Word: forbiddenness
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...ideal society, abortion would not occur, not because it is forbidden, but because it is unnecessary. Immediate illegalization of abortion is no solution if the conditions making abortion so “necessary” are ignored. If we bridge the gap between pro-life and pro-choice to work toward a common goal of prevention by enhancing the availability of alternatives and educating the public, we draw near a society where abortion is a non-issue...
JIANG HONGBIN, Chinese legislator, renewing calls to close a controversial Starbucks outlet in Beijing's Forbidden City, in a speech during China's National People's Congress...
...Starbucks must move out of the imperial palace immediately, and it can no longer be allowed to taint China's national culture." JIANG HONGBIN Chinese legislator, renewing calls for the closure of a controversial Starbucks outlet in Beijing's Forbidden City, during China's National People's Congress...
...unequivocally worded resolution, the Council promulgated a moratorium on the use of the word “nigger” in New York City. Though the Council’s resolution is symbolic—there is no penalty for uttering the forbidden word—it would be naïve to assume that it carries no weight. Undoubtedly, “nigger” is one of the most hate-filled, derogatory words in the English language. Nevertheless, legislative forays into our lexicon, even if symbolic, infringe upon the personal liberties that form the bedrock of our society...
...expatriate’s return to his Turkish homeland, a suicide epidemic among girls forbidden to wear head scarves, a hamlet cut off from the outside world by a forbidding blizzard, the sensuality of the momentary union of lovers’ hands held underneath a table: such are the interwoven motifs in the captivating imagistic web of “Snow,” the most recent novel of 2006 Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk.Defying genre constraints, “Snow” is, on one hand, a depiction of the contemporary political realities of a country that geographically straddles...