Word: confrontational
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...original - except for the uproarious tap-dancing Ku Klux Klan, a tribute to the prancing Nazis in Mel Brooks' The Producers. And that's just the first half. In Act Two Jerry goes to hell to counsel the ultimate dysfunctional family - Satan, Jesus and God - and is forced to confront his own role in people's lives. "We end with a message of peace and unity as glib, banal and yet utterly sincere as the TV show itself," says Lee. Legal problems with the producers of the real Jerry Springer Show look unlikely, since the man himself came...
...suggests a discomfort with political dissent, and an inclination for everyone to toe their respective ideological lines, rather than confront difficult questions. This campus missed an enormous chance to ask the questions sparked by Lo’s flag: Whose opinions are we willing to entertain seriously even if we disagree with them? To what extent do we temper our unequivocal support of free speech when faced with ideas we find distasteful...
...spectre of Osama Bin Laden, Saudi Arabia's millionaire prodigal son, continues to haunt the Kingdom, but quite typically, the authorities decided to confront the issue with both firmness and considerable tact...
Belligerent cops aside, McCarthy doesn’t want to confront everyone who mistakes her for a man. “I usually don’t say anything because it just creates an awkward situation,” she says. “And if gender is such a nebulous concept anyway, why should I care what people call...
...over with our parents and blockmates and lovers, mulled over how we’ll respond if hecklers jeer or an ancient uncle sees our picture in tomorrow’s Crimson. We’ve decided that personal discomfort is a small price to pay if we can confront this university with an opportunity to think hard about heterosexual privilege. We’ve decided to give you something to chew on after you’ve polished off that Chick...