Rollin' with Raneem

     Since I haven’t been in class the past week because of exams, I thought to dedicate this blog post to my initial thoughts of Sag Harbor. Some of these points could overlap with things discussed in class, but I wouldn’t know because I wasn’t there.      My first reaction to the reading is that Reggie and Benji remind me of my sister and I, because we’re both treated basically like twins everywhere except for school. We participated in all of the same extracurricular activities and sports teams together. Especially growing up it was always “Malaak ‘n’ Raneem” or “Saadah sisters” (cheesy, I know I’m not a fan of it). My friend recently made a group chat and titled it “twins + her name ” and the twins part of the title was referring to my sister and I. However, my sister and I are two years apart, so it’s not a small or large age gap. I understand what Benji means by always being associated with his sibling except at school, because that’s similar with me ...

     One idea that’s been on my mind a lot is “cancel culture” and how it plays a big part of our generation. Cancel culture “refers to the popular practice of withdrawing support for (canceling) public figures and companies after they have done or said something considered objectionable or offensive.” Every other day we’re hearing of another story/scandal that gets a celebrity or influencer cancelled. Sometimes, the reason for canceling the famous person is justified, while other times, I feel like society has become too sensitive and people are almost looking for reasons to cancel someone.      One factor that intensified and allows cancel culture to hold people accountable is the advancement of technology. Decades ago, public figures were still doing the same awful and disgusting things that they do to get cancelled today. It’s just nowadays there’s social media to spread the word and hold them accountable to their actions. At this point you’re probably ...