Word: absurdism
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...last 25 years, Playgirl models on average have shed 12 pounds of fat and gained 27 pounds of muscle, while children’s action toys have grown to proportions that steroid-popping bodybuilders can only dream of—a sort of male analog to the absurd ideal of Barbie...
...could only do one cover. One absurd cover is really all you can afford...
This foolish contention is exceeded only by the even more absurd assertions that “Leaders should be interested in—and effective at—fulfilling the group’s mission, but they should not be restricted based upon profession of faith.” But what if, and this is certainly the case with Harvard-Radcliffe Christian Fellowship (HRCF), the “mission” and “purpose” of the group is in fact faith-based? How can a profession of faith be irrelevant in the leadership of a faith...
...leaders recently inserted a new clause into the constitution that emphasizes this point—stressing that membership is open is little more than a token gesture. Full participation in a club must include the opportunity to take on roles of responsibility and control. It is absurd to imagine approval for a club that allows open membership but restricts leadership to members of a certain race or gender. Similarly, no group should require dogmatic professions of faith for participation in membership or leadership...
...Whatever his views on the war in Iraq—and it is preposterous to suggest that a man as savvy and opinionated as Larry Summers might lack any—he owes us a public, clear statement on the topic, even if that means opening himself to sometimes-absurd flak. Let’s hear it, Larry...