We’ve all heard of white privilege and male privilege, but what does privilege look like for someone like me: a woman of color? It is easy for me to forget that I do experience privilege in many ways, but I wanted to take the time to analyze my straight privilege and mixed race privilege, because these are types of privilege that I’ve never heard anyone … Continue reading Privilege in Color

The increasing sexualization of racially ambiguous women in the media has recently made my ethnic ambiguity “trendy.” Had I grown up a few decades earlier, my mixed heritage would have made me an outcast, and a stain on my white bloodline. But now, as Jin Haritaworn explains, “the capitalist discourse celebrates and markets multi-racialized people as the superior bodies of the future” (1). Essentially, being … Continue reading Oooo So Exotic!

I recently came across the advertisement above for Asian blepharoplasty, which is the double eyelid surgery that is primarily done in Korea (1). A quick google search led me to discover that it is the most popular procedure in Korea, so much so that it has become a very common high school graduation gift for teenage girls and there is virtually no stigma surrounding it. … Continue reading What is the Korean Double Eyelid Surgery and Do I Need it?

I’ve always felt a bit like a chameleon. I don’t mean to, but I’ve always been able to blend in with almost any kind of people I meet. When I used to Uber to my internship, my Hispanic or Middle Eastern Uber drivers would look at me and ask me if I was from wherever they were from. Or sometimes I’ll complain about the dining … Continue reading Colorism vs White Privilege

For our Gender Action Project, the Fizz hosted multiple small call-ins around the Claremont Colleges to ask our senators to support the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act. It took each of our participants less than 5 minutes to call the their local senators. Here’s how you can too! First, look up the information on the bill you’re interested in. You’re going to want … Continue reading It’s EASY to call your government officials

Do you wonder if your clothes are ethically made? Have you heard of fast-fashion? Are you wondering how to best revamp your wardrobe for the next season? by Hazel Hutchins The Fizz is sharing an incredible Ethical Fashion Guide,  to answer your questions, to get you deeply informed, and involved. This comprehensive guide is created and designed by Cheri Tse, and Luyi Huang, both Pitzer … Continue reading Engaging with Ethical Fashion

Half of the way we wear our hair is a product of socialization and half of it is personal preference. But even then, it is unlcear to me how our personal hairstyle preferences are influenced by pop-culture. I wear my hair long because I grew up believing that this is the way girls and women wear their hair. At some point I became attached to … Continue reading What Does Your Hair Say About You?

Privilege: Why Blondes Have More Fun By Adele English From Then, To Now My upbringing gave me no reason to believe that I could be an oppressor without intentionally inflicting harm on another person. My schooling did not teach me how the way I participate in the world affects those who I may not directly interact with. And my social sphere never taught me that … Continue reading A Privilege Post

Food is a clear representation of the economic extremes in the U.S. today. Food insecure families eat high carb, sodium rich fatty foods that are cheap and fill them up quickly while the wealthiest families in America eat berries all year long from grocery stores like Whole Foods and high-end local markets. What people eat for lunch, what their favorite foods are, and what they … Continue reading You Are What You Eat