Alexandra Phelps | Staff Writer Freshmen to seniors alike walked into their new classrooms for the first time this past week, and for many, with much anxiety in tow. After a full day of dealing with jitters, coming back for a second round is intimidating. For “female and fem” students, a safe space arose on […]
Anjuli Castano/Contributing Writer Powerful women have existed since the dawn of mankind. Yet to some, the image of a femme leader is still an anomoly; a distant figure miraged by the thick steam of pervasive misogyny. Confidence in women is represented in many ways, never forgetting the powerful and illusive femme sexualtity. Some base merit […]
Rina Factor/ Contributing Writer Fashion is a form of expression and has long been influenced by women’s place in society. Gender has long controlled an individual’s role in society as it set certain expectations for men and women. For instance, it was not common among women to wear pants until the 1920s when women began […]
Jacquelyn Hurtado/ Staff Writer On Sept. 20, 2016, the hit show “This Is Us” aired on NBC, introducing us to a very important female role model known as Chrissy Metz. On the show, Metz plays a 36-year-old overweight woman named Kate who struggles with her appearance and love life. Ever since “This Is Us” gained […]
Some women are die-hard, self-proclaimed feminists who fight for every injustice women face. Others feel that by calling themselves feminists, they are misandrists or have to give up their femininity or traditional place in life as a domestic goddess in an effort to fight the patriarchy. As with any group, there are stereotypes that have […]
Eduardo Alvarez/ Contributing Writer Instead of choosing one great woman, I picked the story of Patria, Dedé, Minerva, and María Teresa Mirabal; four Dominican sisters – three of whom died fighting Rafael Trujillo’s dictatorship. Born in a middle-class rural neighborhood in Salcedo, Dominican Republic, the sisters soon became involved in political resistance to Trujillo’s […]
Brea Jones/ Staff Writer As a black girl, it’s hard growing up and constantly being told about your faults — whether they were truly yours or just a stereotype created by media. For years, African American women have been constantly put down and underrated by society. In an online survey, students on BBC were asked […]
Belen Sassone/ Staff Writer After a Toronto police officer told college women that they shouldn’t dress like sluts if they wanted to prevent sexual assault, a movement began. The SlutWalk aimed to show that victim blaming and name calling are unacceptable. Thousands of angry people—men and women alike—marched the streets. Since then, the SlutWalk has […]
Gabriella Blanco/ Staff Writer Marvel’s roaring success “Black Panther” is worth talking about for it’s all-black cast (ignoring the only two white characters, played by “The Hobbit” alums Martin Freeman and Andy Serkis) and embracement of an Afro-futuristic setting. But what makes it shine above the other seventeen movies that make up the Marvel Cinematic […]
Image by nikki.jane via Flickr Michelle Marchante | Staff Writer michelle.marchante@fiusm.com Looking at movies today, the most basic classification you can use to define films is probably the difference between a chick-flick and a guy movie. A guy movie normally refers to an action film with a character, normally played by some macho-man like Dwayne […]
