Word: respectibility
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...always victims. MacKinnon’s argument, that poor women only go into porn because they are coerced, could just as well apply to poor people who choose other “demeaning” jobs. Dismissing the decision of a porn actress as a sign of oppression, while respecting that of the janitor or factory worker, hardly demonstrates respect for the will and subjectivity of the individual women. Despite our disagreement with MacKinnon’s views, however, we welcome discussion on the causes and effects of pornography. As she points out, the issue is too rarely considered outside...
...Those who supported the MCA made the mistake of viewing habeas corpus as nothing more than a limit on government power, ignoring how intimately tied it is to the respect for human dignity. To lock someone in a cell as a criminal without giving him a chance to confront his accusers, to see the evidence presented against him, and to plead his case is an indefensible act of cruelty. Most of us would not (and do not) tolerate that treatment even for alleged rapists and murderers...
...General Education became the Core Curriculum. The Faculty seemed to have at last woken up to the fact that one cannot both respect diversity and maintain consistency in undergraduate education. Thank goodness, then, that the Core was little more than an almost-coherent statement of what Harvard’s almost-diverse student body of 1979 ought to learn...
...Czech comparatively recently," he says. "To tell you the truth, I think it was my mother dying about 10 years ago that gave me permission to be Czech. Because my mother's whole attitude was to leave the past behind. So I tended to kind of just respect her attitude." A pause. "That's not the whole truth. The fact is, I loved being English. I was very happy to be turned into an English schoolboy...
...American essence embodies. To a large extent, this is natural and expected—after all, Caucasian Americans have been in the country since its inception, and have had many multiple generations in which to define and redefine their version of American culture. It is logical for newcomers to respect and understand the historical precedents that contribute to present society; in fact, it is vital to their survival. But it is this very naturalness that makes the acceptance of cultural trends so dangerous. Assimilation risks becoming the psychological tyranny of a cultural majority...