Final Girl trope is horror’s feminist rebrand
Olivia Jazwick, Contributing Writer As a self-proclaimed movie buff, Halloween is one of my favorite times of the year. Sure, I love going out dressed up as my favorite movie character and drinking red punch labeled “Fresh Blood,” but most of all, I love to watch a good horror movie. The horror genre has always […]
Modesty culture is a tool of oppression
Sara Matthews, Contributing Writer “Girls shouldn’t have scars on their knees,” my dad said when I came home from playing soccer. I hadn’t even noticed the gash until he pointed it out. That sentence confused me when I was 12 years old and continues to confuse me today. Nobody cared about how vigorously the boys […]
From hilarious to harmful: On the menu, we have girl dinner
Mika Perez, Contributing Writer When you think about a girl’s night, you revert to classic movies of women in silk robes sipping on wine and enjoying a platter of cheeses and prosciutto. It’s very romanticized to lounge around and enjoy these delicacies. The recent trend of “girl dinner” has shed light on slightly weird yet […]
Bimbo feminism is detrimental to the movement
Sara Matthews, Contributing Writer When you think of a bimbo, you probably imagine a conventionally attractive, hyper-feminine, air-headed young woman. Maybe she’s even blonde or wearing a super short skirt. The Oxford Dictionary defines a bimbo as “an attractive but unintelligent or frivolous young woman.” The derogatory term, coined in the early 20th century, is […]
Olivia Rodrigo’s ‘GUTS’ is an edgy soundtrack to the trials of girlhood
Kofi Mframa, Opinions Editor For the past two years, singer Olivia Rodrigo has soundtracked the lives of many teenage girls. Her debut single “drivers license” catapulted her to the apex of popular culture as she chronicled a past heartbreak. On her debut album “SOUR,” the stories of failed romance and teenage anguish continued. Now, with […]