Her Campus at UCLA
The Hot Girl Summer Bod is Officially Out
Yup, the unattainable summer bod is #canceled.
Her Campus at Texas
Why Can’t I Look In The Mirror?
Watching early 2000s Disney and Nickelodeon shows as a child while also becoming a teenager during the rise of social media has come with many unattainable expectations and beauty...
Her Campus at UPR
Women’s Beauty Standards: How It Impacts Our Everyday Lives
It’s sad to talk about myself in a negative way when I know nobody’s the same and I’m my own person with different physical traits, but the feeling of...
Her Campus at Toronto MU
Living With Acne in the Age of Social Media
How having acne has influenced my perception of myself in a world where social media is the norm.
Her Campus at SLU
How the “DUFF” Stereotype on Disney Channel Portrays False Beauty Standards
The intentional use of body type in Disney Channel shows designates the ugly, fat friend to be the odd, eccentric, lazy and unlovable sidekick and presents a false beauty...
Her Campus at CU Boulder
What’s The Deal With “Ugly Hot”?
What can the term “Ugly Hot” tell us about our societal view of men and beauty standards alike?
Her Campus at UCSB
Is Clean Beauty *Really* That Clean?
Beauty brands like Summer Fridays and Ilia can be found in every girl’s makeup bag, their “Clean At Sephora” stickers boasting no phthalates, synthetic chemicals, or parabens–-but does that...
Her Campus at CU Boulder
What’s the Deal With Wasians?: Fetishization, Eurocentric Beauty Standards, and the Irreversible Damage of Jenny Han
Belly gets an endless summer romance and Lara Jean gets love letters from every boy she’s ever fallen for…where does that leave us?
Her Campus at Ashoka
All for one, one for self
This article aims to explore social activism, specifically the feminist movement, as it exists under the purview of an incredibly consumerist and capitalist society. There is a notion that...