Word: egalitarian
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...character of its people. "I never thought Australians had any doubt as to what their identity was," he says. "It's a very strong personality. It owes a lot to certain influences that are predominantly home grown." Howard feels that Australians are adaptable. "We are still a relatively classless, egalitarian country, and we can therefore adapt to change and embrace change more readily. There are fewer things holding us back now than used to be the case." Never a fan of the ambiguous word "multiculturalism," he also rejects the idea that Australia could build a federation of cultures. "There...
...Playboy” attracts more auditioners than almost every other show, some 120 for its 12 roles—an impressive feat for a play without immediate mass appeal. In considering this many actors, Spillane-Hinks relies heavily on her producers and tries to establish an egalitarian atmosphere for discussing callbacks. “We don’t usually debate,” she says of their deliberations. “We all err on the side of the person who wants to see them again.” But the volume of auditions also gave her cause...
...other calling for the end of female submission by criticizing penetrative sex. Such stimulating topics attracted an eclectic group of over a dozen students of different genders, races, and sexual orientations. While some found the feminist relationship—whereby men and women partake in an entirely egalitarian partnership—attainable, others viewed it as an impossible ideal. RUS Co-Chair Dara F. Goodman ’07 said she believes in this feminist fairytale. “I think it’s potentially the most long-lasting and fulfilling kind of relationship one could have...
...propose the construction of a futuristic, spherical, rotating dorm (whose name should include equal quantities of each letter of the alphabet, so all feel equally important) in which the rooms are equidistant from every location on and off campus, from the mail center to Logan Airport. In an egalitarian society, I should not have to make the perilous journey across the yard every day, fending off angry foreigners and their pets, if Mr. Canaday can so easily bypass the John Harvard statue and all its accompanying mayhem. But the tyrannical rampage of random privilege does not stop at housing...
...popular surfing spot in North Cronulla, resulting in attacks on police and ambulance workers as well as the destruction of over 100 vehicles. Adding insult to injury, the riots also unveiled Australia’s embarrassing secret: a deep-seated racial intolerance, normally hidden behind a deceptive respect for egalitarian ideals. With one-quarter of all Australians born overseas, the overwhelming prevalent racial prejudice poses a serious threat to national cohesion and unity...