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Abortion: Injustice due to Gender & Class
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Abortion: Injustice due to Gender & Class

Photo by Gayatri Malhotra on Unsplash Abortion is a primary example of how divisions in gender and class create injustice. These divisions are due to the social stratification of power between women and men and between the bourgeois and proletariat classes. With the recent overturning of Roe V. Wade, abortion access in the United States...

Unwrapping Gender Norms in Christmas Celebrations
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Unwrapping Gender Norms in Christmas Celebrations

Photo by Les Anderson on Unsplash The Christmas season is full of old and new traditions, festive music, movies, and books, plus loads of delicious treats. Traditions surrounding Christmas have evolved greatly throughout the years and are just as diverse depending on the ethnicity/background of the family you spend the holidays with. As my family...

Peering Through the Curtains of Intersectionality Into Baz Luhrmann’s Film, Moulin Rouge: A Complex Tapestry
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Peering Through the Curtains of Intersectionality Into Baz Luhrmann’s Film, Moulin Rouge: A Complex Tapestry

Photo by Karina lago on Unsplash The Moulin Rouge (est. 1889) is a place of magic, where one can be met with various identities and backstories. This significant piece of French history was transformed into an artistic rendition of a musical romantic drama film in 2001, with Australian Director Baz Luhrmann running the show. The...

Rory Gilmore’s relationship with men in Gilmore Girls
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Rory Gilmore’s relationship with men in Gilmore Girls

Whenever I tell someone that I’m a Gilmore Girls fan, I receive the question in response, “Are you team Dean, Jess, or Logan?” Originally, I was a Dean fan, as most people start. But as I re-watched the show and matured, I quickly became a Jess fan. As someone who studies communication and relationships between...