Social Media
The first meme of 2020 was World War 3. Why is it that when news breaks, our immediate reaction is to scroll past the headlines and facts, all the way down to the reaction videos and sadistic jokes? We want a good laugh to lighten up the situation, to make it easier on us—it’s just
TikTok is a popular app amongst young people around the world (you can read my in-depth story about its misuse of their data here). There is a common misconception that the app is exclusively used for lip syncing and dancing, while that could not be further from the truth. Dancing, lip syncing, original comedy, music,
Cosplay, as defined by the Merriam-Webster dictionary is “the activity or practice of dressing up as a character from a work of fiction (such as a comic book, video game, or television show).” For many people who enjoy participating in cosplay, it allows them to express themselves, combining fashion, makeup, and acting to their
Black culture has long had a strong influence on everything we consume, especially on social media. It’s not hard to see how people try to emulate Black traits on social media – it’s seen through stan accounts only using Black people in gifs or people tweeting or producing videos where they are speaking in AAVE.
Vloggers, beauty gurus, and quirky teenagers, oh my! In a world where it has become second nature to snap a picture of what you had to eat for lunch and vlog your day to day activities such as makeup routines and a day out with friends, what exactly are we looking at in terms of
Shane Dawson’s newest conspiracy video suggests that Chuck E. Cheese, a seemingly innocuous establishment for kids, has been keeping a suspicious secret under wraps. The second installment of Dawson’s comeback series, following its wildly successful premiere, investigates a fresh slew of conspiracies — ranging from fascinating to heart-wrenching — and one of them includes this
Social media has reached its zenith of influence, dominating the cultural atmosphere of modern life with something as simple as an egg. However, a new, contradictory trend is spreading that proposes stepping away from social media and regaining an appreciation for the more tangible parts of life. Ellen Cheng, a junior in high school and
On this 2nd episode of Underrated Artists, I present to you: Annabelle Gao, known as CatCreature on Youtube. Gao is a 20-year-old Californian art and fashion enthusiast who has amassed more than 400,000 subscribers on the platform. Gao actively posts regular video blogs displaying her daily life as a fashion student at Rhode Island School
When I log into Instagram I am bombarded by the sleek, promising packaging of weight loss shakes and teas. When I hit my explore page, I see nothing but “flat tummy” workouts and transformation pictures with perfectly posed fitness influencers. When I decided to go into recovery for an eating disorder, I knew that the
As the body positivity movement continues to sweep its way through the internet feeds of so many young women, the realities of societal body expectations are still ingrained deeply into individual lives. Girls for decades have been made to feel inadequate because of their differences in shapes and sizes. The value of a woman’s body
It’s scary to think that a race that once tried to get rid of another’s culture is now taking that culture as their own. All over social media, the insulting trend of “blackfishing” is taking its toll. The term was first coined after social media users were exposed as being black or taking on features
The great and maybe scary thing about social media is that social media allows you to share a created image of yourself for anyone to see. Influencers make money off of OOTD pictures while advertising hair pills or appetite lollipops to their millions of followers. As a social media-obsessed society, we know not to trust the perfect Instagram
