Relationships

Say no to Joe! The danger of romanticizing fictional stalkers

Say no to Joe! The danger of romanticizing fictional stalkers

BY SRISHTI MUKHERJEE ’21

Many of us have already squandered a couple of hours in the past month to binge on Netflix’s latest viral offering: the original thriller “You.” In true American fashion, “You” features an exceedingly attractive cast. Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley, “Gossip Girl”), is a stalker who incessantly pursues his blonde love interest, Guinevere Beck (Elizabeth Lail, “Once Upon a Time”). Joe’s peculiar and distasteful personality is made apparent to viewers from the get-go. And yet, an alarming number of people seem to be attracted to his character.

Staying in touch is still an option: Why “cutting people off” may be too extreme

Staying in touch is still an option: Why “cutting people off” may be too extreme

BY MIMI HUCKINS ’21

It’s 2019 and we are all cutting toxic people out of our lives. Suddenly, because of the ‘self-care’ and ‘no bad vibes’ ideology, it has become okay to thoughtlessly destroy carefully constructed relationships.