Word: sexism
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Hefner had hoped to adapt the clubs, established in the 1960s as havens for male entertainment and dining, to an altered business world in which sexism had become unfashionable. But not even toned-down decor, less nudity and the hiring of male Bunnies could bring back Playboy's heydays of the 1970s, when 22 clubs flourished around the country. Hefner presided over the closing of three company-operated clubs in 1986. Two of the last three franchises, in Des Moines and Omaha, were closed in May. There are no plans, however, to shut down five clubs in Asia, where business...
...students who never before attended a divestment rally, this year felt no compunction about taking a stand against sexism or racism or anti-gay discrimination. At times, it was like sticking up for a friend...
...senior took the final steps to end sexism in the finals clubs, filing a discrimination complaint with the state against the Fly Club. Fellow students supported her cause, creating Stop Witholding Access Today (SWAT) to help fund and carry on the suit when she graduates...
...University had cut ties to the clubs in 1984, but this failed to address the real problem of exclusion, leaving the clubs right in the geographic center of campus as a major force in social life. Officially, Harvard can take no blame for the sexism, but neither can it take credit...
...lack a unified spokesman. The Undergraduate Council, which funds these groups, would seem to make a helpful, unifying spokesman. The nominal undergraduate representative would seem to be the natural leader for efforts for student justice. But students found that the council would not champion their cause. Instead of battling sexism in the final clubs, the council balked and seemed more interested in equitably representing the students who buy into elitism here than backing institutions open to all of its constituents. Yet diverse group membership is a much better reflection of what the Harvard of 1988 stands for than are clubs...