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Petition against the Boston National Women’s Soccer League’s team name, BOS Nation, on change.org. Katya Engalichev created the petition when the league launched their team name on Oct. 15, receiving over 1,800 signatures. SARAH CRUZ/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER.

‘Too Many Balls’ busted by BOS Nation backlash, team apologizes for controversial branding

Lauren Albano November 13, 2024
A new women’s soccer franchise in Boston received criticism for its “boring” team name and controversial marketing campaign.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Selective cancel culture is inherently misogynistic

Breanna Pham March 25, 2024
We cannot continue to overlook the glaring disparities in how this culture targets and undermines women while men often escape unscathed. It's on all of us to challenge and confront this injustice, to uplift and support women's voices and to strive for true equality in our society.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Girlhood is undefinable | The Perfectly Imperfect Human Condition

Lillian Chapman March 20, 2024
It’s understandable why a woman would not want to be defined by the content in Mulvaney’s song. But I’ll emphasize that Mulvaney is a woman through and through, and her journey of girlhood is no less valuable than anyone else’s.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

On ‘Saturday Night Live,’ beauty is in the eye of the writer’s room | On the Record

Addison Schmidt March 6, 2024
At a certain point, the lines begin to blur — are the SNL writers just making bad jokes, or are they so blinded by conventional attractiveness that they’ve been rendered comically stupid?
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

Our ‘girl world’ is holding women back

Lea Rivel February 22, 2024
The oversaturation of the internet prefix “girl” has caused it to be applied to certain hobbies, topics and interests in a way that infantilizes and diminishes the experiences of girlhood and womanhood.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

The misogynistic narrative of Taylor Swift’s relationship | Should We Really?

Corinne Davidson February 9, 2024
Should we really be hating on Taylor Swift for attending Travis Kelce's football games, or her fans for enjoying football because of her? Evidently, we really shouldn't.
Lila Baltaxe | Senior Graphic Artist

‘Lessons in Chemistry’: The science of sexism

Daniela Cejudo Curiel October 17, 2023
Cooking, battling sexism and a host of perplexing chemistry terms are just a few phrases to describe the first episode of the Apple TV+ series, “Lessons in Chemistry.”
Chloe Patel and Analise Bruno | Graphic Artists

Downplayed distress: Gaslighting in women’s healthcare

Benjamin Pollock April 11, 2023
This epidemic of American women’s symptoms being downplayed is known as medical gaslighting.
Lydia Evans | Graphic Artist

EDITORIAL: A triple-double standard

Editors April 6, 2023
Under normal circumstances, the NCAA women's championship would have been a thrilling milestone for the oft-overlooked field of women’s sports. And yet, this historic occasion was marred by controversy: racist double standards, sexist stereotypes, even a presidential faux pas.
Chloe Patel | Senior Graphic Artist

EDITORIAL: Freaks and Greeks — Greek life needs to change

Editors February 24, 2023
Greek life as an American institution needs a profound reckoning in order to maintain relevance and support.
Monet Ota | Graphic Artist

‘Blonde’— tribute or dishonor? | Picture This

Ariadna Sandoval October 13, 2022
Despite de Armas’ incredible talent in embodying Monroe, the film "Blonde" exploits the icon and illustrates a disrespectful and mostly fabricated telling of her life story.
Yvonne Tang / DFP Staff

Wear Me This: Even catsuits aren’t tight enough to keep out the male gaze

Sujena Soumyanath December 6, 2021
The re-emergence of the catsuit advertises a glamorous solution to the patriarchy, but in actuality may provide a little less than its glossy veneer.
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