| 单词 | condescend |
| 例句 | Kin groaned as he walked around the forge to her and leaned over the tall counter, a condescending smile on his face. Anya and the Dragon 2019-09-24T00:00:00Z The Odessa High fans got tired of the condescending smirks of the Permian fans. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z Campbell could not disagree with Europeans’ condescending view of American science as a backwater rich in money and manpower but poor in theoretical understanding. Big Science 2015-07-07T00:00:00Z Jack didn’t say this in a mocking or condescending tone. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z She also tried to ignore the condescending remarks by TASS, the government news agency, about her being of the fair sex. Women in Space 2014-02-01T00:00:00Z Every time my limpid contribution was read, I wanted to sink behind my chair rather than face the condescending stares of the Mitchison women. Double Helix 1968-02-27T00:00:00Z “He has no right to condescend to us is all I’m saying,” Alaska said, continuing her conversation with the Colonel. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z Then, perhaps, if he felt like it, he condescended, threw them at us and then gave each of us a swift kick in the bargain, just to make us feel his utter contempt. Native Son 1940-03-01T00:00:00Z Bill Donovan and James Roosevelt kept demanding the impossible, and she felt they condescended to her. The Woman All Spies Fear 2021-10-19T00:00:00Z There was another obvious difference—Cecilia had always spoken to her in a motherly or condescending way. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z “And what’s happened to you? I wonder you condescend to come back to such poor society as this, I am sure I do!” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “And it’s wrong of you to think that love leaves room for nothing else. It’s possible to love something and still condescend to it.” Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z “Wake the others,” Scipio commanded in his bossy, condescending voice, which Hornet hated so much. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z Jack didn’t say this in a mocking or condescending tone. Book Scavenger 2015-06-02T00:00:00Z Lydia gave Tyson a condescending smile, furrowing her brow. The Serpent King 2016-03-08T00:00:00Z It amused him that she pretended such contempt for him and yet condescended to show off her skill before him. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z “Do you know how condescending you sound right now? So you were just doing the cowardly idiot who doesn’t know what’s good for him a favor, right?” When Dimple Met Rishi 2017-05-30T00:00:00Z He thought of the condescending look he had received from the porter at the Sandwirth. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z I told him that I might condescend to remove my hands if we were fed. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z But the truth is that was a careless and condescending way to describe her. Outliers 2008-11-18T00:00:00Z Her “sweetie” felt condescending, not romantic, like a boy enduring his first biblical rainstorm couldn’t possibly understand her problems—whatever they were. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z We would rather run the risk of confusing them while at least appearing to be sophisticated than take a chance at belaboring the obvious while striking them as naive or condescending. The Sense of Style 2014-09-04T00:00:00Z He was just scared that we would act like condescending boarding-school snobs. Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z They smile at me, condescending and kind, and head toward their room, to do their toenails and talk about older things. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z The letter itself was virtually endless in length, overwritten, teaching, repetitious, opinionated, remonstrative, condescending, embarrassing—and filled, to a surfeit, with affection. Franny and Zooey 1961-09-14T00:00:00Z But I suppose the New Woman won’t condescend in future to accept; she will do the proposing herself. Dracula 1897-05-26T00:00:00Z “Don’t condescend to me. You know as much as anyone what I’m capable of, what I’ve seen. If you told me, I would get it.” Red, White & Royal Blue 2019-05-14T00:00:00Z He was short and slight, black-haired and black-eyed, pompous, condescending, and almost as ignorant medically as I was. Kindred 1979-06-01T00:00:00Z To this day I’ll never forget the patronizing, condescending way they spoke to her. Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood 2016-11-15T00:00:00Z Though he did not treat them as equals—he didn’t treat anyone as an equal, exactly—neither did he resort to the condescending friendliness of the wealthy. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z Could the teacher be any more, please, condescending? Feed 2002-01-01T00:00:00Z Mr. Miller had listened to their interpretations of the reading with this condescending smile on his face before explaining the real, approved-by-Christ lesson meant to be taken from the passage. Anthem of a Reluctant Prophet 2007-04-30T00:00:00Z “You must know,” said Estella, condescending to me as a brilliant and beautiful woman might, “that I have no heart,—if that has anything to do with my memory.” Great Expectations 1861-08-01T00:00:00Z “It’s only been a day, Isaac,” she said, vaguely condescending. The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z He sneers my name in an elaborate, condescending manner. Finding Junie Kim 2021-05-04T00:00:00Z Freckles laughs about my Holocaust one-liner, and it doesn’t even sound like a condescending adult laugh. Better Nate Than Ever 2013-02-05T00:00:00Z Kaori said, trying to make her tone as condescending as possible. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z “Ugh, that came out sounding really condescending. I don’t mean it like that.” Leah on the Offbeat 2018-04-24T00:00:00Z I know I should call her something other than fat, something more politically correct, but I’m not sure what without sounding condescending. Shelter (Book One): A Mickey Bolitar Novel 2011-09-15T00:00:00Z We gave each other sideways glances when people around us got stressed to the point of mania, when partners made comments that seemed condescending or out of touch. Becoming 2018-11-13T00:00:00Z The man gives me a condescending look, the smile on his lips not reflected in his eyes. Dread Nation 2018-04-03T00:00:00Z “Again? When the hell am I ever condescending?” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Lin felt condescended to, that they treated her like a child. Boots on the Ground: America's War in Vietnam 2018-04-10T00:00:00Z Abra’s mouth turned up at the comers with a condescending wisdom. East of Eden 1952-09-01T00:00:00Z “I’m unpredictable. God, don’t you hate Dr. Hyde? Don’t you? He’s so condescending.” Looking for Alaska 2005-03-03T00:00:00Z “I know what color it is, Daryl. There’s no need to get all condescending again.” I Am the Messenger 2002-01-10T00:00:00Z Erasmus was condescending at first; he said the dinner was just like those he gave. Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z “Well, now,” said Donovan sweetly, “I do hope he’ll condescend to explain it all to me after he’s puzzled everything out.” I, Robot 1950-12-02T00:00:00Z With an immensely self-satisfied and condescending expression, Martina walked on, saying over her shoulder, “Hurry on in, boys. I’m off to another duty. You’ll notice I don’t have to wear a blindfold, either.” The Mysterious Benedict Society 2008-04-01T00:00:00Z Steve would speak to the warders in a condescending and grandiloquent style that they probably did not understand. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z He didn’t apologize, he just stood still for a moment, fear ballooned on his face, openmouthed and unable to find that condescending glare down the slope of his nose he usually found for me. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z He saw the amused and condescending looks of Abilene’s parents. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z He failed to show up for work, and when he did, he worked listlessly, and condescended to his father’s employees. Zeitoun 2009-07-15T00:00:00Z “And if I condescend to associate with her, what would you do, father? Throw me in the mines as well?” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z A Russian prince condescended to sit in a corner for an hour and talk with a massive lady, dressed like Hamlet’s mother in black velvet with a pearl bridle under her chin. Little Women 1868-01-01T00:00:00Z They did more; they came to a banquet in his palace; they condescended to dine with him. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z Wart knew that if he told the elder boy about Us conversation with Merlyn, Kay would refuse to be condescended to, and would not come. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z Her voice is pious, condescending, the voice of those whose duty it is to tell us unpleasant things for our own good. The Handmaid's Tale 1985-01-01T00:00:00Z Sensing that she was condescending to them, I became nervous. Hunger of Memory 1982-01-01T00:00:00Z She was not mere sweetness, and he could not afford to condescend to her, for she was a force, she could drive him out of his depth and push him under. Atonement 2001-09-20T00:00:00Z Harry took aim at it with the wand Ron had given him the previous night, which Hermione had since condescended to examine, and had decided was made of blackthorn. