Cartoon: Carrying the Weight

Jessica Conley, Staff Writer|February 15, 2020

Jessica Conley
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Jessica Conley, Staff Writer

Jessica Conley is a senior at Carlmont High School and enjoys creating cartoons and writing for Scot Scoop. She loves playing water polo and skiing. In addition to sports, she is actively involved in the community, participating in Belmont's Youth Advisory Committee and as Senior Patrol Leader of BSA Troop 301. To check out her portfolio, click here.

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Historically the World Cup pay gap has been extremely unfair, with women receiving less than a third of the men. Last May, the US Soccer Federation announced that they would pool the money from world cup winnings between the men and womens teams and split them evenly. With the Womens World Cup coming up in the summer, the equal pay for the US teams is a big step for gender equality in sports.

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Ozempic has become the newest celebrity weight loss trend. Though commonly used by diabetics, the weekly injectable drug results in a rapid loss of fat when used recreationally. It is only a matter of time till Ozempics hype spreads to the mainstream, proving how little the body positivity movement has achieved. The ongoing narrative continues to prioritize thinness over health, but our bodies need nutrients, and we are depriving them of such. When the definition of desired beauty is constantly shifting, its not worth chasing the body shape celebrities are drugging themselves to achieve. (Urvi Kulkarni).

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Cartoon: Carrying the Weight

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