Throughout my childhood, I never compared myself to my classmates who were different from me, nor did I think we were different from each other. Unless, of course, they thought that Cinderella was better than Ariel from The Little Mermaid. I honestly miss the days when the things you liked or disliked were the only […]
Read More The “Spicy Latina” StereotypeUnless you’re living under a rock, you know what a GLP-1 is. I can’t be the only one that has noticed the resurgence of WICKED thin celebrities, or influencers on skinny tok. It seems like everywhere you go, there’s a reminder of what your body looks like. Do we think this is a coincidence? I […]
Read More Injected into skinny culture“This post was edited on March 23rd 2025 by TheTalker.” On April 20th, 2025, professional wrestlers Rhea Ripley, Bianca Belair, and Iyo Sky competed at Wrestlemania 41 in a triple threat match for the WWE Women’s Championship. While the result of this contest may have been staged, the emotional and professional stakes were very much […]
Read More Super Slamming the patriarchy? The surprising gender Politics of the WWEThis post was edited on 3/24/26 by xoxogossipgirl Health disparities and unequal pay is nothing new to the ongoing feminism conversation. And yet, it continues to define the world we live in. The inspiration behind this post is simply the world around me telling me what I cannot do: earn equal pay as some of […]
Read More Same white coats, Unequal pay checks.Shows and movies are important in the media world in today’s society. One of the main things film media is meant to do is entertain. This can be shown in many forms, whether the form is fantasy, science fiction, documentary, etc., they are meant to draw you in and show viewers things/situations they may have […]
Read More Love on the Spectrum: Exploiting or BeneficialJMU fosters a community of isolation by continuously denying disabled people access. Disabled students are excluded across both institutional and interpersonal planes. This post gives a brief overview into the many access concerns faced by disabled students at JMU on a daily basis. Institutional: These problems require communal pressure and power to enact change Interpersonal: […]
Read More You Don’t Belong Here“Life in the State of Poverty” is a welfare simulation experience that is designed to help participants begin to understand what life might be like for a low-income family. The objective is to increase the student’s awareness of the realities faced by those who might be living in poverty and to review community resources that may be […]
Read More Poverty SimulationThis past year I have started volunteering for SOGIE (Sexual Orientation Gender Identity and Expression) here at JMU and with this experience I have realized there is so much more behind the scenes that goes into the work they do. To give a more inside view to the work SOGIE does, I interviewed my friend, […]
Read More the sogie experience – interview with gavin wilkersonPlease undress and don the gown Reproductive and biological healthcare is an extremely intimidating experience for many individuals. The typical drab waiting room, family health history questions you probably don’t know, and so on and so forth. As a legal adult at age eighteen, your guardian may not come back to the examination room with […]
Read More Let’s get intimate! (at the OBGYN)On Wednesday, October 4th JMU held its very first Queer Teach-In at the University in Madison Union 235. The event consisted of all-day lectures, workshops, artwork, exhibits, performances, etc. The event went on from 9:05 am to 7:20 pm, with endless amount of information to indulge in. The room shined with pure queer joy that […]
Read More Queer Teach IN: Dr. Reslie Cortés