Word: posterize
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...doesn't bother other burakumin that Nonaka doesn't want to be a poster-boy for their cause. After all, they haven't been his staunchest supporters, either. Burakumin have traditionally backed socialist and communist parties, while the conservative Nonaka staked his early career on chipping away at the communists' grip on power in Kyoto. "If he becomes Prime Minister," says Kanto, "it won't really change much for us. It would be more difficult for him to do things for us, because at the top, he would have to deal with too many other issues...
...freshmen and sophomores gathered in the auditorium of Stephenson High School in Stone Mountain, Ga., are contemplating a red poster with a drawing of a large angry face and the word BULLY. That poster and two others, marked VICTIM and BYSTANDER, form the backdrop for the action onstage. Victor--with his black beret and long, stringy hair that scream "Victim!"--is enduring a stream of abuse from Brad. "I can call you anything I want because I'm a man and you're a punk sissy nerd!" Brad shouts after stealing Victor's hat. The audience laughs hysterically...
...when bullying has had fatal consequences, his tale, while painful, is ultimately a success story. In fact, Oriani could stand as a poster boy for a modern movement that seeks to understand resilience among the young: what it is that allows some kids to negotiate the tunnel to a brighter day, while others get lost or even crash...
...parents of Progressive Student Labor Movement (PSLM) members brought banners to Science Center lecture hall B during the opening remarks of Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis '68. Proclaiming "Caution: Social Injustice Zone" and "Act for a Living Wage" to their tuition-paying comrades, the poster-bearing parents were quickly ushered out of the hall, given the chance to listen to the speech only if they left their posters behind. According to the officers of the Harvard University Police Department (HUPD) who escorted the parents out, they were acting on the dean's advance warning against signs and demonstrations...
Therefore, when these supposedly liberal organizations try to restrict the rights of artists such as Eminem, they gag on their own hypocrisy. Ironically, Eminem is a poster-boy of modern liberalism. Organizations such as NSVRC or GLAAD are in effect saying that the public is too stupid to form an intelligent (read: correct) view on the subject, so it needs to be protected. Meanwhile, Eminem upholds his freedom, even in his lyrics: "Cuz every time I want a rhyme/these people think it's a crime/to tell 'em what's on my mind--I guess I'm a criminal...