social media

Is shaving your head a rejection of beauty standards? 

Posted on by Atala Johnson

Janeth Gomez ’29  gomezj96@lakeforest.edu  Staff Writer The camera is on, and a young woman is in tears as she parts her long, chestnut-colored hair into pigtails, preparing to chop it all off. She posts the video, and it goes viral shortly after, becoming her third most-viewed video on TikTok.   Erika Titus is a 23-year-old social media influencer with four million followers, known for her beauty content and openly sharing insecurities about her physical appearance. Her…

Read More

Has social media ruined the perception of love for Gen Z?

Posted on by Atala Johnson

Allyn Aliyeva ’29 aliyevan@lakeforest.edu Staff Writer Love bombing, the three-month rule, honeymoon phase, situationships, soft/hard launches. These are all contemporary dating terms that Gen Z has become familiar with through social media. Dating has become viral in association with these terms, and that is exactly what is wrong, especially in the month that features Valentine’s Day.  These terms have also led to the creation of rules in relationships. Love has become a trend that everyone…

Read More

What do we think of the social media trend where we post pics of our food online?

Posted on by Jack Loessberg
What do we think of the social media trend where we post pics of our food online?

In 1825, Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin, a French philosopher and gourmand, said, “Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are.” In a way, we are defined by our eating habits and the choices we make in terms of food. However, I believe a human is more than his or her eating decisions. Today we live in a world where we are used to sharing everything on social networks, and food is…

Read More

Anonymity Turns Us into Monsters

Posted on by Camille Lemieux
Anonymity Turns Us into Monsters

Social media has become an ever-present necessity in our lives, and it can even be said that it dictates our generation. With social media, however, everything is public and there is no anonymity—until recently. There is a new type of social media taking college campuses by storm, and its name is Yik Yak. In this application, people can post anonymous comments in their local area. If a comment gets “downed” (disliked by a user) five times, it gets permanently deleted. Many…

Read More