CBCallie Burch

1. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · by Callie Burch

   Opinion: Social media microtrends are getting exhausting (opens the original)

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   The current rise of whimsy-maxxing, or adding rhinestones to everyday objects, has me thinking about how fast popular culture leaps from one identity to another. As someone with squishy fidget toys on their nightstand, I can relate. However, the erratic nature of online trends targeting women sometimes seems too fast-moving to keep up with. So much of Generation Z’s cultural identity is made up of the content and ideas we absorb from the internet. Being the chronically online generation has made

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2. Article · Jul 23, 2026 · by Callie Burch

   Opinion: Sexist attitudes teach young women to be scared of intimacy (opens the original)

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   Placing shame on women for how they engage in intimacy is not a new concept, and it’s part of the reason why every new generation of women has had a difficult time navigating their pivotal sexual experiences. Gen Z still has a long way to go to dismantle its own culture of sexual shame. Dasha Carver, a University of Minnesota Postdoctoral Fellow in the Institute of Sexual and Gender Health, said women being taught to view sex as shameful begins in adolescence, particularly when it comes to havin

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