The Ethical Issue of Inappropriate Jokes About Sexual Abuse
Rape is never okay. Sexual assault is never okay. Sexual harassment is never okay. Any form of sexual abuse is never okay and will never be...
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8 Tips to Travel Ethically
Picture your favorite place to travel, or that one spot you’ve always wanted to visit. Imagine how you interact with that place and its...
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Algorithms: Intrinsically Evil or Room for Ethical Regulation?
Algorithms themselves are merely mathematical shortcuts to solving problems. Inherently, they are neutral in ethics, as they are merely a...
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Don’t Shame Plus Size People for Shopping from Fast Fashion Stores
It’s no secret that the fashion industry, and in particular fast fashion shops, has a lot of issues regarding sustainability and ethics. In...
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Her Campus American's Code of Ethics
Her Campus American's Code of Ethics
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We Can’t Always have Ethical Consumption in Fashion
During my grade school years, I used to get a few of my clothing items from Forever 21 for cheap prices – more specifically, socks and tank...
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Should I feel bad for being a materialist and taking joy from things?
To buy the sparkly dress, or not to buy? Materialist culture has always had a bad reputation, calling those who buy into it “selfish”. In...
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"Deserved": on Meriting Mental Health Struggles
And Why Their Validity Does Not Require Circumstantial Justification
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Maria Ressa: Why You Should Know Her Name
No matter the risk, no matter the cost, no one can silence her.
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Vacationing in a Pandemic: Is it Ethical?
Everyone needs a vacation. You can relax while soaking up the hot sun on a beach or breathe in the cold winter air in the snow. Wherever...
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Are Content Creators Really Who We Think They Are?
The people who publicly display their lives online choose to reflect only the best versions of themselves. But sometimes, inadvertently, their worst will slip through the cracks and onto our screens as well.
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Ethical Efficiency for Future Entrepreneurs
At the beginning of this semester, one of my professors said something that stood out to me during class. This professor mentioned Amazon...
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What’s Race Got to Do with It?: A Brief History of Race in Medicine and Surgery
The COVID-19 pandemic is loud and not leaving us anytime soon, and I’m sure we’ll never hear the end of the fact that this is “an...
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The Ethics of Fast Fashion
Fast fashion has grown popular, changing the patterns of consumerism. Clothing has become cheaper and disposable, allowing for many...
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What The Good Place Can Teach Us About Living Life
If you haven’t watched the series yet, I must ask you: “Why the fork not?”
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Making Ethical Choices in our Careers and in Life
Small changes that align with our values can contribute to the world we want to live in.
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Hologram Controversy
For her 40th birthday, Kanye West gave Kim Kardashian a hologram of her father - what do technological leaps of this nature mean in an ethical context?
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Sustainable, Ethical Living in an Unsustainable, Unethical World
If you’re lucky enough to have Netflix, you’ve possibly seen the recently released documentary “A Life on our Planet” starring the...
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The Rise (and Fall?) of Shein and Online Fast Fashion
If you’re anything like me (that is, a hermit), you’ve probably seen dozens of YouTube hauls, articles, and even TikToks about Shein , a fast-fashion online retailer that sells hundreds of goods for affordable prices. In an era where online shopping is at an all-time high, it’s no surprise Shein has managed to become a topper in its industry.
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Can We Be Conscious Consumers Under Capitalism?
Last week, the Swedish oat milk company, Oatly, came under fire for claiming to be a sustainable company yet accepting an investment from...
