SEXISM
12 VIEWS SANTA ANA COLLEGE el Don / eldonnews . org • MONDAY , NOVEMBER 27 , 2017
In an era when free speech is being attacked , it ’ s time for students to make their voices heard .
STAFF EDITORIAL
Nikki Nelsen / el Don
YOUR VOICE MATTERS
I n the 1960s , on the steps of Sproul Plaza , speech , press , assembly and petition , it is the students of University of California , imperative that students carry the torch of Berkeley gathered in herds to participate in protests and sit-ins , ushering in and their neighborhoods .
activism into their homes , their campuses
a renaissance of student activism — the Empowering student activism and fostering an environment that encourages free
Free Speech Movement . Students assembled to challenge the establishment of speech starts with planting the seeds of faulty government , poor decisions and interactive discussion at the campus level . conflicting ideals .
It begins with students engaging in the Over 50 years have passed since the Free classroom , asking questions and clarifying Speech Movement began , but the state of concepts . Students should seek the truth , free speech on college campuses now finds fact checking information before sharing itself in crisis . According to a 2015 Pew potentially fake news . Research survey , about 40 percent of U . S . Organization must occur at the community level , whether it be in a campus free- millennials believe the government should be able to limit offensive speech against speech zone or the heart of downtown , minorities , contradicting the notion of while opening new avenues with the widespread presence of the Internet and social free speech this nation was founded on — foundations which continue to prevail . media . Student activism was born and can
In a nation where the First Amendment continue to thrive on initiative . It should of our Bill of Rights explicitly defends the be the youth of America who continue to free practice of religion and expression of carry this tradition .
SEXISM
Stay Loud
Throughout history , society has portrayed women as caring , submissive , soft and feminine . But there are plenty of women who have never cared to have those traits , those who refuse to measure up to society ’ s standards of what it means to be “ lady-like .” Throughout history , unapologetically strong-willed women have been seen as disruptive , dramatic and man-hating . Perhaps more unsettling , they are also perceived as less feminine . Thankfully , being a female with a lot to say is now more common than ever before . Women no longer seem afraid to speak out and be themselves , regardless of whether or not it measures up to society ’ s expectations .
I was ten years old when I was first told to act like a lady after burping in a gym class . I was embarrassed , but ever since that day I ’ ve made sure to avoid treating people ’ s expectations as a guideline . I grew up admiring many androgynous celebrities like Joan Jett , Prince , David Bowie and Janis Joplin . I realized that I was okay with being different like my idols .
Society continues to encourage Millennials to stand out , stand up and be real , and yet women still bear the weight of unreasonable “ feminine ” ideals . There ’ s no need to feel embarrased or change your personality to conform to society ’ s standards on women .
People tell me to do my hair a certain way , wear makeup or dress in ways that media says is attractive . I just prefer to sit back wearing my old Aerosmith T-shirt and dirty baby bangs , while their words go in one ear and out the other .
— Diana Romano