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The other archetype is a totemic figure adorned with pectoral amulets or vessels containing offerings. This version of Artemis was worshipped in Ephesus, a religious center located in present-day Turkey, for roughly ten thousand years and was once housed in a temple so grand that it was deemed one of the Seven Wonders of the World. Ephesus, according to city legends, started out as an Amazonian sanctuary.
Second, as Luhrs and others have pointed out, many of the same behaviors that allowed this abuse to continue for so long are still present in fandom and elsewhere today. We excuse sexual harassment as social awkwardness. We ignore ongoing harassment and assault for years or decades because someone happens to be a big name author or editor. Half of fandom shirks from the mere thought of excluding known predators, because for some, sexual harassment and assault are lesser crimes than shunning a predator from a convention.
Rape, Abuse, and Marion Zimmer Bradley
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However, many (but certainly not all) news organizations and publishers change the spelling of other words to maintain a level of consistency. For example, if a British newspaper quotes Obama saying "Defense is our priority" (AmE), I would expect the spelling in the quote to be changed to "Defence is our priority" (BrE). Otherwise, you would be left with an unappealing mix of "defence" (used outside the quote) and "defense" (used within the quote) all in the same article.
British/American Spelling in Quotes | WordReference Forums
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