I’m From Pakistan, and This Is How I Learned English.
“How do you speak English so well if you’re from Pakistan?” I was asked this very question by my Harvard interviewer, which I found amusing because I’d never expected such…
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No, It’s Not Cool to Be a White Man’s Whore
On TikTok, it’s trendy to be a self-proclaimed “white man’s whore.” And no one’s calling it out for what it is: problematic, racist, and most of all, sad. The app…
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A Study in TikTok’s Hierarchy of Hype
TikTok—the app that many have called “cringey” but are now downloading because they’ve got too much free time on their hands. Many have gone in blind, only knowing that the…
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Southern Girlhood and Misconceptions: A College Student’s Perspective
Bankston Creech is a talented poet, writer, and performer who hails from Alabama. A sophomore at Bryn Mawr College in suburban Philadelphia, Creech’s relationship with being Southern was in flux…
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Let’s Talk About Taiwanese Women
I am a Taiwanese woman. Growing up between Taiwan and China, I always found it difficult to navigate my identity. In China, Taiwanese women are labeled “homewreckers” thanks to our…
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Black Boys Look Blue: Radical Softness and Individualism
Within our everyday lives, there are countless manifestations of privilege and oppression. Sometimes these manifestations are evident, but in most cases this prejudice presents itself in the form of microaggressions.…
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