If you are a man, you need to actively contribute to making the world a safer and better place for women. It is not enough to simply say you will not partake in the behaviors that end with us getting attacked or killed. You cannot be a bystander.
Esports and video games are a great thing, and their communities have the potential to reflect that even more. However, they demonstrate with particular clarity the systemic factors that facilitate an epidemic of sexual assault. They are the same factors that plague our world outside of gaming, including our own lives as Boston University students.
We need to turn toward our own personal satisfaction with our gender expression, instead of lashing out at others for theirs. If you feel secure in your masculinity, don’t let anyone ever make you doubt it. Conversely, if another person is secure in their masculinity, you don’t get to question them about it.
While we are all struggling through the monotonous yet unpredictable lifestyle that comes with the pandemic, we must not forget that oppression still holds prominence in our society. And we would be foolish to believe that it has not gotten worse.
I’m just going to come out and say it: I am a shameless fan of Bravo’s “Real Housewives” series. I watch it with a bowl of popcorn in front of me, and allow myself just that one hour to get lost...
Choice is a tricky word, one filled with power and sacrifices. We make choices every day that we barely even think about. Should I drink green tea or peach passion tea? Should I start that term paper or...
