Word: reactionism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...reactions of the House and school communities have varied. Some reacted with indignation; most notably, the Bisexual, Gay, Lesbian, Transgender and Supporters' Alliance (BGLTSA) organized a well-attended rally this past Tuesday on the steps of Memorial Church. Mather House students created a creed of tolerance, circulating a petition beseeching House residents: can't we all just get along? Mostly, though, the disinterested student response is the same as our reaction to any current event. Coup in Pakistan, too bad. Democratic primary debate, that's nice. Attack on my downstairs' neighbor, what a shame...
...recent homophobic incidents as well as most students' apathetic reaction should sound an alarm that all is not well in the beautiful rainbow-colored world of political correctness...
However, it was not this proposal, but Sharpton's past actions, that got the biggest reaction from the audience...
When it comes to food, "I'm like a child," he admits--if a new cheese comes into the store, he says his instinctive reaction is to run around and show it to everyone...
...school's reaction angers Janet. "I think they're trying to take too much control," she says. "I think they're going to look for anything they can, and if they can get him out of school, they'll be relieved. If the situation at Littleton never happened, things would be a lot different now." Matt complains that the school targets students who stand out. "They don't talk to the preppy kids. They flag the kids that are Goth and wear black...