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Word: sexists (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Dulcy Anderson '93 and Serena Volpp '93 pointed out in a letter to The Crimson on September 22, many of these jokes contribute to a sexist stereotype of a mean, self-centered Radcliffe "bitch...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: When a Joke Is No Joke | 10/18/1989 | See Source »

Crimson Key members have responded to these charges by stressing that their remarks were not just directed at women, but also at cancer patients, the dead and administrators, among others. They say that their intent was not to be sexist, but just to make people laugh...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: When a Joke Is No Joke | 10/18/1989 | See Source »

...honest. I laughed. And I don't believe that a single Crimson Key member can be fairly accused of believing in sexist stereotypes. But the same jokes which are funny at Crimson Key get-togethers around a VCR take on new meaning in the context of orientation to Harvard...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: When a Joke Is No Joke | 10/18/1989 | See Source »

When Crimson Key members shout "bitch!" every time the female protagonist comes on screen, first-year students get the impression that sexist attitudes are acceptable here. For all their claims about not singling out women, Crimson Key members would never shout classic racist epithets or homophobic slurs at the movie screen...

Author: By Joshua M. Sharfstein, | Title: When a Joke Is No Joke | 10/18/1989 | See Source »

Following student protests against restrictions on free speech, the president of Tufts University abolished a policy designed to protect students from sexist and racist comments, Tufts announced last week...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Tufts Rescinds Speech Rules | 10/10/1989 | See Source »

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