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The Harvard-Westlake Chronicle

A teenage girl scrolls through her social media feed and finds herself comparing herself to an influencer in her reflection.

The costs of comparison culture

Ava Fattahi
March 25, 2021

In a world where self-worth is derived from likes and comments on Instagram posts and replies to Snapchat stories, teenage girls are extremely likely to fall prey to impossibly high standards...

Silhouette of a women featuring playboy magazine covers sexualizing women

Let’s Talk About Sexualization

Oversexualization in the media has proven to be increasingly problematic. Students discuss social media’s impact on mental health.
Mimi Landes and Caitlin Muñoz
March 24, 2021

“I’m not looking, are you looking?” “They looked at me first, I swear.” Women experience oversexualization from men in the media When Ash Wright ’22 opened the comment section of a TikTok...

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