Word: sexists
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...reading of the sports section is a tribal rite of passage for men, indicating that they, too, will take their place among the armchair major leaguers and couch/potato homerun hitters." Being a boy who has no interest in sports, I found the tone of the piece simplistic and sexist in its generalizations about...
...Harvard Crimson and the Harvard community rightfully condemn those who espouse racist or sexist points of view. Why then, should Ms. Glasser feel no remorse in publishing her sexist theories of male socialization? Why should groups of men getting together and enjoying each other's company automatically and regularly be held up for ridicule? The answer to those questions could help to explain the poor quality of the present dialogue between the sexes on campus. I find intolerance of any kind offensive and I urge The Crimson to aspire to a higher journalistic standard. Hugh Taylor...
Consider these assertions: for centuries "sexist attitudes" have tainted Roman Catholicism. Even today some priests "assume they have the right to dominate women." Nuns feel "alienated"; lesbians speak of the "pain of exclusion." Women are "underrepresented or not represented at all" in church administration. A "significant number" are convinced that becoming priests will be the "only way to attain full participation." Many Catholic women feel that the official teaching against artificial birth control is "oppressive." Some are upset that "the dialogue about abortion appears to be closed...
...first time, however, the text is alive with direct quotes from participants in those often heated discussions. "We wanted the letter to be authentic, not just bishops speaking but women also," explains Chairman Imesch. A sample zinger from Savannah: "I maintain membership in a church that is blatantly sexist." In Fort Worth, women complained that the ban on birth control meant "finding peace of mind only after childbearing years were over or husbands had died...
...Bush, vice president and candidate with the wimp factor, was captain of Yale's baseball team. And after his 1984 debate with Geraldine Ferraro, he indulged in some spontaneous male bonding with a group of dockworkers. "We kicked some ass," he said. The sports allusion, as well as the sexist content, of his remark is clear...