Word: sexistence
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Crimson Key President Catherine I. Bekooy '91 and her organization decided to break with tradition and alter the annual Rocky Horror-esque showing of Love Story. Tonight in the Science Center, Crimson Key will expose first-year students to a whole range of Harvard humor--but will omit the sexist taunts and jokes that have made the show a subject of controversy in recent years...
...years, many students defended the slurs as "just a part of the joke" or "as Harvard as Freshman Week itself." Such arguments ignored the context of Love Story--a time when first-year students begin to understand the acceptable boundaries of humor at Harvard. Previous years' sexist jokes gave a misleading impression that verbally abusing women was acceptable behavior. Now, Crimson Key has proven that its commitment to welcoming all students extends past its hospitality tent...
...that people don't learn more concrete lessons at Harvard. Members of Harvard's nine final clubs learn to be sexist, elitist snobs. Writers for rightwing publications learn new ways to rationalize their irrational hatred of homosexuality. Junior professors learn to take out short-term leases on their homes...
...more like a man. Treating a woman like a lady -- or even worse, a girl -- can seem condescending and patronizing. But being too rough also has its perils. Humor has to watch its step. A joke the slightest bit off-key can come across as a sexist put-down. When anything a candidate says can be used against him, even metaphors must be sexually correct. Warns Republican political consultant Eddie Mahe: "A sports reference like 'three yards and a cloud of dust' can get you in trouble if you are running against a woman...
...sizeable number of Italian relatives) to the honeymoon (Paris, say his parents; camping, say hers). The "kids" are torn between allegiance to the traditions of their elders and allegiance to themselves. They don't, for example, want the phrase "man and wife" in the ceremony because it's sexist. They don't want the word "God" either, because neither of them believes and neither of them is hypocritical. The meal at the wedding reception cannot have meat--they are both vegetarians...