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- May 27, 1991: It's Hard To Be Perfectly P.C.
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- <history>
- TIME--The Weekly Newsmagazine--1991
- May 27, 1991 Orlando
- </history>
- <article>
- <source>Time Magazine</source>
- <hdr>
- GRAPEVINE, Page 17
- It's Hard to Be Perfectly P.C.
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- <p>By DAVID ELLIS/Reported by Sidney Urquhart
- </p>
- <p> Even when it comes to sensitivity, you can have too much
- of a good thing. The National Lesbian Conference last month in
- Atlanta was less than a ringing success, in part because
- conventioneers were distracted by the many "agreements" they
- were supposed to keep in mind. In deference to those suffering
- from "environmental illnesses," the NLC prohibited any perfume
- or clothing washed in scented soaps. The ban was enforced by a
- sentry wearing a surgical mask. Another guideline called for
- "parity" at all conference events. Thus half of all committee
- members had to be "lesbians of color," 20% had to be lesbians
- with disabilities and at least 5% of the members "old lesbians"
- (definition: "over 50 with a history of ageism activism"). In
- some areas, however, organizers abandoned any effort to find
- common ground. Because vegetarians and carnivores alike were
- attending the conference, no food at all was available for sale.
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- </body></article>
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