Word: unfair
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This is an unfair portrayal to say the least. Wellesley might have its fair share of liberal students on campus, but certainly no more so than most other universities. In fact, an undercurrent of conservative traditionalism exists on the Wellesley campus when it comes to sex, dating, relationships, and even marriage. While Wellesley is highly tolerant of differing views on sexuality—and this is a wonderful thing—it is absurd to stereotype its student body as decadently promiscuous or choc full of lesbians uniformly hostile to stay-at-home motherhood...
Some journalists have even extended their unfair characterization of Wellesley as a weapon to level ad hominem broadsides at alumnus Hillary Clinton. In the 2005 book “The Truth About Hillary,” author Edward Klein tries to damage Clinton politically by pointing to Hillary’s time at Wellesley, the bastion of radical feminism and lesbianism, as evidence of her lesbianism...
...fact that we are now part of the Chinese nation. But even though we are No. 1, AAA, in terms of, say, infrastructure, rating agencies like Moody's and Standard & Poor's give us AA because we are part of this larger regional economy called China. That's unfair. I've argued with them that the China connection is a plus, not a minus...
...system that leads to backroom horse-trading. The Legislative Council also suffers from a democratic deficit. It does not truly represent the people because half its members hail from the same types of vested interests, yet possess the same voting power as those directly elected. The system is unfair because it favors a few over the whole. Hong Kong needs full democracy...
...study also cites a higher rate of parental education in children of immigrants, which some scholars say reflects unfair admissions preferences for individuals with privileged backgrounds...