By Mariantonia Mejia / Contributing Writer Your favorite content creators have likely fallen prey to cancel culture. However, people of color, particularly black people, have been the largest demographic with lasting effects from a cancellation. Cancel culture is the process of the general public socially and/or professionally ostracizing a public figure for a perceived wrong. […]
Isabela Vanga/ Contributing Writer Among the most followed celebrities like Kendrick Lamar with an instagram fan base of over 7.7 million, Shakira with over 45.2 million and even rising star Logic with over 3.3 million fans. The human voice can be the most powerful instrument of all, especially when having acquired the attention of such a […]
Image by puck90 via Flickr Jessica Soler | Contributing Writer opinion@fiusm.com The popularity of social media can be credited either to society being so bored that anything will entertain them or, perhaps, that there really is some visceral connection created through computer screens. Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Snapchat, the list goes on. There are so […]
Image by au tum n. via Flickr Michelle Marchante | Contributing Writer opinion@fiusm.com It’s fascinating to see how something that used to be considered nerdish suddenly becomes cool once it hits the mainstream. Look at the term nerd, for instance. When used, it could mean you are really smart, but it’s still used as […]
Alex Sorondo/Staff Writer I’m always conscious of it to some extent but I felt particularly aware, while watching the 2013 Golden Globe Awards, of how I didn’t look like any of the celebrities on screen. If I bore a resemblance to anybody, it was to the people being nominated for artistry or craft – crew […]
