Word: genericism
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...include a critical essay exploring how “Michael Jackson’s image is a project for queer study” by a student from Smith College, another on gender roles in Victorian fiction by a student from Dartmouth, and a poem entitled “Generic Dyke Rock Band,” written by BGLTSA co-chair Stephanie M. Skier ’05. Skier also performed this poem at the BGLTSA “Gaypril” kick-off earlier this month...
...answer these claims, let us consider the analogy to Fair Trade certificates. Fair Trade certifies coffee brands as having been produced with living wages for the farmers and environmentally-friendly practices for the land. If a person decides to buy Fair Trade coffee instead of generic coffee, they get coffee that tastes the same, but the purchase comes with the “attribute” that the coffee beans were farmed in a conscientious way. One could hardly be so callous as to describe this choice as “throwing money at poor coffee farmers?...
...doing this summer?” becomes the catchall currency in social interactions, as widespread as the holy trilogy of name, hometown and SAT score were during the heady days of Freshman Week. When everyone’s talking about their high-powered internships at one of those generic WASPy sounding consulting firms, it can be tough to hold onto that dream of a summer governed by the vague yet alluring concept of “relaxation.” Suddenly the beauty of no plans at all becomes a terrifying burden, a gaping hole on the resume which...
...waiting room on the day of her first interview, Horan huddled around a small table along with a bevy of generic applicants—each wearing a black suit, holding a black portfolio and feigning a toothy smile. She remembers that the other applicants were discussing that day’s federal funds rate. “There was a certain sense of camaraderie, but in a very Harvard way,” she says. “It was a game of ‘I’ll tell you the rate, but only if I make...
...Grim Reaper is overworked because of Bush’s AIDS policies,” said Sarika P. Bansal ’06, the president of HAC. “President Bush pretends to be compassionate but he’s blocking access to affordable generic AIDS medications for people dying in Africa and around the world...