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Jackie O'Brien | Wednesday, January 23, 2019
Gillette released a controversial advertisement last week positively challenging ideals of toxic masculinity; it promoted a new conception of what it means to be “masculine.” Rather than idolizing those men who have so long been valued in our society, the classic “man’s man,” it offers an alternative route. It highlights the best in men: helping
Letter to the Editor | Friday, April 28, 2017
Recently in the Letter to the Editor section of The Observer, there was an article written in response to a previously published opinion piece. I came across the following in that article: “It will always be a painful truth that there are people out there like you, [Ms./Mr. so and so], who oppose the right
Diversity Council | Monday, February 27, 2017
I am a complete human being, complex and beautiful. I can be compassionate and mean, get silly and serious, have happiness and pain and experience times of glory and shame. So why don’t I see that complexity of who I am reflected in society’s views of people who look like me? As an American, it’s
Devon Chenelle | Tuesday, January 31, 2017
In a famous bit, comedian Louis C.K. expresses his consternation with gay marriage opponents, noting none are, for example, obligated to attend same-sex matrimonies or buy the newlyweds a gift. “It doesn’t have any effect on your life,” inveighs CK, and I long affirmed his conclusion that opposition to marriage equality was thus simply myopic
Letter to the Editor | Tuesday, November 15, 2016
I would first like to say how shocked and saddened I am by the recent results of our election. I cannot begin to fathom the very real fear these results have inspired in members of the LGBTQ community, people of color, Muslims, immigrants and all other marginalized groups of our society. As a straight, white
Devon Chenelle | Tuesday, October 11, 2016
I’m obsessed with Donald Trump. Initially limited to his campaign, my fixation has grown such that I fear I’ll soon start watching “Apprentice” reruns. Like all true obsessions, my feelings of repulsion and attraction are intertwined so tightly one forgets where one starts and the other ends. A little spark of sympathy, perhaps subconscious, always develops
Kitty Baker | Monday, August 31, 2015
One of the best episodes of the TV series Frasier is “Ham Radio.” Frasier attempts to direct an old radio drama, “Nightmare Inn,” to celebrate KACL’s (the radio station at which he works) 50th anniversary. The episode ends, of course, in complete disaster, as accidents and colliding personalities leave the drama unfinished. This episode never
Paige Affinito | Wednesday, December 10, 2014
I have 1,637 friends on Facebook, an immense number that falsely speaks to both the nature of my social life and general popularity. Admittedly, there are some who contribute to this digit that I’ve never formally introduced myself to; I just could not resist the chance to stalk their profile. But the vast majority of
Claire Bleecker | Wednesday, February 19, 2014
According to an article I read in the New York Times last week, the demand for heroine in the United States has risen 232 percent in the past four years. Just this past Christmas, a friend from my hometown told me that heroin “came in last year,” killed several kids we went to high school