Word: sexism
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...matter how rough the going is at Harvard, whether because of racism or sexism or some other kind of `ism,'" says Southern, "whenever I stepped inside the classroom and closed the door and began talking to students, all problems melted away...
...fact that people still take lightly the issues of sexual harassment and rape proves that concern and protest is fully justified and necessary. And the fact that my housemates did not event think twice about displaying their sexism proves that even Harvard society is a long way from recognizing the relevancy and urgency of feminist concerns. Not long ago the popular "Amos & Andy" radio and TV shows provided millions of Americans with "humor" derived from the humiliationm of Blacks. Such "humor" was considered perfectly acceptable in mainstream American society until very recently, and it would still be acceptable today...
Intimidation is not always as overt as it is in the case of rape or molestation. "In science departments, what's prevalent is very much an understood sexism. The professsor assumes that the man in the class is going to be naturally adept. The woman is not considered as an equal," says Backus...
...ignorance you displayed. The use of he or she when the sex of the person whom one is talking about is unknown doesn't bother me in the least. As a matter of fact I have used this form since early in elementary school, long before I knew that sexism existed and that the exclusive use of the "he" pronoun was a part of that. The non-sexist use of language came naturally to me. I have to think (and it annoys me) if I wish not to use this form. To Mr. Wise such usage is a headache...
...learned Society of Dilettanti, arguing about antiquities and knocking back the vintage claret, while Sir William Hamilton points to an engraving of one of his own Greek vases and Mr. John Taylor holds up a lady's garter. Peering into this lost world--reprehensible, no doubt, for its elitism, sexism, amateurism and other social vices, yet not without its allure--one realizes what Sir Sploshua's friend Sir George Beaumont meant when he swept aside the doubts of an uncertain client: "No matter, take the chance; even a faded picture from Reynolds will be the finest thing you can have...