Within the gay community, some reject the notion of gay pride, perceiving therein an undue emphasis on sexual orientation and a lack of discretion and modesty to the detriment of either public morals or the cause of gay rights; they propose to soften strident activism in order to better integrate into the mainstream. Others see it as depreciative of the identity of the individual; that one's sexual orientation should not be one's quintessential defining characteristic. Critics of such opposition regard it as pandering to homophobia, a rejection of accepted norms in the LGBT community and repre ...

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Gay pride, Gay pride - Opposition

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17 years later, the Pride's children see "The Rite of Blood" and run away. With the help of LAPD Lieutenant Flores, their parents frame their children for the murder of the innocent girl who served as their most recent sacrifice. A note left at the Deans' house reveals that one of the Runaways is secretly loyal to the Pride. Due to an attack on their children by the vampire Topher, the Pride tracked down and killed Topher's lackeys. In the process, the Pride learns that their children have defeated the vampire themselves. A mole tips off the Pride to t ...

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Pride comics, Pride comics - Origin, Pride comics - Recent Activities, Pride comics - Members, Pride comics - Known agents

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Pride has garnered more than 36 number one country singles and sold over 70 million records (singles, albums, compilation inclusions). His fame is world-wide, during the 1980's his Golden Greats album reached Number 1 on the UK Country music charts. "Kiss An Angel Good Morning" was a million-selling crossover single and helped Pride land Country Music Association Awards as Entertainer of the Year i ...

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Charley Pride, Charley Pride - Background, Charley Pride - Early music success, Charley Pride - Music career, Charley Pride - Chronology, Charley Pride - Trivia, Charley Pride - External link

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Mr. Bennet — An English gentleman with an estate in Hertfordshire. He is married with five daughters, a circumstance relevant to his legacy. The terms of Mr. Bennet's inheritance require a male heir. Because he has no son, upon his death, his property is to be inherited by his closest male relative, Mr. Collins, a clergyman with whom he has had a poor relationship. Mr. Bennet, a gentle and caring man, is very close to his two elder daughters, Jane and Elizabeth. However, he has a poor opinion of the intelligence and sensibili ...

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Pride and Prejudice, Pride and Prejudice - Plot summary, Pride and Prejudice - Themes, Pride and Prejudice - Principal characters, Pride and Prejudice - Other media adaptations, Pride and Prejudice - Trivia

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The story deals with issues surrounding marriage among the landed gentry in the late 18th century and early 19th century. The main character is Elizabeth Bennet, a 20-year-old girl possessed of a quick mind, sharp wit, and keen sense of justice. Elizabeth's father, Mr. Bennet, spends much of his time hiding in his study, a refuge from Elizabeth's mother. Mrs. Bennet (whose manners and conduct are decidedly "of the people") is determined to see each of her five daughters successfully married to gentlemen of sufficient fortune to support a wif ...

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Pride and Prejudice, Pride and Prejudice - Plot summary, Pride and Prejudice - Themes, Pride and Prejudice - Principal characters, Pride and Prejudice - Other media adaptations, Pride and Prejudice - Trivia

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While particularly linked with Stormfront (motto: White Pride World Wide), it is also used by many other separatist or supremacist groups. It is often associated with David Lane's 14 Words: "We must secure the existence of our people and a future for White children." Within this movement, the codeword 14/88 is popular in some circles, with the 88 representing David Lane's 88 precepts, or sometimes the eighth letter in the alphabet, H, to represent Heil Hitler. The White Pride movement encompass ...

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White pride, White pride - Description, White pride - Supremacist and separatist

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The 1995 adaptation is the television version that is best-known, and almost certainly most loved by fans of Jane Austen. The six-episode dramatisation starred Jennifer Ehle as Elizabeth Bennet and Colin Firth as Mr. Darcy. It was produced by the BBC with some co-funding from the Arts & Entertainment Network in the United States. The six fifty-five-minute episodes were originally screened on BBC One at 9 pm on Sunday evenings from September 24 to October 29 1995, and due to the huge popularity of the programme were quickly repeated the following year — the repeat even earning a Radio Times cover, something hi ...

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Pride and Prejudice BBC, Pride and Prejudice BBC - Overview, Pride and Prejudice BBC - Critical reception, Pride and Prejudice BBC - Cast and Crew, Pride and Prejudice BBC - Trivia

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Pride and Prejudice has been the subject of many film and television adaptations [1]. 1940: Pride and Prejudice starring Laurence Olivier in the role of Darcy, and Greer Garson as Elizabeth. 1952: Feb 2nd to March 8th. The BBC broadcast a five-episode mini-series live. This starred Ann Baskett and Peter Cushing as Mr. Darcy. 1980: Pride and Prejudice, television series starring Elizabeth Garvie as Elizabeth and David Rintoul as Darcy, adapted by Fay Weldon. 1995: Pride and Preju ...

