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Commentary Peters: Does Marriage Protect or Control?

Commentary, September, 11 2001 Cynthia Peters
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In a previous commentary I wrote in response to the gay and lesbian rights movement's pursuit of legal marriage: Be careful what you wish for.

Commentary Peters: An S30 Victory Six Weeks in Advance

Commentary, August, 16 2001 Cynthia Peters
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In a joint statement released on August 14, 2001, the IMF/World Bank reported that their annual meeting, originally scheduled to run for two weeks, would be reduced to two days. (The normal two-week meeting had previously been shortened to one wee...

Commentary Peters: Treating Teens Contemptuously: The Retail Squeeze

Commentary, August, 04 2001 Cynthia Peters
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Type "teen jobs" in the findinfo.com search engine, and a good portion of what it turns up will have something to do with teens and blow jobs. The few actual links to job listings talk in glorified terms about "career planning" or lighthearted sl...

Commentary Peters: The Howling Inhospitable Wilderness of...the Marketplace?

Commentary, June, 24 2001 Cynthia Peters
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ItÕs instructive that the heroics of early 20th century explorer Sir Ernest Shackleton are being mined by businesspeople for how-to pointers regarding increasing the bottom line, maintaining employee loyalty, nurturing creativity among managers, a...

Commentary Peters: MotherÕs Day, 2001

Commentary, May, 12 2001 Cynthia Peters
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The problem with MotherÕs Day rituals is that they reinforce what I call the telescope effect on Moms and their kids. Most days of the year, disproportionate blame is leveled at Moms for their kidsÕ shortcomings. On MotherÕs Day, they are privatel...

Commentary Peters: Mother’s Day, 2001

Commentary, May, 12 2001 Cynthia Peters
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The problem with Mother’s Day rituals is that they reinforce what I call the telescope effect on Moms and their kids. Most days of the year, disproportionate blame is leveled at Moms for their kids’ shortcomings. On Mother’...

Commentary Peters: The Hand that Rocks the Cradle Generates the Statistics

Commentary, May, 06 2001 Cynthia Peters
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Once again, a lot of very smart scientists with significant institutional backing have spent a lot of time and a lot of money coming up with brainless conclusions and age-old solutions.

Commentary Peters: Purchasing for your Poodle: Consumerism Unleashed

Commentary, April, 24 2001 Cynthia Peters
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A refugee from the Sudan is in a grocery store in Fargo, North Dakota. Orphaned by war, traumatized by loss and violence, and having survived most his life on minimal rations, this young man, Peter, is understandably amazed by the endless of aisle...

Commentary Peters: Solidarity with East Timor: New Challenges, New Opportunities

Commentary, April, 08 2001 Cynthia Peters
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U.S. activists' contribution to the effort to end Indonesia's brutal 25-year occupation of East Timor paid off. In August 1999 a vast majority of East Timorese - after years of immense suffering and patient organizing -- courageously voted for ind...

Commentary Peters: Punishing and Prescribing Sexuality

Commentary, March, 13 2001 Cynthia Peters
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ItÕs practically clichŽ to say that the marketplace uses sex to sell. Not only do the commercials feature attractive female hands caressing gear shifts, but the shows themselves feature instant sexual gratification, without so much as a nod toward...

Commentary Peters: Sex in Service of the Marketplace

Commentary, February, 25 2001 Cynthia Peters
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LetÕs see. Where was I? Oh yesÉlamenting the shallow, voyeuristic, mystified, moralistic ways we talk about sex.

Commentary Peters: Jesse, You Should Have Used a Condom

Commentary, February, 09 2001 Cynthia Peters
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Jesse Jackson has begged our forgiveness for his extra-marital affair, which produced a child born about 20 months ago. But itÕs none of our business who Jesse sleeps with (assuming his relationships are consensual). If the public has anything to ...

Commentary Peters: Trivializing Teens

Commentary, January, 27 2001 Cynthia Peters
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The good news is: It takes a constant bombardment of advertising, articles, and advice to convince teens that they ARE their skin-exfoliators, hair de-frizzers, and lip moisturizers.

Commentary Peters: On Breakfast, Kids and Common Sense

Commentary, December, 11 2000 Cynthia Peters
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Ivy League institutions, major hospitals, and corporate money teamed up recently to make the startling revelation: kids should eat breakfast. You may be forgiven for thinking that you already knew eating in the morning was a good idea for kids, a...

Commentary Peters: Children's Museums A Rant

Commentary, November, 25 2000 Cynthia Peters
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Question: What do you get when you cross "generous funding" from bloated financial institutions with a culture that picks on parents? Answer: Children's Museums.

Commentary Peters: Same-Sex Domestic Partnership Benefits Represent a Limited Gain

Commentary, August, 25 2000 Cynthia Peters
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Since when did we imagine that the countryÕs top automakers, Disney Corporation, AT&T, Nike, and the Gap had the interests of gays and lesbians in mind?

Commentary Peters: Talking to Kids about Class

Commentary, August, 03 2000 Cynthia Peters
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My daughter had been studiously observing the Stop and Shop employee who was bagging our groceries. As she left the store, she seemed perplexed about something. Finally, she asked her father, ÒDad, is bagging groceries a really bad job?Ó

Commentary Peters: Robin Hood Was Right

Commentary, May, 28 2000 Cynthia Peters
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The Newtown Florist Club in Gainesville, Georgia was a group of African American churchwomen that brought flowers to the sick. After a while, they noticed that a lot of the sick had gotten that way because of environmental problems. The Newtown ch...

Commentary Peters: Cure `em or Kill `em

Commentary, May, 09 2000 Cynthia Peters
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Disability rights activists have been waiting for Christopher Reeve to get over his ÒI-will-walk-againÓ thing. But itÕs been 5 years since the actor, best known for his role as ÒSuperman,Ó became a quadriplegic after a horse-riding accident, and h...

Commentary Peters: The DC Demos

Commentary, April, 18 2000 Cynthia Peters
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Note: I attended the protests on Sunday and Monday as an individual Òon the fly.Ó The impressions offered here are just that. They are based on my personal viewpoint during the events, and do not include extensive background information. Notes on ...

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