Word: sexism
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...testing-ground for some of society’s most important issues. This is why seminal events like Jackie Robinson breaking the color barrier in baseball, and John Amaechi becoming the first openly gay former NBA player are so significant. This is why when we see bigotry, sexism, racism, hypocrisy, or exploitation in sports, it is important to say something about...
...ever worry that your ironic use of sexism and racism will be construed as real? -Kevin Ilettnottingham, EnglandI don't want to get the wrong laugh. But I think it's quite obvious that it's ironic. I'm not one of those comedians that think comedy is your conscience taking a day off. My conscience never takes a day off. I can justify every joke...
...Final clubs—all-male bastions of old-school tradition—lie at the heart of Harvard privilege. They have been criticized for enshrining the worst of Harvard’s past: racism, sexism, social snobbery...
...Crazy Little Thing Called Hate Rich Lowry's Viewpoint, "The World of Hillary Hatred," was off the mark [Nov. 19]. What conservatives hate about Clinton is that she is a woman. It's nothing more than old-fashioned sexism. Equal rights have always been anathema to them, but since that stance is politically unacceptable today, conservatives can't admit the true reason for their opposition to her. The male-dominated right wing has created a bogeyman, or in this case a bogeywoman. And women on the right are just as afraid of a woman President as their male counterparts. They...
...Crazy Little Thing Called Hate Rich Lowry's viewpoint, "The World of Hillary Hatred," was off the mark [Nov. 19]. What conservatives hate about Clinton is that she is a woman. It's nothing more than old-fashioned sexism. Equal rights have always been anathema to them, but since that stance is politically unacceptable today, conservatives can't admit the true reason for their opposition to her. The male-dominated right wing has created a bogeyman, or in this case a bogeywoman. And women on the right are just as afraid of a woman President as their male counterparts. They...