Word: sexualism
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...with evil and you won," Tom's superior, Capt. Jack Wander (Forest Whitaker) tells him proudly. "Gimme a hug." Ludlow is the star of Wander's Vice unit, which uses all exigent means, like a fist to the face and bullet in the back, to keep the better organized sexual predators in tow. "You are the tip of the spear," Wander says to Tom. "Who else'll keep back the animals...
Still, it was an understanding we came to late. Bonobos were recognized as a separate species only in 1933, less because of their subtle physical distinctions than because of their peaceable, highly sexual ways. The bonobos' best-known champion is Frans de Waal, a primatologist at Emory University. De Waal argues that bonobos overturn established, bloody notions of the origins of man. So popular has this idea become that for humans, bonobos are now cultural--and commercial--darlings. A raw vegetarian restaurant in New York City calls itself Bonobo's. California sex therapist Susan Block has developed a conflict-resolution...
...April 3, Texas authorities raided a breakaway Mormon sect's compound following allegations by a 16-year-old girl of sexual and physical abuse. More than 400 children were removed from the ranch in the state's largest-ever child-welfare operation...
...ties with Harvard. A two-thirds vote by the Faculty is required to pass the motion, and the action can only be reversed by another Faculty vote. In most cases, disciplinary action against students is the domain of the Administrative Board. In extreme cases—such as rape, sexual misconduct, or large-scale theft—the Dean of the College can bring the matter before the Faculty, according to Secretary of the Ad Board John “Jay” Ellison. Former Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis ’68 said that dismissal cases...
...There are numerous other examples of pop culture overcoming taboos, from the title character’s abortion on Maude in the 70s to the Sex and the City girls’ frank discussion of women’s sexual preferences in the last decade...