Judging Journalism: bias about the Middle East.

Before the Film: I know that the northeast region of Africa and the south west parts of Asia and Europe make up the Middle East. I'm currently unable to locate any specifics like Israel or West Bank without google. Population:  Israel is about 8.5 million, West Bank is about 2.8 million, Gaza Strip is about...

Overt Overlooking

Intersectionality, a term coined by Kimberle Crenshaw, tends to creep its way into conversations where it really does not belong. Don't get me wrong, there are plenty conversational homes for the term and hopefully we can expand the conversations around the topics involving intersectionality. Just as cars approach intersections at a point where two roads...

Pretty Privilege

After watching the documentary "Miss Representation" I've realized that there is an entire world within me that was created by the media messages and depictions of women. As a child, I would dress up in women's clothes and wonder what it would be like to be so beautiful and admired that someone with money and status...

Age Before Beauty

The American beauty industry capitalizes off of women's desire to hinder a natural part of life. Growing older. As women do this growing, they become more and more conscious of their age. This opens the floodgates for the beauty industry to sell skin creams, makeup, and serums that slow the progression of age and for...