Word: sexism
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...teaching fellows don't call on them in section because they're female. I sympathize with those who have missed being taught by one of the too-few tenured female faculty members. And I share many students' concern that the final clubs, unaffiliated with Harvard though they are, promote sexism toward women...
Aside from being an offensive and unjust characterization of Wellesley students, "Just a Squirrel Tryin' to Get a Nut" is a painful example of the sexism that exists in our society. Young women (consistently referred to as "girls") who have made the intelligent, informed decision to attend an all-female college are portrayed as desperate to catch men (never called "boys"), and willing to trade sexual favors for any sort of recognition. The "girls" depicted clearly have little sense of their self-worth except in relation to men, and feel that wearing revealing clothing and having indiscriminate...
...have experienced firsthand the indignity ofracism and sexism at this school," she said."Discrimination in its present form is oftensubtle and covert--but [still] damaging. I know[HMS] has prepared me incredibly well for acareer. Yet, had I had the same opportunities, thesame experiences, as those around me, I know myexperience would have been even richer...
...this is indeed how "Political Correctness" behaves, then I agree with all those critics who charge that it impoverishes political debate. In a nation that needs a desperate heart-to-heart about issues of racism, sexism, heterosexual privilege, and entrenched hierarchy, we need to get rid of this monster if it prevents us from engaging social issues substantively...
There are certainly flaws in American politics and culture. Racism, sexism and homophobia are all characteristics of American society that can and should be changed. It should never be forgotten, though, that the debate and criticism necessary to effect those changes are possible only because of American ideals and traditions, and products of an American culture that is uniquely open and willing to change and improve itself...