Word: ritualization
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...article "Football as Erotic Ritual" [Nov. 13] is really the pits. Sexual symbolism and ritual could be applied to most any activity if that's your hangup. Give the jocks and their fans a break. Forget the kinky gimmicks...
...idea of football being a homosexual ritual is pretty wild. But then I think football is aggressive and violent, right? Well, war's aggressive and violent. And when you think about it, those missiles and cannons all have some pretty heavy sexual overtones about them. Can you imagine what would happen if we convinced the world that every time a war is fought, homosexuality runs rampant...
...manager of Los Angeles Tuxedo Center: "There is definitely a return to the '30s look ?chic, elegant tuxedos." In Chicago, I. Magnin's bridal-wear sales are up 70% over last year. After the era of write-it-yourself Kahlil Gibran barefoot weddings, the large traditional marriage ritual and reception are returning...
...classic Watergate question: Who knew what and when? Clues are left around by the lovers and consciously ignored by their spouses. Pinter astutely realizes how often the right not to know is invoked by the cuckolded. The real betrayal of the title seems to be the violation of the ritual of male bonding. Jerry worries very little about what he is doing to Judith, but he feels guilty as hell about what he is doing to Robert. In a Pinter play, woman, whether Ruth in The Homecoming or Stella in The Collection, is the catalyst of male discord...
...young people move frequently, they often fail to register for the relatively unexciting congressional elections. Aside from this indifference, some nonvoters argue that the major parties often offer no choice. Columnist Abigail McCarthy, who is separated from Eugene, said last week: "Voting has become the finale in an empty ritual, an act of piety...