For my final project, I decided to create three art pieces analyzing different harmful aspects of purity culture. This installation includes a quote from Elizabeth Smart in her address at John Hopkins on anti-human trafficking. Elizabeth was abducted while in middle school and held captive for 9 months. At one point in her speech, Smart […]
A Split Queery- The Battle over Acceptance in the United States Anglican Community
A Split Queery The Battle over Acceptance in the United States Anglican Community “Accepting” has been widely used throughout society to define the sects and branches of Christian churches across the nation that choose to be queer-affirming. The battle over acceptance and affirmation has led many churches, including my own, to split and fracture due […]
Sexuality and the AAPI Community: What Is It?
“Asian men are not attractive” “Arranged marriage is the only option” “Asian women are docile and vulnerable” Many stereotypes fall under the category of what it means to be Asian American in today’s society. Race plays a large role dealing with the stigmas around sexuality and gender, especially amongst the younger generation. For years the […]
Purity Balls
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/e/2PACX-1vT_Ch9TjFQWEl0BS8-5McUFg4TKC5Xzio7uOOpZPOecJHnaojKJCEOc7ytdYlyOsa1Jwf5_nnlnNlLX/embed?start=false&loop=false&delayms=3000 Hey folks! Here’s the link for my powerpoint (hopefully it works :))
Religions’ Influence on Sex in Modern American Adolescents Podcast
This podcast is focused on religion and its influence on sex in modern American adolescents. In order to discuss this topic, I sent around a survey to my peers asking multiple questions on their view of religion and sex. The questions I asked include: What religion did the household you grew up in identify with? How […]
OVER-SEXUALIZATION OF THE BLACK BODY IN DIFFERENT RELIGIOUS DATING APPLICATIONS.
“Within neo-colonial white supremacist capitalist patriarchy, the black male body continues to be perceived as an embodiment of bestial, violent, penis-as-weapon hyper-masculine assertion.” – Bell Hooks, We Real Cool: Black Men and Masculinity Disclaimer: It should be noted that in an effort to get reliable and unbiased responses from the individuals used as the “sample population” […]