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...Krokodiloes: often confused with the symbol on Lacoste shirts. By and large they act macho and poke fun at the Pitches on stage, but hey, they sing well...
...Montana, who at 23 lost her job as a Playboy Bunny because she was considered too old and haggard. For ten years Montana ran the Shack as a desultory go-go spot for males. Then in 1976 she decided to try exotic male dancers, insisting on a "classy, sophisticated, macho" program that would appeal strongly to women but would discourage gay customers. She has succeeded: the current stage show appears to strike the right sensual chords for women of all ages but attracts few male patrons. The revue also hits the right cash register keys: 150 to 200 customers flock...
...easy answer to violence in the American family. While they applaud such moves as the opening of shelters for battered wives and the establishment of a National Center for Child Abuse and Neglect, they believe that there must be a more basic attack on violence, including the reduction of "macho" themes on television, the outlawing of corporal punishment in schools and perhaps even the elimination of the death penalty. As Straus explains, in American society, "violence is an acceptable solution to problems. And that is how it is used in families...
...independent owners were playing a hazardous game. They wanted to stir up enough trouble to pressure Washington into making the reforms they wanted. Perhaps more than they had anticipated, they were succeeding. "There's a lot of macho in all this," said Mac Vernon, a spokesman for the I.T.A. "They've got the image of being the last of the cowboys...
...scene in which Richard woos Lady Anne (Penelope Allen) in the presence of the shrouded corpse of her father-in-law, Henry VI, whom Richard has murdered, as he has her husband. Here Pacino slows the jigging pace and his own manic mockery to make effective use of his macho sex appeal. This is not to propose that he next put Romeo and Juliet on his hit list...