Tag: TikTok

Exploring mental health and illness through social media

While social media can generate critical discussion about mental health and mental illness, it can also lead many to self-diagnose and make people with mental illnesses feel misrepresented.  The Journal sat down with Louisa Flock, ArtSci ’24 and members coordinator at Jack.org’s Queen’s Chapter, to...

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Unpacking the ‘written by a woman’ TikTok trend

A recent TikTok trend celebrates real-life men who are “written by a woman” and criticizes women who are “written by a man.”   This trend is inspired by fictional characters from books and films, characters women writers have crafted as male protagonists or love interests and...

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TikTok is proof that we can't outrun toxic diet culture

While traditional media may have eased up on the promotion of diet culture in recent years, social media allows anyone to grow a platform and advocate for dangerous standards of beauty. On TikTok, gaining that platform is now easier than ever. In 2020, TikTok has taken the throne as the new king of...

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