Word: sexualism
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...American romantic comedies like Knocked Up, Waitress and Juno, a woman's unwanted pregnancy is the springboard for sexual love, self-knowledge and, as she comes to term, the rosy maturity that Hollywood sees as motherhood. The word "abortion" is hardly spoken of; the procedure gets no serious consideration. Abortion is simply not an option for the heroines of these pictures, though it is for more than a million American women a year...
Opponents of an apology said most of the allegedly stolen children had in fact been abandoned or taken in for their own protection from assault, sexual abuse and neglect. "People involved in the removal of children genuinely believed they were doing the right thing," the nonprofit group Reconciliation Australia counter-argued in a statement. "But as we know now, they were...
...Giannini, emphasizing wearable over sexual was part of the plan. "Women of my generation have a real life," she says. "They need to work. They have personal lives. I want to design something for them, something personal, something that comes from the brain...
Love Under a Microscope It has been my impression for many years that we are creatures of evolution: as far as Mother Nature is concerned, whatever works wins [Jan. 28]. Obviously, heterosexuality has won out. The sexual attractiveness of women to men and vice versa is genetic, as modified by the environment. Although many marriages are initially based on sex, the success of a good marriage relies on the ability of two people to get along. That demands a democracy in which each accepts the other as an equal and helps the other in a loving, kind way. They...
...About 12,000 service members have been booted from the military since the law took effect, including dozens of Arabic speakers whose skills are particularly prized by the military since the advent of the war on terror. While the number discharged for their sexuality has fallen from 1,273 in 2001 to 612 in 2006, Pentagon officials insist they are applying the law as fairly as ever. Gay-rights advocates disagree, suggesting the military - pressed for personnel amid an unpopular war - is willing to ignore sexual orientation when recruiting becomes more difficult. Last May, a CNN poll found that...