Word: genderism
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During the show, performers acted out a several skits about dating, gender relations and date rape. The first part of the show involved the broad issue of mixed messages that men and women send each other. But as the show progressed, the performers focused on the topic of date rape and the tone became less comedic...
Epps prided himself on independent thought and placed his principles above questions of loyalty or politics, no matter how harshly he was criticized. He always strove to set things right, in regard to both race and gender; he never allowed personal interests or affiliations to affect his opinions or his work. In 1980, at the request of then-University President Derek C. Bok, Epps took responsibility for race relations on campus, and was careful to take as neutral an approach to race as he could. He also headed the Harvard Foundation for Intercultural and Race Relations, which supports student groups...
...friends because "the sex part always gets in the way," male-female friendships have traditionally been hindered more by practical obstacles than by sexual trapdoors. In generations past, girls and boys played on opposite sides of the playground and were groomed for distinct roles in life. Now, however, "strict gender roles have broken down from age 7 onward," says Michael Monsour, author of Women and Men as Friends: Relationships Across the Lifespan in the 21st Century (Lawrence Erlbaum, 2002). Americans come of age sharing soccer fields and video games, roaming the Internet together, occupying the same dorms at college...
Different in intent as they are, these pictures leave two strong impressions. One is that the destructive patterns of teenagers are gender driven. Boys damage others along with themselves in their car crashes; girls often turn harmfully, secretively on themselves. The other is that girls, more so than guys, tend to mourn lost (Freaky Friday) or emotionally distant (Thirteen) fathers. Is it possible that the absence of fathers, a subject touched on in Whale Rider and Castle as well, is what's driving these girls nuts? That's a question some movie should tackle with the kind of head...
...legacy of their ancestor Paikea, who was once saved from drowning by riding on the back of a whale. The would-be heir to the title of chief dies during birth, while his twin sister, Pai, survives. A natural leader, Pai grows up striving to overcome the odds of gender oppression in her tribe and engages in a quest for the title of chief. The performance is moving and well acted, although meanings of some tribal references are lost on Western audiences. Director Niki Caro’s shots beautifully capture the picturesque scenery of coastal New Zealand. Whale Rider...