And two, boys in this culture, and in all cultures all around the world, one of the most humbling things in the world is to be beaten by a girl, or a woman, in anything. I think he articulated that. |
Conservatives have been taking on women's studies departments ever since women's studies departments existed. It's part of larger strategy by conservative forces in society to legitimize their own point of view. |
Exxon Mobil would not sponsor such an event if it were held at a venue that discriminated against African-Americans or other racial minorities. |
Here the NHL is trying to portray itself as family entertainment, ... and this ad doesn't support that very well. |
I believe five years is a good kind of tenure as head. . . . After that you lose your edge, |
I think that's just indicative of two things, |
In sponsoring an event at a venue that practices very high-profile sex discrimination, this company is acting in direct violation of its stated policies on discrimination. |
It makes the statement that women are equal to men. |
One person's objectionable is another person's bottom line. I think it's shortsighted of them, but it's not unexpected. |
Our next step is we'll try stockholder resolutions and other ways to bring much greater scrutiny to these companies. These are the people who have to be held accountable. |
She has called your mothers, your aunts, your grandmothers, your daughters, your sons and husbands terrorists. This has to stop. It is the worst kind of McCarthyism. You cannot speak out in this country any more without being called a traitor. The highest form of patriotism is to speak out against policies that do not benefit the citizens of your country. This must stop. She owes an apology, if not a resignation. |
The gap today is so small, why not go ahead and follow the lead of other majors, ... But as with Augusta, sex discrimination in sports doesn't have to make sense if folks enforcing it are stubborn enough. |
The woman is dressed provocatively, and when she asks the player if he's ready, it's a double-entendre in my view. She's in the ad as a groomer, a sex object. |
They are selling sex and violence in a culture awash in sex and violence, ... If the NHL wants to appeal to families, this isn't the way to do it. |
Women will risk a lifetime of grave complications from faulty breast implants because the Bush administration and their appointees value short-term profits over women's long-term health. |