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z Santa Sofía de la Piedad, the silent one, the condescending one, the one who never contradicted anyone, not even her own children, had the impression that it was a forbidden act. One Hundred Years of Solitude 1967-05-30T00:00:00Z “Seriously, that is huge. I mean is this my freaking arm or a dartboard? 3. No condescending voice.” The Fault in Our Stars 2012-01-10T00:00:00Z “Excuse me, but if this seems condescending, I assure you it’s not...but are you really locked to that flagpole?” Anger Is a Gift 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z “Then I apologize, my lady! How terrible it must be to condescend to answer! Next time, I’ll try to think of something more stimulating to say.” Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z Her kindness had always been condescending, and she had always paid a bit extra for her berries with the air of doling out charity. Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel 1994-09-12T00:00:00Z Exploitive and condescending, in the name of steering her clear of the moral decline inevitable to her nature. The Poisonwood Bible 1998-01-01T00:00:00Z “I wanted to ask you the same question, Signor Barbarossa,” Scipio answered, giving a perfect imitation of his father's condescending tone. The Thief Lord 2002-09-01T00:00:00Z And also, he did not care for Abilene’s parents and their condescending manner toward him. The Miraculous Journey of Edward Tulane 2006-03-30T00:00:00Z “Undoubtedly,” replied Darcy, to whom this remark was chiefly addressed, “there is meanness in all the arts which ladies sometimes condescend to employ for captivation. Whatever bears affinity to cunning is despicable.” Pride and Prejudice 1813-01-28T00:00:00Z All they know is the racist, abusive and condescending white baas and madam. Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography 1986-01-01T00:00:00Z But if we look beyond the condescending references, a remarkable picture of strong and very active women emerges. The Great Fire 1995-04-01T00:00:00Z He shouldn’t have been so ill-tempered with the poor man; it wasn’t Harrison’s fault that Okeoma felt he was condescending. Half of a Yellow Sun 2006-09-12T00:00:00Z Then, in the most condescending way, he told me to relax. Thirteen Reasons Why 2007-10-18T00:00:00Z He gets rapturous reviews that don’t mean to condescend but almost always call him a Southern or Appalachian writer, and Mr. Rash has said he can hear the silent, dismissive “just” in those descriptions. 'Something Rich and Strange,' a Ron Rash Anthology 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z And the best thing about “Salvation Boulevard” is its avoidance of condescending stereotypes. | 'Salvation Boulevard': An Evangelist, an Atheist and a Murder That Tests Faith 2011-07-14T23:06:36Z The only thing inexplicable is why a "NY Times Critic's Pick" received such a condescending review. Review: The Big Apple Circus Is Ripe for Another Bite 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z He never pitied or condescended to his solitaries; instead, he loved and understood them. William Trevor, Spare Chronicler of Diminished Lives 2016-11-23T05:00:00Z And, since you didn’t ask, the proper response to someone who sees these genuine yet safely generic expressions of sympathy as condescending or judgmental or somehow more grating particularly to men is “Huh?” Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Giving the cold shoulder after being treated like a pain in the neck 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z At every juncture, Don is sorrowful, rational, gentlemanly, concerned about not hurting her feelings, and reflexively condescending, in a tiptoeing, please-don’t-hurt-me way. “The Newsroom” ’s Crazy-Making Campus-Rape Episode 2014-12-08T05:00:00Z Thanks to his teacher’s condescending, ignorant remarks, his family says the boy now feels too ashamed to wear the costume again. Stop saying Santa is white 2013-12-16T18:52:00Z It has all the echoes of James Foster’s condescending, long-ago vow to show up at Healthworks with “a big box of chocolates and some flowers.” Are female-friendly gyms sexist? 