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Pride and Prejudice, Pride and Prejudice - Plot summary, Pride and Prejudice - Themes, Pride and Prejudice - Principal characters, Pride and Prejudice - Other media adaptations, Pride and Prejudice - Trivia

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Gerald Gilbert, writing in The Independent newspaper, was enthusiastic in recommending the opening episode of the serial to his readers before the run began. "As far as TV adaptations of literary classics go (which is usually about 50 per cent), this is probably as good as it gets. The casting in particular deserves a tilt at a Bafta, Firth not being in the slightest bit soft and fluffy — and Jennifer Ehle showing the right brand of spirited intelligence as Elizabeth. Benjamin Withrow is shaping up to be a real scene-stealer with hi ...

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Pride and Prejudice BBC, Pride and Prejudice BBC - Overview, Pride and Prejudice BBC - Critical reception, Pride and Prejudice BBC - Cast and Crew, Pride and Prejudice BBC - Trivia

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MIT professor Gerald Sussman aims to instill pride in nerds: My idea is to present an image to children that it is good to be intellectual, and not to care about the peer pressures to be anti-intellectual. I want every child to turn into a nerd - where that means someone who prefers studying and learning to compete for social dominance. -- Gerald Sussman, quoted by Katie Hafner, "New York Times", 1994-08-29. The 1984 movie Revenge of the Nerds explored the concept ...

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Nerd, Nerd - Nerds in art and literature, Nerd - Nerds and geeks, Nerd - Nerds and personality theory, Nerd - Nerd pride

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However, it was not upon native soil but rather in Japan's Pride Fighting Championships that he ultimately rose to fame in the mixed martial arts world. Coming into the Japanese federation as a hitherto unknown quantity fighting against their flagship athlete and fellow ex-wrestler Kazushi Sakuraba at Pride 15, Jackson astounded audiences by taking the fight to Sakuraba in what is widely recognized as one of the sports' most exciting contests. Though taken down repeatedly by the smaller Sakuraba's expertly applied low single-leg, Jackson, on ...

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Quinton Jackson, Quinton Jackson - Pride Career, Quinton Jackson - Out-of-Ring Life

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Current Rainbow Flag Six-striped (1979–present) Seven-striped (1978–1979) Eight-striped (1978) The rainbow flag, sometimes called 'the freedom flag', has been used as a symbol of gay and lesbian pride since the 1980s. The different colors symbolize diversity in the gay community, and the flag is often used as a symbol of gay pride in gay rights marches. It originated in the United ...

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Rainbow flag, Rainbow flag - Gay pride, Rainbow flag - History, Rainbow flag - Variations, Rainbow flag - Rainbow colors as symbol of gay pride, Rainbow flag - External links, Rainbow flag - Peace movement, Rainbow flag - Others, Rainbow flag - Rainbow family, Rainbow flag - Cooperative movement, Rainbow flag - Sullpu, Rainbow flag - Druze, Rainbow flag - Jewish Autonomous Oblast

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Gehrig joined the Yankees mid-way through the 1923 season and made his debut on June 15, 1923 as a pinch hitter. Over his first two seasons, Gehrig would see limited playing time, playing in only twenty-three games, usually as a pinch hitter. He was not on the Yankees' 1923 World Series roster, however. In 1925, he batted 437 times for a very respectable .295 batting average with twenty home runs and sixty-eight runs batted in. Inarguably, 1926 was Gehrig's breakout season. He batted .313 with 47 doubles, an American League leading 20 ...

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Lou Gehrig, Lou Gehrig - Life before professional baseball, Lou Gehrig - The Pride of the Yankees, Lou Gehrig - Ruth and Gehrig, Lou Gehrig - 2130, Lou Gehrig - Something's Wrong, Lou Gehrig - The Luckiest Man on the Face of the Earth, Lou Gehrig - Death, Lou Gehrig - Records Awards and Distinctions, Lou Gehrig - Major League Baseball Career Records, Lou Gehrig - Major League Baseball Single Season Records, Lou Gehrig - Major League Baseball Single Game Records, Lou Gehrig - Awards, Lou Gehrig - Distinctions, Lou Gehrig - On film

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Autistic Pride Day is a celebration of the 'neurodiversity' of individuals on the autism spectrum which is celebrated on June 18 of each year. The event started in 2005 in order to promote the belief that those identified as autistic are not suffering from a pathological disease any more than those with dark skin are suffering from a form of skin disease. Autistic pride advocates believe that medical science is permeated by the notion of racial purity, in terms of the human race as a whole. In their opinion, this concept seems ...

