Word: jocked
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...unclear what rational academic purpose could be the motivation behind such an ill-conceived scheme other than pure “jock bashing” and anti-athlete bigotry...
...here we are again—another case of a dumb jock letting fame get to his head, right? Williams had everything a man could ask for except for healthy legs and the slightest ounce of common sense. Like the O.J. Simpsons and Pete Roses of the world, fame made him feel invincible. And while each of those fallen athletes met different fates, the results were predictably messy...
...forgive-you-first scenes.) Audiences trained to expect a climax of bloody or comic revenge have to settle for hugs and smiles and maybe a tear. To enjoy these films is to get in touch with your inner softie. And that doesn't fit today's jock-and-schlock film climate, where "nice" is the tiniest niche...
...resolved to exude a sassy, in-your-face attitude for the remainder of high school. I walked down the hall swinging my hips and referred to all my friends as “honey” or “girl.” Rather than ducking when a jock or redneck asked “Are you really a faggot?” I responded: “Yes. Do you want a piece?” Sex and dirty jokes became my preferred topics of conversation: “What do gay horses eat? HAAAAAY...
...Harvard College presses are atwitter over the issue of jocks in the academe. In the past few weeks, Fifteen Minutes ran a 5,000-word jock-justifying “Scrutiny,” the Independent published an “Opinion Forum” on the matter, and even in this space a letter to the editor cooked up jock-hate over the brief mention in a Crimson Sports article of a first-year hockey player’s departure for more professional pastures. But why is so much pulp and ink being wasted without anyone?...