The Narsingdi Railway Station Incident Shows Us Why Trying to be the Good Girl is a Dangerous Fallacy
Sure, being a girl has its perks; however, nowadays, many women think of it as a curse. Why, may you ask? Here are some examples: since childhood, we girls are told to behave 'like a lady'- don't laugh too loud,…
Understanding the Causes Behind the Devastating Sylhet Floods
It’s been over two months since the devastating floods in Sylhet that saw the displacement of almost 400,000 people, the death of at least 68 people, and the infection of over 4,000 people with waterborne diseases. We have already moved…
How the Overturn of Roe v Wade Set Back Women’s Autonomy by Decades
It is justified to consider abortion as a moral and philosophical conundrum, but what about abortion as a real-world social practice? It might be worth looking at abortion empirically and historically because, as recent events allude, the abortion debate could…
Is Rainbow Capitalism Actually Helpful to the LGBTQIA+ Community, or Just a Marketing Tactic?
June is regarded as Pride Month. While the LGBTQ+ community remains stunted in many societies and continues to live in the shadows in others, the West uses this month to march and renew their vigor to continue their fight for…
The Downside of Corporate “Wokeism”
While most brands these days try to advocate for positive social changes, there are only a handful of institutions that have the potential to actually create a difference. Mass media and large corporations perpetuate this activism in the name of…
Sitakunda Explosions Raise Age-Old Questions about Accountability
On June 4, Saturday, at 9 pm, a fire broke out in Sitakunda’s container facility, located 25 miles from the Chittagong port. While firefighters were attempting to salvage the situation, the fire triggered multiple explosions around midnight. The explosions resulted…
A Brief History of the Johnny Depp and Amber Heard Trial, and How it Sheds Light on the Flip Side of the #MeToo Coin
Edward Scissorhands, Pirates of the Caribbean, Dark Shadows, Sweeney Todd, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Alice in Wonderland, Sleepy Hollow – the list goes on. All these beloved movies have one thing in common: Johnny Depp. Known as a versatile…
How to Reach Beyond the Liberal Bubble in Bangladesh
A liberal bubble refers to the social isolation that an individual is confined to because of certain socioeconomic features. Although a significant portion of the Bangladeshi population caters to that mindset, the concept of a liberal bubble is still quite…
What Will an Elon Musk-led Twitter Look Like?
Assume that you have been frequenting a sushi place for a few years. You do not like the management, the service, and so on. Nonetheless, you continue visiting for the sake of sushi. However, one day you wake up so…
The Insidious Discrimination of Fast Fashion
This is the second article in a series about fast fashion. Please check out the first article here. The fashion industry is a prime example of a lucrative industry tainted by prejudice and intertwined with racism. In 2017, consumers spent…
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