Tag: Gender

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“But You Don’t Look Autistic!”: the Stereotyping of Neurodivergence in Healthcare

When society thinks of gendered healthcare issues, the first thing that comes to mind is often related to reproductive healthcare: abortions, birth control, and whether or not menstrual products should be free. However, reproductive care is not the only area where the medical system has, and continues, to fail women. According to the Australian Psychological […]

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Who The H*ll is Pete Davidson Anyway?

Who the h*ell is Pete Davidson anyway? Seriously though? Actor? In what… Comedian? Not a very good one… I know him better as Ariana Grande and Kim Kardashian’s ex. You girls dodged a bullet! In Variety’s “Ask a Local” interview, Pete Davidson went on a rant about how “people do really crazy shit on the […]

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Feminist Nerf Guns

When the video “Nerf for Girls Was Beyond Ridiculous” popped up on my YouTube feed, a wave of nostalgia hit me, and I instantly clicked. I owned a crossbow and a gun from the Nerf Rebelle line, on top of the collection of Nerf guns I inherited from my brothers. Nerf Rebelle was a line […]

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Whose Stories Are Told? Representation & Bias in True-Crime Narratives

In late August of 2026, social media erupted with fascination over the Lindsay Clancy trial. Within a single month of the trial’s start, more than 164,400 TikTok videos were uploaded under the trending #Clancy hashtag. The former labor and delivery nurse, charged with three counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of her children – […]

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“Don’t Be Such A P*ssy…”

“Hey Google, what does the word ‘pussy’ mean?” I was appalled to see that it was defined as “coward/weakling”, before even mentioning it as a word used to refer to female genitalia. So what does that really say about our society? There is an epidemic in the way our community genders sexual language. Let’s start with, […]

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Newsroom 4/21

This week’s newsroom highlighted both a local and global story that raises important questions about women’s safety, voice, and how their experiences are handled. At the local level, JMU senior Natalya Paris spoke out about her experience with housing discrimination. After returning home to find a behavior chart that included a racial slur, she described […]

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Just take 3 Advil

When I got my IUD, I was told to take three Advil beforehand and that I would be fine. No numbing, really no sympathy or compassion… nothing It was said casually, like it was no big deal. Like it was the same as any other quick appointment. So I listened. I took the Advil, showed […]

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Ladies and Gentlemen Plus More

LGBTQ+ Individuals Right to Healthcare and the Setbacks They Face In today’s society, we are growing individuals who try to fit into norms that have already been created but might not fit who we are. For ladies, this can be wearing a dress to a fancy event or simply crossing your legs at the dinner […]

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It Takes Two… So Why Is It On One?

I swear this is something I think about all the time. Why is birth control basically seen as a “girl thing”? Like genuinely. Any time it comes up, it’s always directed at women. Doctor appointments, conversations with friends, even random comments people make. It’s just assumed that we’re the ones handling it. And honestly, I’ve […]

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