“GLP-1s are killing body positivity — but not in the way you think,” Grace Rutherford PO ’28 writes. “While these medications can offer real health benefits, they are flooding and redirecting every conversation away from body acceptance to body improvement. People are now putting mental health aside in exchange for fitting into an ideal.”
Tag: Reddit
Popped up: Reddit might be what you’re looking for in times of procrastination
In this week’s pop culture column, Hannah Avalos PO ’21 compares her experiences on Reddit and Instagram, claiming that anonymity on Reddit allows users to more authentically connect with others.
New Yorker journalist explores free speech in the social media era
In the digital age, social media has called into question everything we believe about free speech. That’s according to Andrew Marantz, a journalist and staff writer for The New Yorker magazine who spoke at Scripps College’s Balch Auditorium Feb. 19. Marantz discussed social media’s role in shaping mainstream politics and