Word: mainstream
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...place in the annals of feminist history, even though she rode a bike long before our mamas were born. "I was a woman in a man's world", she muses nonchalantly from her chaise lounge. She lives in a retirement community, entirely outside the scope of mainstream feminism, and if she were to be asked about her take on gender issues she would profess her strong support for the "women's liberation movement". Jaqui, acutely aware of the statement she makes when she cruises the Upper East Side on her trusty two-wheeler, describes the "sense of self" she gets...
What Idaho voters find appealing in EchoHawk is his record for integrity, independence and positions that are generally so conservative that many Republicans are willing to overlook his party affiliation. "I would say that I'm a mainstream Idaho Democrat," says EchoHawk. "But when you compare Idaho Democrats to New York Democrats, you'll find quite a few differences." EchoHawk is opposed to abortion rights, favors the death penalty and supports a two-year limit on benefits to people on welfare. He has been friends with Clinton, but not always in agreement with him, ever since the two served...
...paying economy. U.S. officials will be watching closely to ensure he keeps his ideological fervor in check. "President Aristide and President Clinton probably don't see the world the same way," warns a State Department aide. "Aristide's view of modern society stands well to the left of mainstream America. It is going to require a lot of blood-pressure medication for a lot of people in Washington...
...intellectual content. They must consider, however, what good is served by encouraging the University to stifle access. If pornography is worthless as speech, students will find it so. If its ideas are merely unpopular, then perhaps they need even greater protection than other forms of speech. Censors silence not mainstream ideas but those of powerless minorities...
...films are probably not exactly like anything you've seen before, but that doesn't mean that they are overwhelmingly radical or alternative to all mainstream culture. "Pleasant Hill, USA" has a TV news-magazine quality to it; the animation in "Facrie Film" is not all that innovative, and the dialogue in "Doper" is much like the dialogue in most films specifically targeted to teens. But just because these films draw on aspects of mainstream culture does not make them less interesting or unustral. The "Best of the New York Underground" remains an alternative to what...