Word: sexists
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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These students point out that the clubs are not only sexist, but also socially and financially elitist in that they select members through the closed "punch" system, give preference to children of alumni, and charge dues which not everyone can afford to pay. Since Schkolnick's complaint leaves these forms of elitism intact, many students don't think it deserves their support...
While this sentiment is well-intentioned, it misses the point. True, sexism is only one manifestation of the clubs' remaining elitism. But no one should regard admitting women as merely instrumental towards attacking the clubs' "real elitism." This analysis is sexist; it doesn't take women's rights as seriously as those of Blacks and other groups which have suffered from discrimination in this country. Imagine the outcry if final club members were to urge us to understand why white people want to be in a club with only whites and that Blacks should build their own clubs--as people...
...disturbed by the deficient account of Daryl Bem's talk entitled "Raising Feminist Children in a Sexist World" as reported by a Crimson writer in the March 16th issue. The talk was organized and sponsored by The William James Society, Harvard's undergraduate psychology organization...
...order to raise feminists in today's world, parents should change the anatomy of the characters in sexist children's books, Harvard Visiting Professor Darryl J. Bem yesterday told 15 students over dinner...
...also recommended explaining to children that cultural messages in the media reflect only the values of the people who wrote the material and do not reflect reality. He did not advocate censoring or condemning sexist material but said that the bias should be explained as one person's interpretation...