Word: tokenism
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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...Everyone expected a skintight vote here, but nobody expected it to be less than 2,000 votes. But we're still waiting for the overseas ballot count, and nobody's been able to give us a concrete figure on that. By the same token, one shouldn't assume, if there were irregularities, that they were necessarily perpetrated against one particular side. This state is perfectly capable of bipartisan irregularities. But it must be noted that at this point, neither of the parties is alleging any serious irregularities. The only substantial complaint has been about the Palm Beach ballot...
Sure, there were token flashes of good times from 1985 to 1995. Don Mattingly was a perennial all-star, Ricky Henderson was a stolen base glutton, and Jim Abbott redefined athleticism...
...Harvard, your commitment to the arts is dreadfully lacking. Arts First--Harvard's annual token tribute to the celebration of arts--does not compensate for the number of students with a genuine passion for the visual and environmental sciences who are turned away from VES classes each semester. It is easy to see that the act of creating visual art is an intellectual pursuit. Why can't the rest of the University see that...
...candidate, and therefore who should be able to participate in a nationally televised debate, is not an easy choice. No one wants a crackpot candidate who has no chance of winning the general election to detract from the debate and waste the public's time. However, by the same token, any candidate who does not have the opportunity to participate in the debates has virtually no chance to win an upset victory in the election...
...Bamboozled's fictional TV network, Harvard-educated Pierre Dela-croix (Damon Wayans) is the token black executive. His abrasive boss (Michael Rappaport) charges him to devise a hot, edgy new series. Angry and desperate, Pierre proposes a minstrel show--a format "so negative, so offensive and racist" that it will prove his point about the lack of ethical or aesthetic standards on TV. Aided by his skeptical, ambitious assistant (Jada Pinkett Smith), he hires as his stars a homeless tap dancer (Savion Glover) and his pal (Tommy Davidson). Renamed Mantan and Sleep 'n Eat, they are given a supporting cast...