punched and stamped on the couple,Continue reading
Be A [Real] Man: Confronting Toxic Masculinity in our Society
[dropcap]M[/dropcap]y all time favorite song to sing is Disney’s “I’ll Make A Man Out of You” from Mulan. I’ve even gone to the extremes of making my little sisters memorize the echo “Be A Man!”Continue reading
Saving Souls Through Abortion : How Early Pregnancy Terminations are Helping Not Hurting
I’m going to be honest with you, never have I been a person who looks at children and awes, they do not have the cute effect on me and it is doubtful they ever will.Continue reading
Is the Need for Greed Bad or Good?
Are you that selfish person who eats the last chocolate chip cookie?–because I sure am! Every time my grandma makes cookies it’s a race to the kitchen, and I always end up eating the lastContinue reading
“The Power of Christ Compels You” or Does it?: The Unfortunate Case of Anneliese Michel and It’s Affect on Today’s Issues
By Abby J [dropcap]I[/dropcap]n the Japanese folklore, Yuki-onna (The Snow Women), tells a story about a demon whose skin is as white as snow and has long stringy black hair. The legend tells of thoseContinue reading
Rape Culture in America? I don’t think so….
As a person who usually keeps up with the latest news and politics, I have been noticing a frightening new trend in America. Most people are aware of the #MeToo movement sweeping across theContinue reading
Say your goodbyes to summer movies
Summer break, one of the most anticipated ‘holidays’ of younglings across America. It’s a popular setting in cult classics such as Dirty Dancing, Friday the 13th, and The Sandlot. But imagine if you never hadContinue reading
Friday the 13th vs. Halloween: Which Franchise is better?
Spoilers ahead (They are such old movies, come on) Friday the 13th and Halloween are both famous horror movie slashers. They both have a scary villain that keeps coming back (with even a reboot movieContinue reading
How the wealthy get more privileges than the poor
[dropcap]J[/dropcap]airo Gomez is a 17 year old teenager who lives in a one room apartment with his eight other family members in New York City. On WNYC´s show Radio Rookies Jairo tells reporters the storyContinue reading
The Gayby Boomers: The Economic and Social Benefits of the LGBTQ+ Community
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen 20-year-old Daniel Ashley Pierce came out to his parents he didn’t think much of the experience afterward. He knew his parents were not going to support his lifestyle, but he thought everything was okay.Continue reading
How Does Wealth Relate to Overall Happiness? The Job vs the Career and Its Impact
“Money and the power, once you get a ‘lil they just want to take you down”-Kid Ink Just goes to show that money is mostly idealistic. It is a want, but is there any relation toContinue reading
The Forgotten Half: Domestic Violence Against Men and How it is Overlooked in Today’s Society
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]hen Bryan’s wife first hit him, he was shocked, but knowing that it was inappropriate to hit back, he remained submissive, curled up in a ball, hands around the head, as she screamed and hitContinue reading
This isn’t Sexism, It’s Just Common Cents: The Twisted Statistics that Support the Gender Wage Gap
[dropcap]T[/dropcap]he media, our teachers and professors, globally renowned celebrities and so many other self styled victims have become pawns in spreading the greatest deception that continues to perpetuate the American and Global society: The GenderContinue reading
Depressed and Oppressed: How You Might Be Contributing to the Stigma That Surrounds Mental Illness
featured image by Pixabay I am clinically diagnosed with depression and anxiety. Now before you begin to process that, let me tell you some common reactions to this statement: “Get over it.” “Your problems areContinue reading
Monumental Mistake: Why Confederate Statues in the South Should Remain Standing
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]eath, violence, and unnecessary arrests. What do all these things have in common? These words are all results of protesters trying to take down Confederate monuments across the United States of America. Why People WantContinue reading
¨Dumb Blonde¨and the other Stereotypes of Blondes
“[dropcap]M[/dropcap]arilyn Monroe found dead in the nude,” was a common news headline after Marilyn Monroe’s death. She was found on August 5th, 1962, lying face down on her bed, naked, having overdosed on Nembutal. SheContinue reading
Animals Have Feelings Too: How Captivity Affects Animals
[dropcap]O[/dropcap]n Christmas eve in 1982 a polar bear was born. Her name was Zara. Zara was born at a zoo in Germany. Less than 3 years after she was born Zara would be sold awayContinue reading
The Rise of Racial Profiling: Do you believe in it?
[dropcap]In [/dropcap]the United States, racial profiling affects thousands of Americans every single day. Not many people think about what racial profiling is, some people think it doesn’t even think it exists or how it affectsContinue reading
I Write Sins Not Tragedies
[dropcap]D[/dropcap]uring the 2016 Election, the credibility of the news, the candidates, and all of the media as a whole was put into question as the election narrowed down. Ted Cruz, a 2016 presidential candidate, said,Continue reading
Legalization is a bad idea, a dangerous epidemic: Recreational weed will only hurt us
[dropcap]W[/dropcap]eed, a substance first accepted into our society immediately after the spanish lost the Spanish American war, giving them free access to become a US citizen. The new constant flow of foreign peoples undoubtedly would bringContinue reading
Killing for Life: The Unforeseen Benefits of Hunting for the Environment
A common misconception spread by companies like PETA through articles like “Why Sport Hunting is Cruel and Unnecessary” is that sport hunting today is “cruel and unnecessary” violence. The main argument of the article isContinue reading
Equal Rights For All Sandwiches
Sandwiches with kettle chips seem to be the best lunch for people anywhere. Sandwiches are diverse, unique, amazing. Now i’m just hungry! Whenever I think of sandwiches I think of a question my dad askedContinue reading
The Biggest Misconception
“Yes I do it big/ Call me little astronomical/ Weezy F baby and the ‘F’ is for phenomenal”. Just let that sink in. Phenomenal doesn’t even start with the letter ‘F’. However, that did notContinue reading
The Silent Killer: Cyberbullying
In October of 2006, just a few weeks before her 14th birthday, Megan Meier hanged herself. She had been talking to a boy named Josh, who she had met via MySpace, for about 5 weeksContinue reading
Raindrop, Drop Top, Does Rapping Need To Stop Stop?
A$AP Rocky Live Concert at Forest National Bruxelles-5462 Image by Kmeron on Flickr A$AP Rocky’s single “F*cking Problems”, is a song widely known among teenagers in the USA. Rapping explicitly about calling women female dogs,Continue reading
Music, the Reason Behind America’s Problems?
What is the problem? From Eminem and Marilyn Manson, to even the Beatles, music has been blamed for many people’s decisions to commit crime. Parents often claim their kids are being influenced by music toContinue reading
Driving Drunk or Drowsy, both are Deadly
Being careful costs you nothing. Being careless can cost you everything. Whether you kill yourself or kill someone else, the end result is terminal. Once a life is taken, you can´t fix it or payContinue reading
People Who Swear May Be Smarter Than You Think
A scientific study suggests intelligent people swear more. Basically, this means that people who swear don’t use swear words due to a lack of other words with which to express themselves, but because they want to use swearContinue reading
Fact or Factitious: Five Conjectures on Serial Killers
Death by strangulation, mutilated corpses, decapitated their heads, and gruesome necrophilia. Ted Bundy, an infamous killer, had a very charming, articulate, and an intelligent personality described by many. These traits made it very easy to get close toContinue reading
Could A Good God Really Exist in a World of Evil?
Believers in God or a Godly figure of any religion principally believe God is both omnipotent and benevolent. Thus He sees all and only believes in good, but how could this be when an abundanceContinue reading