Word: symbolic
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...must hold Clinton and Congress responsible for the unjust ban on gays in the military, not Powell. But even if Powell must serve as a symbol for the unjust ban, then he should not be hated for his reasoning. Powell's only crime is pessimism. Instead of pink triangles, perhaps protesters should influence Powell by greeting him with yellow smiley faces...
BEIJING, China--Against the backdrop of the Great Wall, for centuries the symbol of exclusion from this country, an atmosphere of openness marked a gathering last month of women's health specialists...
...truck driver Reginald Denny by a group of black men at the outset of last year's riot. Although the parallels between the two incidents are largely superficial, many African Americans tend to equate them. The case against the three men accused in the Denny assault has become a symbol of the disparity between how whites and blacks are treated by the criminal-justice system. Many Angelenos fear that a volatile situation will be created if the four officers are exonerated and the Denny defendants are found guilty. Thus a ruling last week by Superior Court Judge John Ouderkirk produced...
BGLSA members set up their pink triangle--now a symbol of gay empowerment but originally used by the Nazis to mark gay concentration camp inmates--on top of the square
...result of this court case and the images Philipon sketched, the pear became a widely-recognized satirical symbol of king Louis Philippe. Another pear image in exhibit is "Kindly Take Your Filth Elsewhere, You Brats!" by Auguste Bouquet. This colorful lithograph depicts children scribbling images of a pear on the wall of a woman's house. The woman leans out the window scolding the children. The piece's ambiguity as to whether "fifth" refers to the scribbling or to the king himself heightens the satiric impact...