Word: bigot
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...response to William E. Pike's letter "Powell Not a Bigot," I must question why Mr. Pike has failed to see that "high school graduates who joined the armed services as their only hope" also includes gay and bisexual men and women. Why is it that only straight men and women should be given the benefit of military jobs which "often serve as the... only way out for young people coming from bad schools and poor homes?" These unfortunate conditions do not discriminate based on sexual orientation, so why should the military...
...Colin L. Powell is not the proper target for protest. Powell's distinguished career and inspiring success deserve our respect, not misguided hostility. It would be wrong to infer nefarious motives from Powell's frustrating conclusion about the issue of gays in the military. In fact, Powell is no bigot--he is merely a pessimist...
...consistent with utility: The ban is necessary. In Powell's eyes, the ban on gays in the military is much like war itself--a necessary evil. Powell apparently is a pessimist about achieving true tolerance and acceptance toward differences in sexuality. But he is definitely not a bigot...
...writing in response to William Pike's support of General Colin Powell ("Powell Not a Bigot," April 21). I would like to argue that, contrary to Pike's opinion, the "issue" and the "individual" are inseparable in this instance, particularly given the timing and nature of his speech at Commencement. Powell's opinion that homosexuals should not be allowed in the military does reflect his attitude to all gays and lesbians since it is a statement that an individual's sexual orientation is a legitimate reason for denying him or her certain jobs or opportunities...
AALARM's flyer, posted on campus bulletin boards throughout the past week, calls for Harvard's to "Wake up to the AALARM" and accuses "Harvard's cultural elitists" of branding the "Harlem-born, South Brooklyn-raised, Afro American as a "bigot...