Word: mistakenness
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...male” outfit is alarmingly similar to the androgynous comfort clothes I usually wear, making me question why I even bother trying to change my appearance before trying to pass. I’m already frequently mistaken for a man. When my hair was cropped to a half-inch buzz, I was often asked to leave women’s bathrooms by crusading gender do-gooders who couldn’t see beyond their narrow corridor of femininity...
...weird how hair is the issue,” says Kyle R. McCarthy ’06, a Dudley Co-op resident from Swarthmore, Pa., who wears her strawberry blond hair in a short pixie bob. Like Ray, McCarthy struggles to find an appropriate reaction for situations of mistaken gender identity. “I was crossing the street once and a cop kept shouting, ‘Sir, stop!’” she says. “Finally, I turned around and said, ‘You can call me ma?...
Moreover, it is disingenuous to launch a war against the wishes of the U.N. and then preach the gospel of internationalism afterwards. Nations that did not support this military action should not have to pay to clean up after it, and idealists are sorely mistaken if they believe some form of U.N. involvement in Iraqi reconstruction will convey retroactive legitimacy for the American-led unauthorized preemptive action. Of course, there should be broad international consultation, especially involving Iraq’s regional neighbors, about how to proceed. America would be foolish to act unilaterally and ignore international opinion...
...went to great pains to make clear that his was a self-financed outfit, independent of the U.S. army. Asked the name of his group, he replied, "The Coalition for Iraqi National Unity." U.S. commanders tried to tell him which sectors his men should avoid, fearing cases of mistaken identity. But it became apparent that the leader was in no mood to discuss technical details, and was more interested in making sure everyone understood that there was now an uprising against Saddam--and that he was leading...
...great distance; there are retired generals wandering through giant maps with pointers and Telestrators; there are gagging doses of Oprah-like human-interest drama, the (slightly) wounded saying "Hi, Mom" and tearful families waiting for word. There are photographs of rubble and of bloodstains that could easily be mistaken for spilled wine. But there is none of the horror, none of the unimaginable sights--bodies torn apart, limbs flying--that cause combat veterans to go mute when asked about their experiences. The coverage of this war is as close to the truth of this war as reality...