We need to have a diversity of conceptions of femininity to look toward in the media. Although they have a long way to go before achieving true diversity, Disney princesses represent many varieties of femininity and make for outstanding role models.
The most straightforward and momentous step we could take toward solving the problems of American democracy is to lower the voting age to 16, beginning with local elections. This would revolutionize our political culture in the United States, politically empowering future generations of Americans and elevating our civil discourse.
While Belarus is no stranger to rigged elections, the sheer magnitude of fraud in the 2020 election mobilized the populace to demand change. A new generation of Belarusians who do not know anything other than the Lukashenko government feel left behind by a stagnating economy, and Lukashenko’s abysmal response to the COVID pandemic mobilized civil society to fight it in his stead.
When the people who live like “the middle class” are so widely detached from those who make up the middle-income bracket, is there truly an American middle class?
Disney’s live-action “Mulan” could have been an amazing opportunity to bring Mulan’s story of empowerment to a new generation of young women and represent genuine Chinese culture, but instead, we got this movie.
