Word: denialism
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...Sarah A. Knight '00, who was president of Theatricals for this year's production of The Jewel of Denial , said the company was surprised to hear of the announcement...
...quality anyway when food is cooked that way. Or, as Chef Anthony Bourdain puts it more succinctly, ordering meat well-done is paying "for the privilege of eating [the] garbage." More importantly, the whole disgust with blood seems at least in part to be some form of self-denial: yes, we kill animals, but let's not think about that when we eat them, shall...
...least being vegetarian avoids the whole ritual of denial. People don't seem to have the urge to pulverize vegetables beyond the point of recognition--I can pretty much tell what vegetables are in any salad. But if you are a carnivorous human, don't give me any jive about something being wrong to eat because it reminds you of what the animal was. Better the regret than the denial; nothing like the bittersweet recognition that something had to give for you to have your meal. It's good for your psyche. No meal should...
...Since benefits form such a large part of an employee's compensation, the denial of such based on sexual orientation is simple discrimination," Triantafillou said...
...help that the majority anti-abortion crowd (apparently brought in from all over the state) applauded loudly after each statement made by their two speakers, no matter how trivial. Neither did the armed guards and police barricades create a comfortable atmosphere for compromise. But mostly, it was the fierce denial of the motivations and causes of anti-abortion extremists that fed the distrust and anger on both sides...