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...affirmative action, Elian Gonzalez. And so on. Nothing is orthodox or unorthodox anymore. We are all fist-shaking schismatics. Cultural pluralism gets wistful for certitudes. Inside every fox, there's a hedgehog ranting. Let me count some of the ways: Last week, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) demonstrated at the CBS offices in New York. They said they were angry because contestants on the CBS game show "Survivor" were roasting and eating rats. "RATS HAVE RIGHTS," the placards said. Admittedly, this was a marginal example of millennial Kulturkampf - I cannot recall the last time I was tempted...
What would the PETA people have the islanders do, chew on sand...
Think about it - the PETA protest could be just the first pebble in an avalanche of action against "Survivor" as angry people everywhere find an aspect of the show they don't like. And it might get nasty - after all, if the show's got a cool million to hand out to the last sap left on the island, they can certainly scrape together a handsome out-of-court settlement for some "victim" with restitution on his or her mind. (Too bad they kicked that nice lawyer off the show...
...feel of destiny prickled along her spine. PAMELA ANDERSON had come to Monaco for the animals. Yes, she loved them and despised the way the Monte Carlo Circus Festival treated them. So she protested strongly, vocally, with her PETA allies. Love was the farthest thing from her mind. Tommy Lee was back in jail for parole violation. Their stormy relationship had run its course. But then fate thrust MARCUS SCHENKENBERG, sculpted male supermodel, into the Hotel de Paris room of Dan Mathews, PETA director. Their eyes met...But wait! A terrible chirping! Marcus exploded like a shot to the privy...
...event was won by Peta-Gay Gayle of Alabama in 57.85 seconds. Gayle is ranked fifth out of collegiate athletes in the 400 hurdles, while Taylor is ranked eighth. Tanya Jarret, who won the event at last year's Penn Relays, chose not to run this year. Jarret is the top ranked collegiate 400 hurdler...