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Evil Stepmothers: Not Just in Disney Movies

Motherhood and fatherhood are two very complex, yet personal roles people have with their children. However, the stereotypes that often plague these roles may seem to differ on the surface in other cultures. In America, motherhood and fatherhood are seen as two very separate roles. The role of the father is to be the breadwinnerContinue reading “Evil Stepmothers: Not Just in Disney Movies”

Forbidden Love: The Shame and Desire in Giovanni’s Room

During a week full of chaos, both at Blake and throughout the country, reading James Baldwin’s Giovanni’s Room was an intriguing escape. Not only are we transported to Paris in the 1950s, we are transported to a world that is not very accepting of LGBTQ+ people. Told from the perspective of David, a twenty-something AmericanContinue reading “Forbidden Love: The Shame and Desire in Giovanni’s Room”