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...part because there's no cheaper dose of assimilation than a trip to Burger King. The New York Times Magazine reported that a couple of years ago, after administrators trimmed fat and sugar from menus at schools in Rio Grande City, Texas, along the Mexican border, students staged lunchroom protests, hanging signs that read NO MORE DIET and WE WANT TO EAT COOL STUFF--PIZZA, NACHOS, BURRITOS...
...operate a motor vehicle; it was, “Do you think the line will be too long today at the DMV?” The line is taking over America one skinny step at a time. Lining up to go to the washroom or to go to the lunchroom is the first thing I remember learning as a first-grader, and when someone did something especially commendable, the reward was always being named “line-leader”. We are conditioned to crave, love, and live the line. Lines can also be a very positive recreational force...
...Rushmore”) it imitates in miniature, the video is self-consciously quirky in the extreme. The captions which narrate the action include such phrases as “Sanctions were imposed” to refer to the beleaguered representative of Luxembourg being refused access to the lunchroom...
...Wives” is also the least obnoxious political video of the year. Sure, America is a bully in the video, but he’s also a high school kid. This tyrant teen imposes sanctions (via the lunchroom), violates human rights (by restricting bathroom access), and finds weapons (a slingshot) whose origins are suspect...
...large, the challenge of fitting in--even at companies striving to do better for minorities--still falls on the shoulders of the women themselves. Conformity is not a matter of feeling popular in the lunchroom. It's the key to success, according to most minority women. Among women of color who work at large companies, 54% feel that promotions are based not on ability but on whether senior managers feel comfortable with the candidate. "Like it or not, white guys still run most companies," says Ho. "People promote people they can relate to. But no white guy is going...