2013-04-23T15:07:00Z For he has made a special that works hard to not condescend or speak down to children, sometimes to a fault. A Comedy Special for Kids That Gets Their Dark Sense of Humor 2019-12-24T05:00:00Z "The Help" is a condescending fable for white liberals, or at least a story that congratulates white viewers "for not being horrible racists." What we talk about when we talk about "The Help" 2011-08-17T22:18:00Z But more frequently she condescends, not only through formal techniques but through incuriosity. Lauren Greenfield Tries to Capture the Meaning of Money 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z It is a series that has shown, consistently and without much fanfare, how to illuminate deaf culture — and, by extension, any other that faces impairments — without being condescending, sensationalizing or preachy. ‘Switched at Birth,’ a Series Illuminating a World Without Words 2017-01-30T05:00:00Z “The ‘Oops we goofed’ response is condescending and ridiculous,” one person commented. Minnesota student's questionable school lunch post goes viral: 'Sad excuse for a meal' 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z Ill-tempered, condescending and selfish, Will is not very likable, but Mr. Daniels is a skillful actor who signals Will’s self-loathing as well as his more loathsome traits. Television Review: ‘The Newsroom,’ an HBO Series From Aaron Sorkin 2012-06-21T21:29:12Z Such distinctions are bound to be controversial — too categorical or potentially condescending, portraying people as more abject than they might see themselves to be. The Many Uses (and Abuses) of Shame 2022-03-18T04:00:00Z The condescending—doubtless unintentionally condescending—stereotype of working people being nonverbal clears the stage for filmmakers to represent them—not to depict them but, in effect, to speak on their behalf. “American Honey” ’s Silent Youth 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z If he had a reaction to my father’s occasional condescending behavior, he didn’t let it show. My Father and Sandy Koufax 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z A pushier, less confident filmmaker would have underlined the quirkiness of the characters, condescending to them with mockery, sentimentality or a coy blend of the two. | 'Terri': Another Teenage Misfit Trying to Like Himself 2011-06-30T22:04:07Z Taking umbrage at what he considered Mr. Cosby’s condescending attitude, Mr. Buress questioned his moral authority, bluntly bringing up the accusations. Bill Cosby and Many Others Hit the New York Comedy Festival 2014-11-02T04:00:00Z The volume never varies, but the tone grows increasingly dark — patronizing, self-aggrandizing, condescending, biting. 'Winter Sleep' haunting portrait of one man's crumbling world 2015-01-22T05:00:00Z As "America's everyday heroes" beg people to stay home and ease our overloaded healthcare system, the Trumps won't even condescend to requiring guests to wear masks. There's no comfort & joy in Melania Trump's bleak and impersonal Christmas decor 2020-12-12T05:00:00Z This misses the significance of Reaganism while condescending to Reagan’s supporters. A New Biography of Ronald Reagan Captures His Passion for Stardom 2018-11-06T05:00:00Z The show tries to put her actions in a context of rural economic malaise and male entitlement, but it mostly condescends to her, and Lyle comes off as a hapless bumpkin. Review: A Sensational Prison Escape, Without the Sensation 2018-11-15T05:00:00Z She doesn’t caricature or condescend to those shown in repeated images of rooms full of white people talking about “the real America,” but they send their own message. | 'Gun Fight': Looking Down the Barrel of a Debate 2011-04-12T22:15:56Z Virtually the entire period of planetary existence is lumped into the condescending unit “before Christ.” 1994 Was a Prison of My Own Making 2019-05-14T04:00:00Z They behave like people who know they're right but, like celebrants of non-proselytising religions, can only muster wearily condescending attempts to convince. David Mitchell: are smug Apple users losing their cachet? 2010-06-05T23:06:00Z Yet the outfits, in nonsensical patchworks of denim and plaid, are unflattering — “Hee Haw” meets the apocalypse — in a way that seems condescending, as if being poor and rural meant having no sense of style. Review: ‘Wild: A Musical Becoming’ Is Finding Its Footing 2021-12-14T05:00:00Z Eight years later, Jim is back in Congo digging wells, surfing and condescending to the locals — in other words, doing penance for his earlier misdeeds and trying to forget about his lost love. Review: In ‘The Gunman,’ Sean Penn Plays a Remorseful Sniper on the Run 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z But the hardest thing of all is not to sound condescending. Behind the