Teh One Who Knocks
07-05-2016, 12:00 PM
By Blake Neff - The Daily Caller
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The New York Times is being denounced as “hateful” and sexist after its Tuesday crossword had the temerity to include the word “harem” as an answer.
A harem refers to a group of females who all share a single male as a sexual or romantic partner. Historically, a harem was the retinue of wives, concubines, slaves, and female relatives who were kept in wealthy Muslim households (most famously, the Ottoman sultan had a vast harem). The word itself derives from the Arabic word meaning “forbidden,” and refers to the fact these women were generally kept in a separate quarters most men were forbidden to enter.
In Tuesday’s crossword puzzle, the Times alluded to the harem’s historical role, with a clue describing it as a “decidedly non-feminist women’s group.”
And that little joke has some people outraged. People on Twitter denounced the clue as “hateful,” “clueless,” and somehow dismissive of victims of sex slavery.
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The New York Times is being denounced as “hateful” and sexist after its Tuesday crossword had the temerity to include the word “harem” as an answer.
A harem refers to a group of females who all share a single male as a sexual or romantic partner. Historically, a harem was the retinue of wives, concubines, slaves, and female relatives who were kept in wealthy Muslim households (most famously, the Ottoman sultan had a vast harem). The word itself derives from the Arabic word meaning “forbidden,” and refers to the fact these women were generally kept in a separate quarters most men were forbidden to enter.
In Tuesday’s crossword puzzle, the Times alluded to the harem’s historical role, with a clue describing it as a “decidedly non-feminist women’s group.”
And that little joke has some people outraged. People on Twitter denounced the clue as “hateful,” “clueless,” and somehow dismissive of victims of sex slavery.