Hair gel, duck faces aren’t in style
While watching any high school Disney channel movie, you will often see an older character with a popped collar, 14 ounces of gel in his hair and an ego the size of the entire “Jersey Shore” cast. This is the stereotypical college douchebag. He will probably drive a foreign sports car and throw an obnoxiously...
Advertisers realize need to target new, specific market
As the acceptance of the homosexual, transgender and bisexual community rises, so does advertisers’ realization of the need to target that market, according to a recent study by School of Communication advertising professor Wan-Hsiu “Sunny” Tsai. Just a couple of years ago, the portrayal of gays in the media were few and far between, but...
Stereotyping interferes with meeting new people
I am from Lawng Eyeland. I open and close draws, drink wooter and like my cawfee dark. Now, as the reader, many things may have rushed into your mind before meeting me. Some common assumptions are: (1) My taste in men ranges from juiceheads to stronger, tanner juiceheads. (2) I wear Juicy Couture track suits...
Staff editorial 8/29: Look in between the lines
Diversity seems to be becoming less of a black and white issue. More people are identifying themselves as “mixed” rather than one specific race. Even gender identity is becoming fuzzy. So what exactly is diversity? At its most basic core, it’s anything that makes us different, from clear issues such as race and gender right...
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