Word: mansfield
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...says Kenan Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfield ’53, who gave a talk on students’ sexual mores last week in Eliot House. Mansfield worries that women, by having more sex, are giving out more “free samples” and men are enjoying all of the benefits. As women’s modesty is sacrificed, he argues, men cease to be gentlemen, and women ostensibly become Star Market employees in green aprons, offering customers baby carrots dipped in salad dressing. (Presumably, this only happens in straight couplings; women can’t give...
...Mansfield, there’s not enough “courting, tension and excitement” between the sexes. While Mansfield chastely calls for “yearning,” members of the Coalition Against Sexual Violence (CASV) are rallying for fairness. In a new poster campaign premiering next semester, CASV argues that “yearning” and “excitement” go hand in hand with the kind of informal interactions so frequent these days—especially when these interactions involve consent. One tentative slogan, “Consent is Sexy?...
...basically, is that everyone should be checking up on each other, because sometimes partners can act selfishly. “[Consent shows] that you’re not just thinking about yourself, but also about your partner,” Johnson maintains. This sounds like something a gentleman like Mansfield would approve...
...he’s looking for a good sense of humor, a Catholic upbringing, femininity (he wouldn’t specify, but mentioned being a homemaker), and openness to children. “Gladden is a somewhat reserved person,” says Kenan Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfield ’53, “not a firebrand. But he has inner resources...
...When I say diversity, I don’t just mean minority groups. More women are needed, and there’s a dearth of conservative professors. Harvey Mansfield, Ruth Wisse, Martin Feldstein, can you name another one?” he says. “I think you need professors who challenge...