In Our Current COVID-19 Crisis, Toxic Masculinity is Killing Us
Being a boy that wears makeup is a constant cycle of suffocation, self-loathing, and liberation. I’ve faced every…
Breonna Taylor’s Death is Not a Meme
“Arrest the cops who killed Breonna Taylor” started out as a rallying cry for the Black Lives Matter…
The Fox Eye Trend Is Problematic: Here’s Why
Almost every Asian-American is familiar with the slant-eye gesture: a person places their fingers on the edges of…
Hollywood Needs to Rethink How Indigenous People are Casted
Asians and Indigenous peoples are not interchangeable— and treating them as the same belittles the unique struggles of…
‘The Help’ isn’t Helping Solve Racism
The Help is, at surface level, a heartwarming tale of racial reconciliation. Viewers rejoice in how the 2011…
Bon Appétit’s Racist Company Culture Commodifies BIPOC Identities
Many find great solace in the seemingly authentic, unscripted banter of the Bon Appétit Youtube channel. Gourmet Makes—…
Queerbaiting on TikTok invalidates LGBTQ+ stories
Coming out as queer is a deeply stigmatized process of understanding, accepting and celebrating one’s identity. Each coming…
Bong Joon-ho’s ‘Parasite’ Win Restored My Faith in the Oscars
Last night, Bong Joon-ho rewrote Hollywood history. His 2019 thriller Parasite became the first non-English film to win…