Word: squeamishness
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...popularity among suburbanites--happy he has made the city safe for a Saturday-night visit--could erode if he becomes too strident. Says King: "Even the moderate suburban housewife who gives him the benefit of the doubt, because they want to visit a safe city, is beginning to get squeamish...
...most part, they weren't leaning forward; we weren't picking them for their breast size." (Such is the definition of classiness in guy culture today.) And the publisher, known for such upscale glossies as Vogue, GQ and Gourmet, was inflamed by Maxim's voluptuous numbers but too squeamish--and fearful of losing high-end advertisers--to bare all. "We learned that we are an upmarket publisher," says Truman. Or, as a former editor puts it, "they couldn't fully embrace the gutter." The schizo result--skin on the cover, earnest advice articles on the inside-- satisfied hardly anyone: Maxim...
...that seems to yield further plot divergence, comes with Burton's casting of Johnny Depp as Ichabod Crane. The gawky schoolteaching Ichabod of the novel and cartoon becomes an incredibly attractive, law-practicing heartthrob. This Ichabod, as opposed to the weird-looking schlepp in the book, is squeamish but admirable, cowardly but endearing. And while he tries his hardest to temper his hunkiness by acting nevous and jumpy (which definitely elicits some giggles), Johnny can't help but be adorable. Depp's appeal creates a new dimension for Ichabod's character, allowing him to have a romantic relationship with Katrina...
...baby boomers are squeamish too. Does trying to stay young mean having to subject your delicate face to the surgeon's knife? What we'd much rather have is a cosmetic "quick fix": fresher, firmer skin with no blood and gore, very little healing time--and cheaper too. Cue the laser...
...Houses can do better than that. Instead of leaving their squeamish students to fend off the fearsome insects themselves, the College should do more to make sure the Houses are bug-free at the beginning of the term. Roaches may be indestructible in the face of nuclear annihilation, but one thing they can't withstand is a visit from the exterminator...