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You Don’t Want Ozempic Allegations.
“my summer wish list” Young women across TikTok have taken to the platform to express their summer wishes. Whether they’re realistic or not, there is one consistent factor amongst almost all of these posts. They seek to either lose weight or appear to fit a certain standard, many of them using the phrase “ozempic allegations”…
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Raíson: Sophomore Year
January 2024 saw the introduction of a new trend: Ins and Outs. While I know it’s no longer January, February 5th offers the first anniversary of Raison! In recognition of Raison’s first birthday, and the welcoming of a new year (which I am affectionately referring to as Raison’s sophomore year), here are my ins and…
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Beauty Within the Myth
Have you ever wondered just how beautiful someone would have to be for them to be regarded as the definition of beauty? How beautiful in every sense did the Queen of Sheba have to be to command such adoration? To be the image of legend even now. How beautiful could a woman be that she…
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The Pretty Girl Is A Myth
To put it plainly, there is no such thing as “the pretty girl”. She simply doesn’t exist, acting only as a figure of our fantasies, serving only one purpose. Our own delusion. The pretty girl is more of a reflection of our desire than it is a reality. That’s not to say there are no…
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Dear Barbie
A few weeks ago I wrote a relatively critical article about Gen Z and aesthetics. I have complicated feelings about the limitation that comes with aesthetics, and the struggle of self definition. All that being said, I have to admit. I love Barbiecore. Barbiecore is the height of the color pink. Never before has pink…
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The Inescapable Cycles of Femininity
TikTok and its social media associates have become obsessed with the feminine gaze. Videos discerning what characters were written by a man versus a woman permeate BookTok, the part of the platform dedicated to book-based content. On FashionTok, videos comparing one’s style while dressing for the male gaze, versus the female gaze are produced en…