Word: stupidly
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...perceived antagonists were foreign managers and technicians, most of whom have departed. Says one Iranian oil worker: "The foreigners who were here earned enormous salaries for jobs that any one of us could have done. The Shah thought we were too stupid." In the foreign-dominated management compound at Ahwaz, for example, employees enjoyed air conditioning, swimming pools and modern bathrooms. Their kitchens were modern, right down to the inclusion of garbage-disposal units in the sinks. The housing units were tree-shaded, and protected by high fences topped with concertinas of barbed wire...
...biographer ever accused Hanfstaengl of being a complex man. Phelps found him a "little shallow, although certainly not stupid." "He was a pseudo-cultured and not very serious....certainly politically immature" Richard Hunt, senior lecturer on social studies, adds...
...with men are gradually falling. In turn, sexist attitudes on the part of the media, employers, and other social groups are taking on even more importance as barriers to women's success. Playboy, of course has been at the fore of the exploitative media. To call Playboy seamy or stupid and leave it at that misses the point: Playboy uses as its biggest drawing card a highly stylized format displaying women as sex objects, and has over its lifetime done more to cement men's sexist perception of women than any other publication...
...epic about a sexist talking fish. During a visit to Atlanta, where he read passages from The Flounder, Grass naturally had some talking to do. "The women's lib movement," he said, "has a lot of women who want to use power like men. We have enough stupid men who use power." Grass also had some criticisms about American writers, who, he claims, have not confronted the Viet Nam War. Says Grass: "If you don't face it, it means two things: you lost the war and you've also lost the ability to make clear...
...stupid for people to be deprived just because HRDC doesn't want to lose power," Sellars said, adding, "The Loeb is their play-toy and they are afraid of losing...