scenes: Cat on a Hot Tin Roof at West Yorkshire Playhouse 2012-10-05T14:45:40Z What more evidence do we need of how condescending and objectifying these pageants are than that excruciating interregnum moment, as the title was wrenched away from winner No. 1? It’s time to call foul on the cruelty of beauty pageants: Trump may not own the Miss Universe pageant anymore, but his dehumanizing worldview permeates all beauty pageants 2015-12-29T05:00:00Z I thought he was condescending and way too defensive. “Republicans are not in any way serious about criminal justice reform or ending police brutality”: Michael Fortner on race, the Clintons and the crime bill 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z No one likes the way he treats her — he is condescending and close to being emotionally abusive. Ask Amy: Family wonders how to deal with ‘complete jerk’ 2015-05-01T04:00:00Z This could feel like a condescending attempt to end up on the right side of history, but doesn’t—the characters are never reduced to props in a you-go-girl power ballad. In Mark Haddon’s “The Porpoise,” Storytelling Is an Instrument of Violence and Solace 2019-06-13T04:00:00Z Mr. Sharp was praised for meticulous direction that emphasized grand theatricality and did not condescend to trashy scripts. Don Sharp, Director, Dies at 89; Revived Hammer Horror Films 2011-12-23T15:58:59Z Current and former employees have expressed frustration with a strategic plan that they say took valuable time from their workday and resulted in a document they describe as condescending and obvious. Kennedy Center president lures high-priced stars yet sparks an exodus among senior staff 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z Newspaper coverage of circus freaks was condescending and shameful. Review: An Account of Black Albino Brothers in Beth Macy’s ‘Truevine’ 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z On the one hand, it is no longer easy to condescend to a consumer who has curiosity, access to information and capital. A Men’s Wear Store Made for Men 2016-12-28T05:00:00Z It isn’t diffident or condescending as it first seemed, rather it’s casual, assured. 41 Days, 26 Shows, 10 Countries: A Rock Tour Diary 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z She exists comfortably as a real child to whom no one, including herself, condescends. | 'Matilda': ?Matilda,? by the Royal Shakespeare Company in London 2012-01-31T11:00:00Z A good way to sum up her story might be with something Ms. Albertine writes early in her book, about running into a man who had once condescended to her: A Memoir by Viv Albertine, Punk Rocker 2014-11-20T05:00:00Z How do I explain myself without appearing condescending? Social Q’s: Social Q’s: No Dibs on Love 2012-05-24T20:10:21Z For devoted fans of the genre, to suggest otherwise is condescending. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2015: 11 other acts that should be in 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z “To ears deafened by political correctness, words like ‘baby’ and ‘doll’ sound condescending and sexist, to most women in relationships, they sound like love.” 18 hilariously terrible sex tips that all men should ignore 2014-02-21T13:05:00Z The noncolor parts are the observations of a cynical, condescending Chinese bureaucrat dispatched from Beijing to interview the residents. Movie Review: ‘UFO in Her Eyes,’ a Chinese Satire, at MoMA 2012-06-12T23:02:22Z “It just seemed so condescending,” Mr. Matamoros said afterward. The Flea Circus 2018-09-15T04:00:00Z He was right, but I found his tone extremely condescending. My Brother Should Get a Prenup, Right? 2021-10-28T04:00:00Z And “Lindy” is an accidentally condescending song about a seemingly homeless person — “No one knows his last name/But I believe he’s the salt of the earth/Just look past his dirty shirt.” New Music: Iggy and the Stooges, Darcy James Argue, Kenny Chesney 2013-04-29T21:31:45Z Others have lambasted the ad for being condescending to women by assuming they can only understand politics through the language of dating: Anti-Obama Ad Compares President to a Bad Online Date 2014-09-23T04:00:00Z As wealthy and condescending as mother and daughter come off to the audience, they're also equally bamboozled by the candidates they're backing. Beyond flashy big names, "The Politician" showcases how voters are bamboozled, swayed, and disgusted 2020-06-25T04:00:00Z It’s there when he’s being called “the problem” by a benevolent Catholic priest or when he’s being condescended to by his future father-in-law. Sidney Poitier was an icon of racial reassurance. But his genius lay in his