Vidhi Patel Archives - The Daily Illini

Opinion | TikTok’s ‘that’s a body’ trend promotes misogyny

By Vidhi Patel, Columnist • October 21, 2023

<img src="https://dailyillini.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Screen-Shot-2023-03-02-at-4.58.23-PM-e1678925322251-758x900.png" alt="Rapper Nicki Minaj lies on top of a table eating Chinese food with a pair of chopsticks. Symbols of Asian culture are prevalent in the photo: her hairstyle has chopsticks stuck through double hair buns, there is a Chinese folding fan and she is showing her tattoo, which is in Chinese script. Columnist Vidhi Patel uses the example of Nicki Minaj to highlight how fame does not absolve people from accountability." data-ratio="0" class="unscaled enlarge-effect" />

Opinion | Nicki Minaj is more problematic than you thought | Part II

By Vidhi Patel, Columnist • March 30, 2023

<img src="https://dailyillini.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Screen-Shot-2023-03-02-at-4.58.23-PM-e1678925322251-758x900.png" alt="Rapper Nicki Minaj lies on top of a table eating Chinese food with a pair of chopsticks. Symbols of Asian culture are prevalent in the photo: her hairstyle has chopsticks stuck through double hair buns, there is a Chinese folding fan and she is showing her tattoo, which is in Chinese script. Columnist Vidhi Patel uses the example of Nicki Minaj to highlight how fame does not absolve people from accountability." data-ratio="0" class="unscaled enlarge-effect" />

Opinion | Why Nicki Minaj is more problematic than you thought | Part I

By Vidhi Patel, Columnist • March 16, 2023

Opinion | TikTok encourages possessive behavior in relationships

By Vidhi Patel, Columnist • February 24, 2023

Opinion | ‘Choice feminism’ ignores institutional issues, prevents change

By Vidhi Patel, Columnist • January 29, 2023

Opinion | ‘Woke’ thirst traps plague social media activism

By Vidhi Patel, Columnist • December 11, 2022

DI Voices | Rating South Asian representation in television | Part II

By Vidhi Patel, Columnist • November 29, 2022

DI Voices | Rating South Asian representation in television | Part I

By Vidhi Patel, Columnist • November 17, 2022

Opinion | Urbana remains superior to Champaign

By Vidhi Patel, Columnist • September 28, 2022