Word: easier
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Many people use these words without intending to insult homosexuals and bisexuals. However, any time these words are used regardless of the context, they serve to reinforce negative stereotypes. These and other words serve to validate people's homophobic feelings, and make it easier for people to use such words to harass homosexuals and bisexuals...
...Martin described his personal method for breaking up. He slowly and carefully tells his girlfriend: "I break with thee. I break with thee. I break with thee,"--and then tosses dog poop on her shoes. If you don't want to be cruel, there are ways to make it easier...
...high inflation and interest rates. "Dukakis is just a Northern-fried Jimmy Carter," said Bush Campaign Manager Lee Atwater. Reason for the assaults: "Dukakis is starting to emerge as a stature candidate, slightly bigger than life," explained a Bush aide. "That has to be nipped. It's much easier to shape opinion about a candidate when he's still relatively unknown...
...group of parents determined to plumb the depth of the drug problem at the local high school. "One of the other fathers hauled out the school yearbook and demanded that the kids show us who was doing drugs," says Eric's dad. "They told us it would be easier to show who wasn't. My God, there are 2,000 students at that school, and their fast-track, two-income parents don't have any idea what their kids are doing...
...Vienna six of the seven non-OPEC summiteers (Colombia excluded) came up with a proposal for boosting prices. They promised to cut their crude-oil exports by 5% if OPEC would do the same. The cutback would be easier for the smaller group to accomplish than for OPEC. Among the six, a 5% reduction would amount to only about 200,000 bbl., while for OPEC it would be more like 700,000 bbl. In return, OPEC members debated a counterproposal that would reduce the group's total production...