Opinion Archives - Page 9 of 179

Makes me Yak: Cyberbullying at Mizzou

Mara Dumitru • December 6, 2021

‘Innocent comments’ aren’t as harmless as users might think

As our planet reaches its boiling point, Hollywood needs to step up

Ezra Bitterman • December 6, 2021

The stigma surrounding the climate in Hollywood is harmful

Democrats need to change their strategy to win back Missouri

Ezra Bitterman, Bobby Lee • November 17, 2021

Bobby Lee is a freshman journalism major at MU. He writes for The Maneater about political affairs, MU, the state of journalism and environmental topics. Ezra Bitterman is a freshman journalism major...

One’s beauty should not be a debate for the satisfaction of others

Tia Laury • November 17, 2021

America’s beauty standard gives a false reality to how beauty is defined

Kyle Rittenhouse deserves to be fully prosecuted for his crimes

Abigail Ramirez • November 17, 2021

After he killed two people and injured another with an AR-15 at a Black Lives Matter rally in Kenosha, Wisconsin in 2020, Kyle Rittenhouse stands trial. After gaining sympathy from the judge by crying while giving his testimony, the chances of Rittenhouse’s acquittal seem to rise. However, any sentence less than full prosecution would be unjust and preserve racial corruption in the American court system

MU’s choice to keep Jefferson statue in Francis Quadrangle is unacceptable

Grace Miller • November 16, 2021

MU’s statue of Thomas Jefferson in Francis Quadrangle memorializes a prominent slave owner and rapist

2020 was the worst year for gun violence and nobody noticed

Ezra Bitterman • November 7, 2021

As gun control reaches the breaking point, a continuous effort is necessary for change

Cis men voting on abortion laws is unconstitutional

Abigail Ramirez • November 7, 2021

The American federal and state governments are no longer capable of protecting the rights of women, and therefore women have the power—set forth by the Declaration of Independence—to demand reform

A blood donation ban for “men who have sex with men” is not backed up by science and wrong

Bobby Lee • November 5, 2021

Society has let the bygone stereotypes of the 1980s and the AIDS epidemic reflect current medical standards. The blood donation ban on gay males is a haunting example of what needs to be changed

Students cheered while Sister Cindy slut-shamed them

Eden Harris • November 1, 2021

Cindy Smock, or Sister Cindy, and her husband Jed Smock, or Brother Jed, made harmful and demeaning claims during a preaching show in Speakers Circle Oct. 15

Women should have the right to dress how they want on Halloween

Julia Williams • October 31, 2021

For years, society has criticized women for how they dress on Halloween. This ‘norm’ needs to stop

The unattainable life of a Main Character

Mara Dumitru • October 31, 2021

It’s okay not to be the next Elle Woods.