The sense of consumerism associated with Christmas gets me down every year whenever I let myself think about it for long enough. This year, the feelings I hadย towards both receiving and buying bagsโ worth of presents were negative enough for my family and I to agree to not do stockings for each other anymore.ย ย I … Continue reading Consumerism and Christmas: Do they go hand in hand?ย
Month: December 2022
The Term โGender-Neutral” May Not Be as Positive as you Think
A colleague mentioned this idea to me recently and it caused me to really think. I thought Iโd share it with you. By calling some lines of clothing โgender-neutralโ, we are implying that clothing isnโt normally these things. This might seem pretty obvious at first but read it again and think about it a bit … Continue reading The Term โGender-Neutral” May Not Be as Positive as you Think
My Evaluation of Queerbaiting
Harry Styles, Kit Connor and Yungblud are three prime examples of celebs who have been accused of queerbaiting. Queerbaiting is the implication that you identify as part of the LGBTQIA+ community (when in reality you donโt) in order to increase profit and sales. In trying to understand why these people specifically are being put in … Continue reading My Evaluation of Queerbaiting

