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...Fannie Hurst novel that has generated at least four movies, Beavers is Delilah, a single mom whose recipe for pancakes makes a fortune for her employer Bea (Claudette Colbert). Delilah is now a millionaire, sharing a mansion with Bea. Yet for her, upward mobility never gives her the notion of equality with whites; she insists on sleeping in the basement with her rebellious daughter Peola...
...college football phenom (just the second black man to be named a football All-American), Robeson went on to play pro ball while studying law at Columbia University (just the third black to be admitted to the program). The notion of Robeson at the bar, pleading cases for the underprivileged, instructing the Supreme Court in the justice due all men, is an enticing fantasy; but in the 20s that was as likely to happen as Robeson was to be named president of U.S. Steel. His brilliance would have to be deployed in an arena where blacks had already achieved...
Women are always in danger in modern movies--in danger of being left out of them. In teen-boy farces, women are usually just a priapic prop. In adult action pictures they may be no more than a trophy, a pawn or a poignant memory. So the very notion that women are not on the margins but at the center of medium-budget, mass-appeal films is refreshing...
...feminism is the striving for equality for every person, regardless of race, sexuality or gender. Feminism is not about women wanting to be men, nor is it about women trying to do the same things as men. Using feminism as an excuse for binge drinking degrades the entire notion of feminism. GINA OCCHIPINTI Santa Cruz, Calif...
...Mike Sinegal, head of Costco's Japan operations, agrees that stores must trim their sails according to prevailing winds, but dismisses the notion that Asian consumers are very different from shoppers in, say, Los Angeles. When Costco entered Japan, he says, local suppliers insisted American shampoos wouldn't sell because Japanese hair is different. But Costco's private-label brand quickly became one of its top-selling products. "The bottom line is that the uniqueness of these markets is overrated," says Sinegal...