The conversation of white privilege is one that is often shied away from. The phrase comes up and people are quick to be defensive, wanting to argue that they are not that type of white person or making the claim that white privilege does not exist. The truth is, white privilege is a real problem […]

In recent news, actor Jussie Smolett has come under fire for allegedly staging a hate crime on himself. Because of this, the legitimacy of other victims reporting abuse suddenly has a negative light shone on it. So often those who report crimes of abuse of any kind–specifically sexual–are not taken seriously. They are written off […]

Hatred for the LGBT community has always been a topic of conversation, especially in today’s political climate. With the U.S. Vice President being a supporter of conversion therapy as well as having a record of opposing gay rights, it doesn’t come as a surprise when other lawmakers share similar negative ideals regarding the LGBT community. In recent […]

In a recent interview with Gay Times, former Kyle XY star Matt Dallas spoke out about  Hollywood producers encouraging him not to come out as gay because he “could not be successful if you were openly gay in the entertainment industry.” This is striking for a number of reasons. Queer characters are slowly becoming a staple […]

Here’s the thing: feminism affects everybody. Men. Women. Children. Non-binary individuals. It doesn’t matter. Feminism has an impact on us all. But something that often is not given attention is the concept of intersectional feminism. Intersectional feminism is the idea that feminism affects not just cis-gendered, middle class, white women–but people from many diverse backgrounds […]

“The Bachelor” and “The Bachelorette” are able to strum up nearly 8 million viewers per week to watch two people fall in love. “Keeping Up with the Kardashians”, a show perhaps about family but on the surface certainly seems like a show about rich people living their richest lives, brings in 1.3 million people per week to E! Network. […]

There’s no denying that each one of us carries some kind of bias, whether it be political affiliation or from liking Kourtney more than Khloe. However, it’s when we crave validation in our beliefs that things can become dangerous; when we refuse to view forms of media that challenge our ideals in any way. This […]

A survey from the American Psychiatry Association found that millennials are by and large the most anxious generation. Women are reported to have higher anxiety than men, and people of color scored 11 points higher on the anxiety scale than Caucasians. So what does this say about the state of our world? With statistics telling […]

I, like many members of my generation, am addicted to my phone. More specifically, the forms of social media that I can access on my phone. Twitter, Facebook, Instagram. Any time we unlock our phones we are immediately sucked into our many social media platforms… but certainly, this can’t be any good, can it? As […]

Sex is a part of our culture. Everywhere we look were being subjected to it – it’s in Hardee’s advertisements, it’s in the movies, it’s on TV. We live in a society with sex on the brain. A subdivision of our culture is the fast-growing realm of hookup culture. With apps like Tinder, Bumble and […]