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...provides no substance or backing to his “feeling” about the prevalence of false accusations of sexual assault in the Harvard black community, other than his own personal experience. He also contradicts himself in saying it was all about one girl and should not offend black women as a whole, and then also saying he was in fact trying to make some larger commentary. Furthermore, stating that he thinks “this topic is one that the black community needs to deal with” is ludicrous in that his list in no way provides...
...dismissive message: We're strong; you're not; so shut up and do what we want. Says Lousewies van der Laan, a Dutch member of the European Parliament: "They need the rest of the world more than ever, and they seem to be going out of their way to offend...
...Crimson’s negligence should offend everyone on this campus. Feminists come from a wide range of backgrounds and beliefs; we are united in our striving for an egalitarian society in which men and women interact as equals. A 1998 poll showed that women’s rights were second only to AIDS as the issue about which young women were most concerned; forty-six percent of young women called women’s rights their “very biggest concern” (Harrison Hickman, Jan. 1998; Feminist Majority Foundation). Clearly, The women of Harvard University care about...
...upbeat reality was overlooked last week as a new act in this ongoing battle for the soul of Mississippi played out just down the road from Eight Flags. At a small auditorium in Pascagoula, a besieged Senator Lott apologized for the fifth time that he didn't meant to offend anybody by his offhanded remarks at Strom Thurmond's 100th birthday party. The entire national media had arrived en masse to cover yet another civil rights-related story in Mississippi. What has been missing from the debate about whether Lott is a mean-spirited bigot or a states' rights patriot...
Paretzky added that she feels an apology is still warranted, though she said she understands Vaux did not set out to offend anyone...