Word: masochistic
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Soon after arriving there he meets Sera (Elisabeth Shue), a masochist who is perhaps not quite as smart and tough as she thinks she is, and thus obviously in line for a painful comeuppance. What could be more appealing to her than a relationship with the visibly doomed...
When it comes to content, Lincoln draws the line. Twenty years ago, she decided she would no longer sing about "no-good men and how they mistreat you," as Holiday, a legendary masochist when it came to love, so often did. Instead, Lincoln celebrates the self-reliance of a black woman who has freed herself from the limitations of race, marriage and the opinions of other people, black or white. "I'm at odds with this society, with this culture," she says. "I'm somebody who likes to have something to say. If nobody wants to hear it, that...
English Canadians feel they have taken the role of the masochist in a bad marriage, making concessions in the vain hope of peace. The most irritating concession they went along with was the policy of bilingualism, established by former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau in the '60s and '70s. Pols and bureaucrats were required to learn both tongues, and it was hoped that over time their fluency would trickle down. Quebec paid no attention, enacting a series of French-only laws. For the first time, English Canadians began to wish that Quebec would clear...
...feminist," that's equality for all females -- a transformation of society. As you get older, you realize you might as well say "feminist." Any term with the same meaning will be opposed too, and besides, if you're a woman, the only alternative is being a masochist...
These days, perhaps only a masochist can fully enjoy the job of a university president. One of Kennedy's most far-reaching achievements -- broadening the content of the required Western Culture courses to be more inclusive of women and minority writers -- became a lightning rod for conservative attacks. Stanford faces a $95 million deficit in its two-year budget, even if the university avoids being forced to make a major repayment to the government. Kennedy plans to spend the next year focusing on this financial crunch. Faced with austerity, faculty members have their own grievances, and some even complain...