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...could muster - tell us they've invested in the fates of our characters. They worry or grieve for Bubbles, Bodie or Wallace, certain that these characters are fictional yet knowing they are rooted in the reality of the other America, the one rarely acknowledged by anything so overt as a TV drama...
...highlights the painful directness of the lines. After spending a night with the King, Mary’s uncle asks matter-of-factly, “Did he bed you?” Then, “More than once?” Beneath the film’s overt sexuality runs a feminist current that, while not present in the novel, seems glaringly anachronistic. Anne cynically tells Mary that “love is of no value without power,” just after their mother advises Anne to “let the man think that...
...this environment of overt hostility, it is unclear exactly what Nader hopes to accomplish other than further molding the American perception of third parties in his own image: cantankerous, irrelevant, and naively ignorant of practical consequences. But Soldier Ralph continues to fight on, like a houseguest who has overstayed his welcome by a decade or two. Maybe he’ll come to his senses and finally bring an end to the unfortunate dénouement of an otherwise distinguished career in public service...
...tackling the problem aggressively for the first time since he took office nine years ago. He says businesses have been hoarding goods until they can be sold at higher prices. In the last two months, he's created a new food distribution company, increased government controls and made overt threats to private business, including the nation's largest food producer and distributor, Polar...
...valid and appropriate and when...they are exaggerated, paranoid, or simply dishonest” but never presents any truly satisfying answers. The work’s premised on the idea that racism has become so socially unacceptable that accusations of racism carry enormous consequences. In a society where few overt racists remain, the gray area of what counts as racism has become larger than ever. This ambiguity makes it difficult to differentiate between real racism and unhappy circumstance.Ford’s first chapter, “Racism without Racists,” illustrates how the continuing presence of racism...