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...that charges of reverse discrimination seem to have so much instant credibility? The Crimson staff falls victim to the mentality that anything that appears to give women an extra advantage must be sexist. However, as the staff admits, there is a dramatic imbalance between prizes open to men and women. The amount of inequality embodied in the Fay Prize simply doesn't measure up to the multitude of male-only prizes...
...Sexist assertions by anti-gun activists tell women to fear guns. Arguments that an attacker (presumably male) would wrest a gun from a woman's control or that a woman with a gun would be more likely to hurt a family member than a criminal are clear sexist fallacies that attempt to rob women of agency, suggesting that they have no control over their own actions. Both are insults to the intelligence and independence of women...
...director Mike Nichols' supercilious side. The producers have employed good comic actors, among them Annette Bening, John Goodman and Greg Kinnear, in an effort to take the chill off. But most of the women Harold encounters are unfunnily damaged--timorous or frigid, frenzied or alcoholic--while the men are sexist, henpecked or just clueless...
...Some people were like, 'Oh, it's a revolution!' I was like, 'I'm just trying to serve you coffee,'" Follen said. "There are some wacky eccentrics, but no one is sexist--no smacking on the behind...
Certainly, localized residential or extracurricular efforts are one part of this structure. But there are other parts that are equally important. The College has, in the past, vocally condemned the final clubs because they are sexist and promote a dangerous atmosphere. If, despite this condemnation, large numbers of students choose to make these institutions a central part of their weekend experience at Harvard, a serious problem exists. Without an administrator in charge of student life, though, the College must rely on primarily passive means...