Word: sexism
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...reads a cultural historian like Simon Schama reflecting on the art and society of 17th century Holland, one sees what deep access a contextual approach can give to culture. But this is a very far cry from the ritual indictments of the past on the grounds of racism, sexism, greed and so forth that increasingly substitute for thought among our academics. Lo, the Native American! See, he is depicted as dying! And note the subservient posture of the squaw! And the phallic arrow on the ground, emblem of his lost though no doubt conventionally exaggerated potency! Eeew, gross! Next slide...
...that innocuous-looking blue door lies a Hillel in a handbasket. Especially shameful is the organization's insistence on masquerading as a group dedicated to upholding an ethical and moral tradition. These P.C. inquisitors are on the lookout to attack anyone who disagrees with them, accusing them of racism, sexism, ageism, and anything else they can think of, regardless of Truth. It's about time we attacked back. Jennifer L. Cooper...
...Sean Kelly, who calls him a chameleon. But even Kelly concedes a grudging respect for O'Rourke's success. Although Koreans are still smarting from his essay that described them as "hardheaded, hard-drinking, tough little bastards, 'the Irish of Asia,' " O'Rourke bristles at charges of racism and sexism, claiming he spares no group, including his Irish ancestors, from abuse. "I don't think there's anything in my writing that says being a male or white is better," he says, "but it's definitely the thing I'm most familiar with...
...parallels between Evelyn's dilemmas about her future and her lover are heavy-handed and trite, and the authors make Evelyn seem shallow and foolish. Her realization that she does not need a man's guidance attempts to save the play from sexism, but this epiphany still comes much too late...
...have tried to damp down sexism, racism, classism, veneration of old Harvard for the wrong reasons by laughing at it whenever we've seen it," said Moses. "I think we have tried to take each freshman on his or her own terms--male or female, white or person of color, heterosexual or gay, rich or poor...