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Autistic culture, Autistic culture - Is autistic culture a real culture?, Autistic culture - Proponents, Autistic culture - Beliefs, Autistic culture - Organizations, Autistic culture - Literature, Autistic culture - Art, Autistic culture - Language, Autistic culture - Tendency to marry within the group, Autistic culture - Representations of autistic culture, Autistic culture - Relation to geeks and nerds, Autistic culture - Autistic Pride Day

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In the direct-to-video sequel The Lion King II: Simba's Pride (1998), Scar had a group of lioness follower who were exiled by Simba after he became king. They were led by a lioness named Zira, who was Scar's mate. The couple had a son, Nuka, and a daughter, Vitani. In the film, Zira attempted to use Kovu, a lion originally chosen to inherit Scar's throne (Kovu is not Scar's son), to kill Simba and become king. Kovu is very simila ...

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Scar The Lion King, Scar The Lion King - Scar in The Lion King, Scar The Lion King - Scar in The Lion King II: Simba's Pride, Scar The Lion King - Scar in The Lion King 1½, Scar The Lion King - Scar In Other Media, Scar The Lion King - Scar's Backstory

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Narasimha avatar, one of the ten incarnations of Lord Vishnu, is unique in many ways. In the other avatars Vishnu was born at a particular time, grew up in this world and helped his devotees at some other time. But as Narasimha, both his appearance on earth and his coming to the aid of his devotee were simultaneous and instantaneous.

Maitreya, Parasara's disciple and author of Vishnu Purana asks why the Lord always seems to be partial, why he helps the Devas and kills asuras. In reply, Parasara narrates to him the story of Narasimha, who comes to the rescue of the little boy Prahlad, the son of asura king Hiranyakashipu.

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This rainbow flag originated in Italy. It was first used in a peace march in 1961 and was inspired by similar multi-colored flags used in demonstrations against nuclear weapons. It became popular with the Pace da tutti i balconi ("peace from every balcony") campaign in 2002, started as a protest against the impending war in Iraq. The most common variety has seven colors, purple, blue, azure, green, yellow, orange and red, and is emblazoned in bold with the Italian word PACE, meaning "peace". Common varia ...

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Rainbow flag, Rainbow flag - Gay pride, Rainbow flag - History, Rainbow flag - Variations, Rainbow flag - Rainbow colors as symbol of gay pride, Rainbow flag - External links, Rainbow flag - Peace movement, Rainbow flag - Others, Rainbow flag - Rainbow family, Rainbow flag - Cooperative movement, Rainbow flag - Sullpu, Rainbow flag - Druze, Rainbow flag - Jewish Autonomous Oblast

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Wanderlei Silva was born in Curitiba, Brazil, on July 3, 1976. He has been trained in Muay Thai and Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. He has recently received a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu. Silva's first professional MMA match was on November 1, 1996, at the Brazilian Vale Tudo Fighting organization, where he knocked out Dilson Filho by punches. He fought in one other match in BVF, BVF 10 on July 1, 1997, against Marcelao Marcelao, w ...

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Wanderlei Silva, Wanderlei Silva - Biography, Wanderlei Silva - UFC, Wanderlei Silva - PRIDE FC, Wanderlei Silva - Record, Wanderlei Silva - Championships and accomplishments, Wanderlei Silva - Wrestling Observer Newsletter

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While "racism" refers both to individual attitudes and group behaviour, "racialism" usually implies the existence of a social or political movement. Supporters of racialism say that "racism" implies racial supremacism and a harmful intent, whereas "racialism" indicates a strong interest in matters of race without these connotations. Instead, their focus is on "racial pride", identity politics, and / or racial segregation. Organisations such as NAAWP insist on these dis ...

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Racialism, Racialism - Distinguishing from racism, Racialism - Use by white separatist and white supremacist groups, Racialism - W. E. B. DuBois, Racialism - Identity politics, Racialism - Sources

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While "racism" refers both to individual attitudes and group behaviour, "racialism" usually implies the existence of a social or political movement. Supporters of racialism say that "racism" implies racial supremacism and a harmful intent, whereas "racialism" indicates a strong interest in matters of race without these connotations. Instead, their focus is on "racial pride", identity politics, and / or racial segregation. Organisations such as NAAWP insist on these dis ...

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Racialism, Racialism - Distinguishing from racism, Racialism - Use by white separatist and white supremacist groups, Racialism - W. E. B. DuBois, Racialism - Identity politics, Racialism - Notes

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There are many reasons among various cultures for wearing dreadlocks. Dreads can be an expression of deep religious or spiritual convictions, a manifestation of ethnic pride, make a political statement, or be simply a fashion preference. In response to the derogatory history of the term 'dreadlocks', alternative names for the style include 'Locks' and 'African Locks'. It is also argued that the accurate term for the process of creating the style is 'locking' rather than 'dreading'. Dr ...

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Dreadlocks, Dreadlocks - History, Dreadlocks - Meaning and popularity, Dreadlocks - Religious or spiritual convictions, Dreadlocks - Ethnic pride or political statements, Dreadlocks - In popular culture

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