Opinion

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How Turning Red Uses and Exceeds Stereotypes

On March 11th, 2022, Pixar released the highly-anticipated animated feature, Turning Red (directed by Domee Shi), on Disney+. With 16 million views on the teaser trailer alone, the official trailer racked up 44 million views, nearly two times as many views as Pixar’s previous releases of Luca and Soul.

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Ultra Femininity: The Virgin Suicides

The Virgin Suicides is a tale of young teenage girls living through the examination of the male gaze, and their perspective on what the American teenage girl should be.

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Xenophobia in the Music Industry: BTS’s Historic Grammy Nomination

On November 25th, 2020, BTS made history with their Grammy nomination for “Best Pop Duo/Group Performance” for their summer-hit song, “Dynamite.” The Grammys will be held on March 14th, 2021, and we will find out if this achievement will go beyond this prized Grammy nomination.

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Disney’s First South Asian Heroine: Raya and the Last Dragon

Jasmine, Pocahontas, Mulan, Tiana, and Moana: the only POC Disney princesses since Aladdin’s game-changing release in 1992. Now it seems a fifth princess of color will join the exclusive and largely white Disney Princess ranks with the upcoming release of “Raya and the Last Dragon.” 

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Sia’s Debut Movie, Music: Autistic Representation or Ableist Stereotypes?

Sia—singer, songwriter, and recently debuted director—is one of the most famous artists worldwide, receiving awards, nominations, and recognition for several songs including “Chandelier,” “Cheap Thrills,” and a recent TikTok sensation, “Snowman.” So when she dropped a teaser on November 23rd for her debut-directed movie, Music, fans and non-fans were eager to watch this one-minute video and were quick to respond to the ableism and stereotypes portrayed in this movie.

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Athena Wu Athena Wu

To My Fellow Asian-Americans: Our Role in Creating an Equal America

For decades, institutions have driven up a wall between the Black and Asian-American communities, pitting us against one another as a way to deflect blame from the true culprit: the prolonged and continually denied racism of our American government and society. In order for racial minorities to be productive in fighting white supremacy and the racism built into American roots, we must first heal the divisions and distrust among our own communities.

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“Driver’s License” Analysis: The Perfect Formula

If you’ve turned on the radio or played today’s top songs recently, you’ve probably heard “Driver’s License” at least once. You may have even played it 50 times. But how did “Driver’s License” become such a hit and so fast?

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