Online dating kind of sucks but here we go anyway I’ve got five free dating apps on my phone. I think they provide amusement and a wealth of mediocre small talk, but very little in the way of genuine connections that lead to good dates IRL. Still, it seems this […]
Opinion
Does the media perpetuate the sexualization of women in politics?
Newspapers rank ‘sexy’ female members of Parliament Canada’s Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, proudly labels himself a feminist and has taken courageous steps in creating a gender-neutral cabinet and implementing a gender-sensitive budget. Yet, our Prime Minister’s mishaps in the infamous elbowgate incident, caused journalists and the public to rage with […]
ON then & now: U of G, #MeToo, and #TimesUp
Guelph women talk movements Guelph has a long history with the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements. Linda Reith, a registered psychotherapist, was involved in the early years of the Guelph-Wellington Women in Crisis. “It feels like these movements are just happening, but they’re an outgrowth of women changing their willingness to […]
How a love triangle could improve your relationship(s)
(And this is likely not the kind of love triangle you’re imagining!) Trying to sift through and identify what we need and want can be extremely challenging. This task can be made all the more fraught when we consider talking — actually communicating — about these needs and wants with another […]
I am sexy, not a fetish
A Chinese ho reflects on the history and problems of the Asian obsession It is one of the most common fetishes in Western culture: “yellow fever,” a kind of fetish for Asian women. In Pornhub’s recent 2017 Year in Review, “Asian” ranked as the 11th most popular search for […]
Sext me l8r
And when you get that feeling, you want textual healing Kisses and peaches and eggplants, oh my! Emojis and emoticons help people communicate. The 2015 Singles in America survey by Match found the top three reasons for using emojis were: 1. To give their messages more personality 2. To express […]
Rape culture: It’s still a thing
If you don’t know what this means, it’s time to learn Some things still exist because we refuse to admit that they do in fact exist. One of those things is rape culture. Admitting that something exists is not just understanding what it entails, but also acknowledging that it is everyone’s […]
Sexual violence is still an international problem
The dark side of sex Unfortunately, not all aspects of sexuality are positive. Sexual violence is one of the darkest sides of sex — but it’s not actually even about sex. Instead, sexual violence is about power and control. Sexual violence is an umbrella term that includes, but is not […]
Sexualizing young girls: It has to stop.
Keeping kids from being kids because of how others might interpret their looks is wrong The sexualization of young girls happens too often in the media. Magazines like W Magazine named Millie Bobby Brown as one of TV’s sexiest stars, even though she’s only 13. Former NBC executive Mike Sington […]
Sex in school: An analysis of the Catholic sex ed curriculum
Is all publicly funded sexual education equal? Every time I mention that I went to a Catholic school for 12 years, people seem to pity me. These people generally have two assumptions about us Catholic school kids: We weren’t taught evolution. We didn’t have good sexual education. I can promise […]
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The Ontarion publishes independent, student-produced news, opinion, and commentary for University of Guelph students so that they can make informed decisions in their lives. To do this, The Ontarion provides learning opportunities and training in journalism, media production, leadership, board governance, and other aspects of nonprofit news.
The Ontarion is the University of Guelph’s independent student newspaper. It began in 1951 as part of the Ontario Agricultural College and then began to represent the entire University of Guelph once it amalgamated in 1964. The Ontarion incorporated in May 1970 as The Ontarion, Inc., a not-for-profit corporation registered with the province of Ontario.