[in]Visible Magazine

What better way to start [in]Visible Magazine’s weekly blog playlist than with the theme of the invisible. A soundtrack to the unseen, the songs in this playlist bring attention to a reality where the invisible, the ignored is acknowledged and even confronted. From those hidden in plain sight to the ghosts of our present or […]

    I first came across the “Application to Date My Daughter” on Facebook, and I was immediately perturbed. For the uninitiated, it’s pretty self-explanatory – an “application” to be turned into the stereotypical, over-protective dad by a would-be boyfriend. It’s also very disturbing and highly problematic. I understand that the audience for this type […]

  Jeanette Nolan in Macbeth (1948) “Come you spirits that tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here,” vows Lady Macbeth as she prepares to convince her husband to murder the King of Scotland. It is a line and a scene that I have pondered for far too long, caught up in my attempt to reconcile her aggressive […]

Mixed-race individuals confound a society that loves labels, and they experience disgust, generalization, and becoming the object of others’ fetishes. Katie Evans talks to mixed-race students at Scripps and discovers that no two people have the same experience.

The video gaming culture at Scripps College defies gaming stereotypes by allowing for self-exploration, social get-togethers, and boosting confidence.

What will Egypt’s upcoming elections mean for the country’s women’s rights movement? Ally Nkwocha addresses this question and more.

Emily Morris explores the film character called the “Manic Pixie Dream Girl” and the ways this character detrimentally affects female viewers.

Though almost half of ESPN viewers are female, many of their commercials—especially during the Superbowl—stereotype women into sexist and negative ways. How is sports media pushing women out, and more importantly, how are the shaping our women athletes, fans, and their body image?

Did you cut your nails today? According to some, you just modified your body in a way not so different from getting a tattoo or a piercing. Read what scholars, tattoo artists, and tattoo enthusiasts think about this distinctive form of art.

The mixed messages girls receive from the media about virginity are damaging to their body image. Using the recent film Easy A as an example, Emily Morris suggests that young women should focus on being positive and not hold themselves to the standards being perpetuated in the media.