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...difficulty of preserving one’s virginity is precisely what makes abstinence a counter-cultural phenomenon: Not everyone can handle the heat. Popular culture takes the following two truths into account: First, everyone wants to “do it like they do on the Discovery Channel.” Second, not everyone has the resolve or endurance to resist the call of the wild. Popular culture justifies the common experience of all people because it is easier than embracing a practice like abstinence, one that tests the strength of each person’s body and mind...
Look no further than magazine covers soliciting advice on how to dress for a man, how to get him to propose, and sex moves that will make his head spin for evidence of a cultural obsession with the objectification of women. According to popular culture, a woman needs a boyfriend to feel fulfilled; she needs someone to tell her she’s “turning him on” to feel sexy. True sexiness, however, increases with a confident assertion that she does not need affirmation or affection from men in order to be a strong woman...
...this is not for a lack of understanding men: uncouth and socially inept though many Harvard men may be, I can attest to the existence of many upstanding, good-looking, and chaste Harvard gents. Men underestimate the impressiveness of self-control, strength, and rebelliousness in the face of popular opinion and the degree to which abstinence makes them desirable to women. Confidence, not compelling hook-up stories, is the key to sexiness...
...over 1,000 people. We then passed another referendum with almost 90 percent of the vote, this time to pressure Harvard to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Our subsequent meetings with administrators have been promising, and with the clout “sustainability” has garnered in business and popular culture, we may be getting somewhere. While some might find such acquiescence antithetical to “activism,” I’ve found that, in doing service to my ideological goals, smiles and handshakes are invaluable tools for advocacy. When I think about this movement and where...
...President Bush’s approval ratings continue to plummet, many Americans may be asking themselves, “What if Al Gore had won the election?” Then many of them quickly realize that he did win the election—at least the popular vote—and, embittered, yet resigned, they quickly go back to expressing their frustration with the current President...