Her Campus at SLU
The F-word: Redefining the Word “Feminism”
This semester I am taking an English class focused on gender and identity, and many of our discussions are centered around feminism and the role it plays in society....
Her Campus at UCD
BTS: Beyond the Stereotypes
High school can hardly be called a breeze. Becoming a teenager naturally entails the internal conflict of crafting your authenticity while fitting into societal norms. I used to be...
Her Campus at Illinois State
What Is Indie?
Indie: independent; a pop group, record label, or film company not belonging to or affiliated with a major record or film company. Over the course of several years, my...
Her Campus at UMKC
What is the White Savior Complex?
An unfortunate symptom of white supremacy is the white savior complex. This complex, although not necessarily outwardly malicious, is very harmful to BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, people of color) and...
Her Campus at UWindsor
The Origin of the Stereotype: Black Men And A Love Letter to My Father
The Black male stereotype happens to be one of the most common stereotypes popular in today’s news and media. They are portrayed as the villainous characters who play with...
Her Campus at BU
Do Asian Films Break Stereotypes or Just Repackage Them?
The recent success of Asian film and television works forces us to revisit Asian stereotypes. Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings and Crazy Rich Asians are...
Her Campus at UWindsor
Positive Stereotypes Don’t Exist
Positive stereotyping is still stereotyping. — Before I begin to delegate the misconceptions of positive stereotyping, it is important to note that they differ between race, ethnicity, gender, sexuality,...
Her Campus at Emory
The Facts and Fiction of the B-School Experience
Let’s be honest, business majors get a pretty bad rap at pretty much any university. However, I have found that the B-school at Emory has a...
Her Campus at Nanyang Tech
To All the Boys Who Dance
You might have heard of #BoysDanceToo, a movement in 2019 that started after Good Morning America host, Laura Spencer, made an insensitive...
Her Campus at Hampton U
Can Guys and Girls Really Just Be Friends?
The concept of girls and guys just being friends is always a topic that is debated, as if it is not at all possible for girls and guys to...