Word: sexualism
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...that feminism is marked by bra-burning, hyper-sexual, hairy-legged “feminazis”—as many have alleged in the debates over the Women’s Center—is to cruelly and crassly draw attention away from all the good that feminism has accomplished, such as achieving women’s rights—something many women who take part in such demeaning name-calling apparently take for granted. Any intelligent and considerate person would simply dismiss this as a childish description, but it’s less-distinguishing people that actually...
...panel of male undergraduate leaders spoke yesterday about sexual assault, stressing the universality of the issue as part of Harvard’s annual Take Back the Night (TBTN) week. “Rape is a problem that has no gender ownership,” said Theodore B. Bressman ’06, a peer counselor for the Office of Sexual Assault and Prevention Response. The purpose of the event was to offer a “tangible presentation of men combating sexual and domestic violence,” TBTN Co-chair Vanessa V. Pratt ’08 said...
...publication of “Sexual Personae”—a 700-page chronology of art and culture that establishes links between writers like Emily Dickinson and the Marquis de Sade—brought Paglia into the spotlight both as an academic and as a cultural commentator...
...Libby S. Adler, a law professor at Northeastern, discussed how “immutability” of sexual orientation could affect the legal system. If it were shown that people are born gay, just as people are born into a race, it would be easier to win suits alleging discrimination based on sexual preference, Adler explained...
...other two speakers focused their comments on “sexual reorientation” efforts, popularly known as the “ex-gay” movement, in which people are “conditioned” to be straight...