Word: manhoods
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...Chiefs finally "have found their manhood," in the words of one military officer. They are beginning to challenge, in private for the most part, the political leadership to a degree unprecedented in this Administration. According to Pentagon sources, the senior officers are demanding that the White House finally come up with a definable and achieveable military strategy for Iraq. "We would not surge without a purpose," Army Chief Gen. Pete Schoomaker said bluntly to reporters last week. "And that purpose should be measurable...
...Jimmy Kimmel felt compelled to ask Smith whether this was "the gayest thing" he had ever done. The all-time NFL rushing leader fired back: "It's only gay for guys who think they can be gay by doing it." (Translation--we think: I'm comfortable with my manhood, so I'm comfortable with my shirt.) Smith urged others to get out of their safety zone and try something new. But maybe not for too long. We notice he's not listed among the Stars contestants who will tour the country...
...flexing in a bra, cited Betty Friedan’s 1963 book, “The Feminine Mystique,” as the catalyst for encouraging dialogue on femininity. But attendees largely agreed that masculinity is a topic frequently overlooked as a result of a classic view of manhood. “There are these artificial ideas being imposed on women, but we don’t [stop to] think that natural masculinity is in conflict with the cult of masculinity, which is something we wanted to explore,” said Frankie Chen...
...page 129 of his book, Brooks writes: “During most of his career Du Bois presented himself as a staunch integrationist and demanded freedom of speech, education, ‘manhood suffrage,’ and ‘the abolition of all caste distinctions based simply on race and color...
That similarity is striking because both Brooks and Ogletree quote Du Bois out of order. In his 1905 Niagara Movement address, Du Bois mentioned free speech first, education sixth, “manhood suffrage” third, and “caste distinctions” fourth...