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...American Melting Pot has fallen on hard times. It was first rejected in the late 1960s by Marxists and relativists from the Left who claimed the idea of an American culture was some ethnocentric construct designed to preserve the power of the white majority and annihilate the heritage and values of non-white groups...
...relevant political category, i.e. to integrate races within one political culture, this new racial consciousness rejected "selling out," and taught that race must remain the distinctive political category. Minority leaders emerged and told their followers, "Refuse to let your own identity be boiled away in a Melting Pot designed to keep you down." The pursuit of "Eurocentric" standards of excellence gave way to the demand for ethnic studies. And the political result was a call for "authentic" representation...
...tights and pearls, a parade in a red Saab convertible and the presentation of a golden "Pudding Pot" were among the highlights of yesterday's ceremonies honoring actress Michelle Pfeiffer as the 44th annual Hasty Pudding Theatrical's Woman of the Year...
When the 30-minute parade ended, Pfieffer was led into the Hasty Pudding Theater to be roasted by Berman and Zelman and to receive the traditional Pudding Pot...
After receiving her Pudding Pot, Pfiefferreturned to her seat, accidentally dropping herpot on the way. She watched a three scene previewof the Hasty Pudding show, "A Tsar is Born," andthen attended a press conference upstairs...