Word: forbiddenness
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Whether "don't ask, don't tell" is, in fact, discriminatory is a matter for debate. Gays are not prohibited from participating in ROTC per se. They are merely forbidden from openly proclaiming their homosexuality or engaging in homosexual activity. Many would argue that, by denying homosexuals the right to express their fundamental identity, this policy constitutes a de facto interdiction against gays because they are gay. But on surface it must be acknowledged that "don't ask, don't tell" is merely a behavioral regulation--one of many in the military that govern the sexuality of all servicemen...
Responding to the recent proliferation of plastic firearms and neon Nerf missiles, Harvard has chosen to enforce its own Social Avenue Limitation Treaty. Last week, the Freshman Dean's Office (FDO) notified all first-years that they were forbidden to play any version of the game Assassin. According to Dean of Freshmen Elizabeth S. Nathans, the game is "destructive" and "fundamentally at odds with basic standards of behavior and interaction in the College...
Eight days after the Lowell House Masters reaffirmed their House-wide ban on the game Assassin, the Freshman Dean's Office (FDO) notified all first year students by e-mail yesterday that they are also forbidden to play...
...written, the bill would grant cities and towns the power to allow liquor stores within their borders to open for business on Sundays--a practice currently forbidden by state law except in communities that are within 10 miles of the Vermont and New Hampshire state lines...
...Rock and Roll is Dead," croons Lenny Kravitz. Indeed, rock and roll radio has found itself punked, rapped and now popped down to FM frequencies frightening close to those forbidden upper 80's. Call him Custer. Or more appropriately, Stonewall. Either way, the Black Crowes' Chris Robinson is fighting a losing battle against time, a battle that will surely end--but not without a fight. On Tuesday, the Southern rocker and friends did just that, converting the Orpheum into a slugfest while treating the audience to a genuine rock and roll spectacle...