These Were the 20 Best Moments of 2020
Most people will tell you 2020 was the worst year in history. With the many challenges imposed by COVID-19, this year definitely deserves its crappy title. But it really wasn’t all that bad! And in this article, I will take you through the 20 best…
How TikTok Supports China’s Repression Of Uyghurs
Quarantine pushed many of us to social media platforms such as TikTok for our daily dose of entertainment. From cute dances to Doja Cat’s Say So, to awkward and cringe-worthy challenges like #fliptheswitch. But using TikTok means that you contribute to the exploitation and death…
Let’s Rephrase: Illegal Immigrants
In this series Let’s Rephrase I discuss outdated words or phrases that need to be changed. And in light of International Migrants Day, I thought it would be the right moment to discuss the outdated terminology ‘illegal immigrants’. If we look at these two words…
Can We Live in a World Without Men?
I recently stumbled upon this question on the Internet. Is there a scenario in which we can live in this world without men? However comedic it might sound, there is actually some scientific reasoning behind this, which makes it not an impossible scenario. Let me…
Pink Tax: The Cost of Being a Woman
Confusing right? Talking about women’s rights and issues when it’s not even international women’s day yet. Oh well, I guess we need to take a break from talking about our patriarchal world issues, to discuss something that actually matters: the Pink Tax. Recently something got…
The Class of 2020
Something I was really looking forward to since the start of my senior year was eventually receiving a diploma. Because how cool is that? I worked towards this goal for two and a half years now, with full confidence in achieving it. Until suddenly an…
The Future Is Female
Today we celebrate women all around the world. All colors and sizes; with no one excluded. An equal world is a world of opportunities for everyone. For some, the International Women’s Day is a day of protest, for others, it’s a day of celebration. In…
What No One Tells You About Growing Up
Do you know that feeling when you step in water with socks on? Or when you drop your drink right after you bought it? Or when you’ve worked for hours upon hours on your assignment and then the computer dies on you without having saved…
