Word: braless
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Past fights in Illinois over the Equal Rights Amendment have been bareknuckle contests, with anti-ERA legislators complaining about "braless, brainless broads." In contrast, last week's debate in the state's house of representatives was a civilized affair. The battle seemed to be over; proponents thought they had the votes to win. Republican Governor James Thompson had been lobbying for support. So too had the powerful Cook County Democratic machine. Thus some 400 spectators, including the Governor's wife, who wore a pro-ERA button, were in an optimistic mood as they crowded into the gallery...
...kidney is not the only problem plaguing those involved in the great American running boom. An even more exotic ailment is "jogger's nipples," an irritation caused by the rubbing of a runner's shirt against skin. This condition, which afflicts not only women who jog braless but also men, can be prevented by covering the nipples with Band-Aids before a long run or by coating them liberally with petroleum jelly to reduce friction. Failure to take such precautions can leave the nipples raw. bleeding and quite painful...
...enlivened with sly, soft-focus illustrations by Rien Poortvliet. Gnomes one of the season's very few new books designed to be savored by the entire family. That the male gnome remains potent until about 350 years of age or that the buxom females, unencumbered by gravity, go braless may be of greater interest to parents than to the very young. The rest of this oversize book, with its bounteous legends, its wealth of robust humor and lavish illuminations, deserves a resounding G rating as ageless entertainment...
California was the media star of the '60s, and television was its agent. TV loved "the Coast." It was kinko-pop in Technicolor, with Carol Doda for dessert. Why trek to states out back when legions of braless grandmothers, hirsute cultists and banner-waving Chicanos could be filmed within an hour's commute of Los Angeles or San Francisco? Under the unblinking gaze of TV, California's every permutation assumed cosmic significance...
Right on, says Farrah Fawcett-Majors, the spectacularly maned frosted blonde who is first among equals as a sex object, seen braless on all the shows. She has even on occasion refused to don a bikini, not because she has an objection to the costume, but because she felt the only rationale for it was that they had "reached a quiet point in the script and needed my body to liven things...