Word: sexistence
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THERE is still hope for my alleged youngest brother, Phillip. He does show some moderate tendencies, although he too seems to feel I make too many excuses for the oppressed people who have no chance to advance in this racist, sexist and bigoted society...
...tribe are no wide-eyed flower children. Their cutting wit reveals them to be the original ironic generation--unlike their 1980s counterparts, their irony is not a hip pose but a weapon of self-defense. The tribe is no group of saints--its members can be as sexist, cowardly and mean-spirited as the elders they condemn--which makes them that much more human and their quest for values that much more necessary...
...most disturbing moments in yesterday's class came when the students in the overwhelmingly male class applauded. These future politicos, members of Harvard's male elite, were lauding Babbitt's remarks--even after many students, and even Babbitt, had just indicated that those words were delivered in a highly sexist and offensive context. They were learning it from a political hero and regurgitating it. How can these young men be expected to accord women respect in politics, when sexist remarks like these are tolerated and even celebrated...
Then I remembered why I went to Harvard. I do not deny that racism and homophobia exist on this campus. But there is a difference. Here, intolerance is intolerable. A racial slur in a house common room at Harvard would draw instant condemnation. At Duke, I saw racist, sexist and homophobic sentiments accepted--and even encouraged--in fraternities...
Rationales used at that time were "based ondiscriminatory and sexist interests that the Courtwould no longer recognize," says Brandt. Thedevelopment of safe techniques and licensing lawshave rendered invalid such concerns about women'ssafety and the legitimacy of practitionersperforming the procedure...