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Why we need macho men.
With many Republicans excited by the possibility that former Mr. Olympia bodybuilder and current Terminator 3 star Arnold Schwarzenegger may run for governor of California, the connection between masculinity and leadership charisma needs examining. Why does the prospect of being governed by Schwarzenegger, who did for steroids what Timothy Leafy did for LSD, seem so much more right and fitting than the notion of being led by an unmanly star like, say, David Spade of "Just Shoot Me?"
The rise of feminism and political correctness has left us with little vocabulary for discussing why, all else being equal, humans prefer masculine rulers. Our pundits have a hard ...
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- Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH) December 5, 2002 700+ words
Byline: Tom Archdeacon Dayton Daily News DAYTON, Ohio -- Paul Bryant took one look at Dontay Bates -- "At first I kind of just stared in awe, I was speechless" -- but with the good fortune, he also saw the potential for some BIG problems. And that's what prompted the Sinclair Community College
- Batavia's big men size up Plainfield.(Sports)
- Newspaper article from: Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL) Mellema, Darryl January 22, 2000 700+ words
Batavia and Plainfield played a big man's game on Friday night. Batavia's big men came out on top, and that dominance...pointers in the game. Plainfield's big man, Dave Liker, was dominant for three...
- From proletarian to entrepreneur to Big Man: the story of Noya.
- Magazine article from: Oceania Finch, John December 1, 1997 700+ words
...assisted them. Big-men's most important...article defining the big-man as an anthropological...1963). Although big-men assemble wealth...rather than classic big-men, most of the fundamental...values underlying the big-man system were part...
- Set your VCRs for rare clash of big men.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
- Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service Hill, Jemele January 27, 2004 700+ words
...other. You remember big men, don't you? Those...actually will see a big-man duel, a matchup...extinct because few big men worth their salt...skills of some of the big men we've seen dominate...Duncan? The day the big man ruled over his domain...
- Alec Russell (2000): Big Men Little People: The Leaders Who Defined...
- Journal of Asian and African Studies Groelsema, Robert October 1, 2004 700+ words
...era of Africa's 'Big Man' rule is drawing...The strength of 'Big Men' lies in its close...their place in the 'Big Man' hall of fame...despots. Admittedly Big Men Little People is...attempted to typologize 'Big Man' rule or to explore...
- Big man is the key to winning
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times Ray Meyer January 12, 1988 700+ words
...getting the ball to the big men, so if they didn't have good guards, the big man couldn't operate...free himself. All the big man has to do is turn around...working most with the big men. I always thought the big man has such a tremendous...
- Bye-bye, big men?: O'Neal claims rules gear game toward high-scoring guards.
- Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL) February 20, 2006 700+ words
...guards. "They're not getting rid of big men," O'Neal says. "They're getting rid of the dominant big man. It's the Shaq Rule. Like front and...suggests that a team might not need a big man unless he is truly dominant like Tim Duncan...
- WARRIORS XU BIG MEN DO GRUNT WORK ON GUARD-ORIENTED TEAM.(SPORTS)
- Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH) Orton, Kathy October 24, 1997 700+ words
...quickly.'' The big men also play a significant...press work. One big man, usually Braggs...backcourt. The other big man, usually Johnson...about rewarding the big men - feeding them the...I like about the big men on our team - well...was Xavier's only ...