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Apparently burdened by preconceptions and the prevailing bias against the notion of Neanderthal ancestors, Boule concluded that a Neanderthal had prehensile feet, could not fully extend his legs, and thrust his head awkwardly forward because his spine prevented him from standing upright. In his scientific papers, Boule described the "brutish appearance of this muscular and clumsy body." This almost simian image persisted largely unchallenged for decades. Indeed, vestiges of it remain today in such manifestations as textbook illustrations, the Alley Oop cartoon strip, and in the pejorative use of "Neanderthal...
Moreover, while the feature focuses criticism on Peninsula, much of that criticism goes unchallenged. For instance, Wexler claims bias on the part of our RUS survey, because it was conducted during an RUS meeting, at which only 14 women were in attendance...
...There has to be some sort of image control,"the writer says. "[The magazine should come] intothe mainstream, but without kowtowing to thecampus's liberal bias...
...forward-looking actor and has no intentions of resting on his laurels. He has never regretted a screenplay he turned down and said he will "constantly set new sights for himself." I wanted to know what type of movies he is eyeing. He soon corrected my agenda-oriented bias. He said that he has no favorite genre of movie he likes to watch, and in his professional life, he hopes to be remembered in the future for experimenting with a wide range of characters. I was starting to get use to his noncommital responses. Either he was not really sure...
Fortunately (and I must admit I have a personal bias), some journalists are beginning to write articles with a gay-positive slant. The media plays a tremendous role in shaping public opinion...