Blog Post #1: Intro

 What if the worst pain imaginable wasn't pain at all? What if it was repetition? Imagine spending eternity pushing a heavy boulder up a steep hill, knowing with absolute certainty that it will roll back down every single time. To make matters worse, the boulder must stay at the top of the hill for you to be free. No finish line. No progress. No escape. This is the tragic fate of Sisyphus, a figure from Greek mythology whose story continues to raise a very disturbing question: can life have meaning when nothing we do lasts? For context, Sisyphus is best known for his eternal punishment in the Underworld. He is sentenced by the gods to push a massive boulder up a hill only for it to fall back down just before reaching the top. This endless cycle was meant to punish him for defying the gods and trying to outsmart death itself. Over time, the myth of Sisyphus has come to represent the struggle to find meaning in labor that never truly ends. This is the topic I wanted to dive into beca...

One problem that has consistently impacted my life on campus, online, and in how I see the media is how whiteness and colorism shape the way Black women are perceived. As someone who has been labeled “whitewashed” doesn’t come from just anywhere. It’s tied to a much bigger system that decides which versions of Blackness are seen as “less black” because of hobbies or even just personality traits. One that has been told they are “whitewashed” would also most likely be categorized by being softer, well spoken, desirable, reserved, or even safe. Yet on the other hand black women who “act black” are seen as maternal, aggressive, loud, or ghetto. This toxic bias is something that’s reinforced constantly through culture, media, and social interactions. Colorism plays a major role in this. This can also be seen in movies and T.V shows today. Lighter skin, looser hair textures, and proximity to whiteness are often treated as more “acceptable” or attractive, while darker-skinned Black women are ...