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...city, a place where homosexual men and women can gather and find safety in numbers. But civil rights activism has led many to reveal their existence in the countryside, hoping to change the minds of their neighbors and bring the movement home. That also involves tremendous risks. Says Rod Harrington, a gay farmer in northwest Missouri: "The idea in rural America is that gays and lesbians exist -- we just don't want to know about them." And while the grass-roots strategy may win friends and influence neighbors, it can also bring about taunts, threats and injury -- if not worse...
...real source of Harvard's race relations problem is the administration. By wasting money on race relations offices and their staffs, the University provides a lightning rod for eggheads to latch onto, Then, instead of acting as genuine representatives, the egghead divert their ostensibly cultural organizations from their real purposes...
Home Improvement, by contrast, is a show about men, or more precisely about maleness. Tim is a swaggering takeoff on a macho guy who gets his kicks from rebuilding closets and working on his hot rod at 4 a.m. "I can hear my power tools callin' right now," he coos. " 'C'mon, plug us in, we're ready to serve.' " For advice he turns to his next-door neighbor, a Robert Bly disciple whose conversation usually opens with an avuncular chuckle ("Ho-ho- ho-no-no-no, Tim") and ends with an anecdote about tribal customs...
...whole atmosphere was totally informal. Players did windsprints in the outfield during the game. Some Angels snuck behind the bleachers to a cage. Fans could watch Rod Carew--Rod Carewl--swing a bat less than 10 feet away, permitting an exchange of insults and batting tips. And home runs were catchable for folks who brought mitts, though I never caught...
Bitter the chastening rod...