In a world where transgender voices are often silenced, Will & Harper breaks through. Released on Netflix on September 27th, 2024, the documentary challenges the silenced narratives surrounding the transgender community. I found Will & Harper thanks to my mother and father, who urged my sister and me to watch as soon as we could. […]
Read More Will & HarperHello everyone! This week’s newsroom was put together and presented by justavirgogirl and myself! We reviewed a variety of topics ranging from national feel-good stories to global humanitarian issues. Featured in this newsroom are one local story, two national stories, and two global issues. Local: Needle Juice Tattoo Shop Opened September 1st by Harrisonburg native, […]
Read More September 9th NewsroomSocial media has allowed everyone the platform to create their ideal life, representing themselves and everything they do as “perfect”. The psychological definition of social media is “online services which encourage their users to digitise and publicly share previously private personal information”. When I first started using social media in eighth grade, I remember how excited […]
Read More Are you real?As a cisgender woman, I am in no way speaking on others’ experiences with or regarding transgender identity positionally. Despite this, this is my experience and exploration when one of my friends started dating a transgender male and how I approached the conversation with her (cisgender woman). In my identity positionally, I had a lot […]
Read More MY GROWTH ABOUT DIFFERING IDENTITIES THROUGH THE HELP OF MY FRIENDIn this post, we discuss the harmful effects of the male gaze shown in the media. How does it affect our self-image and identity?
Read More The Male Gaze and Its Harmful EffectsWhen you sit down to play a new game, that has garnered a lot of attention and accolades there is a lot of excitement and anticipation for that title screen to first greet your eyes. As I got older a lot of the excitement and anticipation for new games has dwindled, I kept asking the […]
Read More Connecting with a CharacterAt my job, my supervisor had us write out personal mission statements for ourselves. The concept was broad, she wanted us to include what we wanted to, but the idea was the same for all of us: Define your identity and purpose and include what is important to the way you want to live. I […]
Read More Sharing your Story.Let me say it again for those in the back to hear: REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ARE FOR EVERYONE. After attending the 2017 National Young Feminist Leadership Conference (NYFLC) in DC last weekend, and having some intersectional discussions, I reflected and realized how I cis-washed issues regarding abortion, birth control, feminine hygiene products, STI’s, and more. What […]
Read More Reproductive rights are for EVERYONE, not just WOMENThese are my own specific, one perspective experiences and thoughts. So, don’t hate. <- That’s a disclaimer that I don’t speak for anyone except myself in this short personal reflection. I am Korean-American. Yet, it was only recently that I realized that I had been socialized as White practically my whole life. I had always defended […]
Read More The Duality of a First Generation Immigrant
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