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...profits came only from the first cycle of theatrical and video release. But this suit was personal. Katzenberg often referred to Eisner as a father figure; Eisner had been his mentor for 19 years at Paramount and Disney. So he had to be stung by Eisner's offhand slur, in informal notes for an autobiography, that "I think I hate the little midget"--a remark notable not just for its animosity but also for its redundancy (a former English professor of Eisner's called the CEO to make just that point). The gibe, says a Katzenberg colleague, "was so painful...
...right down to the cellular level. Fetal cells derived from a woman's offspring may survive in her bloodstream decades after childbirth. What's more, the fabled liabilities of the female condition are sometimes revealed as strengths. Researchers have found that PMS--which has become a handy three-letter slur directed at the aggressive, or merely irritated, woman--is experienced by many as a state of "heightened activity, intellectual clarity, feelings of well-being," according to Angier. "One of my most beautiful memories of college," she recalls, "is of a first day of a period. I was sitting...
...York Senator AL D'AMATO (5) called his Jewish opponent, Representative Chuck Schumer, a "putzhead" in front of a group of Jews. It's unsure whether they took it in its Yiddish context (penis head) or as a modern slur (jerk), but one thing is clear: Senator Pothole's campaign collapsed into...
STEP 5 Now quickly blame the victim for being insulted. "You are trying to twist that into a religious slur...I urge you to stop this transparent politically motivated attack...
...waited by the refrigerators in the back," recounts Larry. "Whenever someone went back there, he would slur, 'whatever you're getting to drink, I assure you, I've got something better,' and he proceeded to drop his pants." According to Larry, it was by no means better...