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Yorty quoted one of Bradley's chief supporters as saying that "every white person is a racist" (the Bradley supporter denies the quote). Bradley accused Yorty of "the vicious, scurrilous big-lie technique...
Prof. Bell and other black separatists among Negro faculty have a right to differ with me, but it is ridiculous to characterize my view as a "vicious slande," of black students. There is nothing slanderous in the statement that bad admissions decisions by Harvard's admissions office is partly responsible for the poor intellectual and academic performance of black students. This is simply a question of fact, and Prof. Bell cannot remove it by rhetorical outbursts...
...President Siaka Stevens, recalling that the country's 19th century nickname was "the white man's grave" because of Sierra Leone's hordes of malaria-bearing mosquitos, said that among the honors would be a Medal of the Mosquito, for conspicuous gallantry. Why? Because the vicious little pests prevented white men from permanently settling in the area and thus forestalled the creation of another Rhodesia...
...married for appearances only, becomes involved with Donna (Donna Jordan), while Max makes lanolin passes at Jane (Jane Forth). All have been encouraged to play someone approximating themselves, which does not mean there is any recognizable humanity to be seen. Warhol and Morrissey specialize in an especially vicious kind of ridicule, to which the actors eagerly sacrifice themselves...
...long time, black students and faculty have tried to ignore Kilson's vicious slanders We recognized that the effort to survive in a racist society damages all of us and there seemed little to be gained by public wrangling with one of our brothers who is so obviously in worse shape than most But such fraternal tolerance must give way when it becomes clear that our silence may be considered as concession by the Harvard community, particularly those in policy-making positions...