Word: sexualism
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...thoughts on liberty of the mind, especially on the First Amendment, are excellent food for thought in this time of political demagoguery. Likewise, his treatment of sexual liberty is wonderfully balanced—he challenges the most basic assumptions held by dogmatic liberals and conservatives alike. It is worth noting, however, that Fried does this by relying on a tried-and-true formula: he quickly tacks to the libertarian position and proceeds to flagellate the moralists on both sides...
...that has not quite coalesced into a plan of action. Sometimes they are addled with a flickering panic he can't entirely hide. In these moments he takes us behind the conventional hero's stoic mask and allows us to see Jack as case of arrested development , a pre-sexual child pretending to be a man of decisive action and romantic elan. Mostly, though, he's forced to give a bits-and-pieces, fits-and-starts performance, fighting for his life against crowds of the undead and the unfunny...
...while “Terrorist” has been called a departure for Updike, it touches upon issues like faith, idealism, and sexual relations with which his writing has long grappled. Like many of his previous works, “Terrorist” focuses on the insecure and impressionable late-teens period of life...
...last year, and there have already been more than 1,000 arrests so far this year. Experts note that even with this increase--attributed in part to more resources being thrown at the problem--the number of online-predator arrests is still small compared with the overall arrests for sexual assaults against minors, which in 2000 was estimated to be 65,000 nationwide. Even so, that same year a survey conducted by the Crimes Against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire found that nearly 1 in 5 kids had received unwanted sexual solicitations over the Internet...
...Against a backdrop of cultural upheaval, the sisters' own personal and sexual lives come into focus. Kate becomes repelled by her sister's flirtatious way with older men though she learns herself just how easy it is to seduce a male companion. Little else is easy in these interesting times. Revolution seems to float in the humid air, and a minister warns the girls that "Hong Kong is facing sinister times." Bombs kill innocent civilians. The girls enter into sexual liaisons. Secret pacts are made. Borders are crossed. In Hong Kong, the heat...