Sports Culture is American Culture, and It’s Worth Studying
Jun 7, 2020 · Sports are one of the largest unspoken cultural phenomena in American history. Whether you’re in elementary school, college, or beyond, sports have notably been extricated from other societal and cultural discussions of American history. Sure, Jackie Robinson is a well-known figure to many, and rightfully so; He broke modern …
It’s Time to Stop Blindly Idolizing Celebrities
May 23, 2021 · We have all most likely experienced an obsession over a celebrity at least once in our lifetime. Whether you went through a One Direction phase in middle school (complete with posters, signed albums, and band merch) or found yourself joining the BTS Army fanbase to closely obsess over the members’ personal lives, you idolized these individuals and placed them on an untouchable pedestal.
On the Ethics of Separating Art from Artists - The UCSD Guardian
Nov 11, 2019 · With Kanye West’s latest album release, what do listeners make of his new image and how do they reconcile good art from artists who make bad decisions? “You’re my number one, with the lemonade,” is the lyric that makes Earl Warren College senior Kaitlyn Campbell laugh when listening to “Closed on Sunday” off Kanye West’s...
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Solidarity Not Sympathy: The Adivasi Struggle of India
May 16, 2021 · My life is like that of a tree chopped of its branches, with its roots chopped off. My heart throbs with heavy thuds, a thousand Himalayas dropping into the Pacific Ocean from the high skies. Excerpt from “I Think of Your Evergreen Smile”By G.N. Saibaba. When we think of home, why do we often attach ourselves to...
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Six Famous UC San Diego Alumni – The UCSD Guardian
Feb 16, 2017 · Forget about your plans for a steady job, a small family and the simple pleasures of a slow-paced life. It’s all about fame, baby — fame! Money, cars, estates, sex, drugs, rock ‘n roll, otter pops, sushi buffets, the club! Why live for anything else!? Life is short! Do something big! Use exclamation points at...
Saving Ourselves From the White Savior Complex
Apr 25, 2021 · The White Savior Complex is, simply put, a trope in which a white person provides help to or rescues non-white people from unfortunate circumstances in a self-serving manner. However, this concept is multifaceted and its implications are more detrimental than beneficial to the people that are “being helped.” This mentality puts marginalized groups in an...
Global Repercussions of Eurocentrism – The UCSD Guardian
Sep 26, 2021 · During the early stages of the pandemic, the Western world was frightened of Covid-19, but for the wrong reasons, exoticizing the pandemic and placing blame onto countries for practices that are normal for them. The virus was immediately painted in cultural terms, framed in an antagonizing narrative of a threat “coming from afar.” This type...
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