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(04/25/16 1:02am)
From dooming “sinners” to hell to making extremely racist
remarks, picketers and protesters at ASU have abused the right to freedom of
speech for far too long, and far too frequently. As the semester wraps up, and
we can have some time to evaluate positive changes we can make to our campus,
regulating this hate speech should be one of our priorities.
(04/20/16 2:09am)
“Where are you from?” is a dreaded question for many,
especially children of immigrants. Due
to my appearance, I expect the question to be about where my parents are from.
Many times, answering “America,” although being born and raised here, does not seem to
suffice. Somehow my parents’ home country overshadows my personal identity. I
sometimes get a patronizing, “Wow, you speak English really well!” Even though
my Urdu is choppy and I grew up learning and speaking English. This is not to
say that where my parents are from does not play into my identity, but I have
come to terms with the fact that being a child of an immigrant is an entirely
different identity.
(04/04/16 12:13am)
In the United States, crime and criminality is heavily sensationalized.
With numerous television shows and movies that perpetuate the binaries of “them”
vs. “us," “good” vs. “bad,” it’s difficult to have a balanced perspective on
crime. If we further analyze, however, and examine our laws and regulations
regarding incarceration, these philosophies engrained in our minds about the
justice system are challenged.
(03/21/16 12:27am)
“Maybe if you smiled more, more guys would like you,” a
friend once told me. I’m not kidding. I’ve been told this before, and I’ve been
accused of looking uninterested, bored and therefore a bit unladylike. While I
understand that a smile is inviting and indicative of friendliness or
attractiveness, should I really smile more?
(03/14/16 1:20am)
Take a moment to think about Frank and Claire Underwood from the hit Netflix show "House of Cards." These characters are egomaniacal, cold-hearted political climbers who, without giving anything away, will do just about anything to make it to the top. Admittedly, although I realize these characters have such inhumane qualities, I find myself rooting for them, liking them at times, even. Their ruthlessness and dedication to power inevitably gets them ahead, and the audience is obsessed to see how far they can go up the political ladder, silently cheering them on.
(02/26/16 3:14am)
Today I read a poll that showed 20 percent of Donald Trump’s supporters disagreed with the Emancipation Proclamation, which freed slaves. I also recently read that the NYPD is demanding an apology from Beyoncé for making a reference to the Black Panther Party and police brutality during the Super Bowl halftime show. My question is, why do we pretend anti-black sentiment isn’t present everywhere today? Why do we pretend it is a thing of the past, and why do we ignore every part of black history that even hinted at resistance to oppression?
(02/16/16 5:00pm)
William Shakespeare, Edgar Allen Poe and Emily Dickinson are people who may come to mind when we think of poetry. I used to believe poetry was a dead art, something that we were not all capable of. That is, until I was gifted with a diary when I was ten years old.
(02/08/16 1:38am)
My mother rarely buys things for herself, so when I see an opportunity for her to buy something nice for herself, I make sure she does. We were at a nice boutique, deciding between wedges or heels when the man assisting us just couldn’t resist asking us a question. He pointed to her headscarf, did an odd wrapping motion with his fingers, and said in an accusatory way, “Why do you wear that … um, that thing on your head?”
(01/29/16 4:28am)
A very simple, lazy critique of so-called "millennials" is that young people are on their phones too much, and that we engage in social media far too often. While we must be conscious of how we spend our energy and time, I think there should be a rebuttal to this sentiment.
(01/21/16 3:16am)
Living in the U.S., makeup is accessible everywhere — be it at
the drugstore, mall, sometimes even gas stations carry lip balms or concealers.
However, one thing that is not as easily accessible is the correct shade of makeup for people
of color. My personal skin tone is pretty fair, what makeup artists or brands
would call “caramel,” “honey beige” or
some other bizarre food related name. I don’t find it extremely difficult to
find my shade in some brands, but I cannot help but notice the pink or cool
undertones of the makeup I purchase, which doesn’t represent my yellow and
olive undertones. It
is not as simple as light, medium and dark.