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...Tuesday installment of Bloom County, Berke Breathed makes it clear that Steve Dalla's alter-ego "fairy" is not a symbol of homosexuality but is instead a sort of conscience that is trying to cure Steve of his sexist "macho" complex. Only Dallas (and, it would appear, the Crimson senior executive board) equates sensitivity with homosexuality, and the ignorance he displays both in making this mental association and in disapproving of both kinds of behavior is precisely what makes Monday's installment (the one which The Crimson censored) funny...
Berke Breathed must be similary confused because the humor of his February 28th strip was, if anything, less subtle than that of the Trudeau strip. Breathed's target was clearly Steve Dallas, a macho, sexist dog who is invariably shown in an unfavorable light, and not gay men. Frankly, I can't see how anyone could reasonably interpret the strip as you apparently...
Among the more unusual strategies were the establishment of WITCH (Women's Inspirational Theological Coalition from Harvard) and a takeover of Thomas Professor of Divinity Harvey Cox's course on eschatology and liberation theology, at which the insurgents blew party noisemakers whenever any sexist comments were made, Schulman says...
...very apprehensive about doing comedy." He was especially worried about directing the first script of Tootsie that he read. He recalls that it was hard to know "if it was an homage to actors, a sophisticated comedy examining sexual mores or a story about the rehabilitation of a sexist." As the production began, tempers were tight. At times during the first month, only one shot a day was completed, as Hoffman's complex makeup literally slid down his face under the lights. Eventually, it cost approximately as much to bring in a small-scale comedy ($21 million...
Nevertheless, Rothman said she and Becker are considering a similar project at Harvard, but this time focusing on stereotypical men. "Men are much easier to do because you don't get accused of being sexist...