Word: louts
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Dates: during 1980-1980
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There are many historical discrepancies: Merrick's freak show owner was not an immoral lout who abused his charge; Frederick Treves, the doctor who recorded Merrick's case, was not saintly; and the other freaks did not free Merrick from the sideshow. These deviations from fact would not be particularly important if the movie did not wear its supposed authenticity like a shield, daring people to criticize its intent...
...rhetoric of women's lib may be little known in the U.S.S.R., but the battle of the sexes seems to be heating up. One recent underground feminist publication issued by bitter women in Leningrad attacked the typical Soviet husband as a brutal, drunken, selfish lout. The document charged that "the male contribution in the home is almost nonexistent. Any man who even knows how to hammer a nail is considered a rarity...
...invites her to stay for supper, only to learn from Enid that they have nothing to serve but frozen succotash. Next comes Harry, a blond, muscular lout, eagerly accepting the invitation that Ramona has relayed. Earl is abashed and thus vulnerable to Harry's demand for money (to buy takeout food) keys (Harry claims that his own car has a broken fuel pump...