rage. 2022-01-08T05:00:00Z On a simple set of folding chairs flanked by ferns, Galifianakis interviews celebrities with deadpan insults and blatantly condescending questions. Galifiniakis' series makes TV debut, ferns in tow 2012-05-03T20:06:14Z “I find that condescending and I’m British,” Oliver said of the ruling. John Oliver reveals the stunningly racist history behind why some U.S. territories can’t vote 2015-03-09T04:00:00Z Some critics contend that such measures are condescending — even absurd in a comically Euro-liberal fashion. Some genital persuasion 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z If that seems condescending toward teens, Baldwin has invented a diverse set of emotionally inarticulate characters. Bad news sells in the 'The Last Kid Left' 2017-06-16T04:00:00Z Words like “condescending,” “badgering,” “argumentative” and “bully” were used on social media by supporters of the president. For grateful NBC, Savannah Guthrie changes the subject 2020-10-16T04:00:00Z You can criticize the show for what I'm sure are genuine flaws, but you can do so in a way that doesn't condescend to women and "female tweens". Review: ‘Anastasia,’ a Russian Princess With an Identity Crisis 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z As one Amazon reviewer astutely pointed out, it's essentially a blend of National Enquirer-esque blind items and condescending gossip from unnamed "chums." Martha Stewart's brand has always been subversive 2023-05-16T04:00:00Z To the white working class from which the Kennedys had risen, Ted was now “just another condescending liberal who favored minority rights over their rights.” The Best of the Kennedys? 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z The British actor Martin Clunes has built a devoted audience for the grumpy and condescending village doctor he’s played through nine seasons of “Doc Martin.” Best TV Shows of 2019 2019-12-02T05:00:00Z I don’t mean to sound facetious or come off as condescending, nor am I trying to pun off the group’s second album. REVIEW: Reissue of Definitely Maybe Is (Definitely) a Reminder of Oasis' Greatness 2014-05-23T04:00:00Z Although Brook has the aura of a sage, he rejects the kind of theater in which artists condescend to their audience by assuming superior knowledge. Portrait of the artist as an ageless man: At 92, Peter Brook treads a different path through 'The Mahabharata' 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z A. O. Scott noted in his review for The Times that Hardwicke and Peralta share “an enthusiastic interest in young people that is neither condescending nor exploitative.” What’s on TV Thursday: ‘Mid90s’ and ‘Bad Moms’ 2019-04-18T04:00:00Z This is perhaps one of the most arrogant and condescending reviews I have read in a long time. Review: The Big Apple Circus Is Ripe for Another Bite 2017-11-07T05:00:00Z Is it fundamentally condescending, even bordering on cultural imperialism? 2012′s best — so far 2012-07-04T14:00:00Z And even then it was cursory and often condescending. | 'Stonewall Uprising': Revisiting the Birth of the Gay Rights Movement 2010-06-15T22:45:00Z But more often, “Rise” sees Stanton through Lou’s perspective, which ranges from bleak to condescending. Review: ‘Rise’ Is No ‘Friday Night Footlights’ 2018-03-12T04:00:00Z None of the cast members ever, ever condescend to their characters, no matter how stereotypical they might sound in description. Review: ‘Man From Nebraska’ Delivers a Midlife Crisis of Faith 2017-02-15T05:00:00Z "I think the media was very unfair to Lindsay at the time and treated her in a very condescending way," he said. Snowden gives support to Oliver Stone film after screening 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z What should be a sweet call for aid just ended up being completely condescending. Here are the 10 most annoying Christmas songs of all time 2018-11-30T05:00:00Z The open letter to fans was dismissed by many music outlets, mocked by others, and also referred to as “condescending.” Passion Pit’s Michael Angelakos comes out on Bret Easton Ellis’ podcast: “I am saying something that I’ve never said before publicly” 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z He’s candid to a fault, a trait that clashes deliciously with his tendency to condescend to everyone around him, especially his teammates. How an Egotistic Basketball Star Grounds ‘American Vandal’ Season 2 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z And a few years after that, he adapted a novel of the sort that used to be called, derisively, chick-lit—without condescending to the material. In Memory of Curtis Hanson: A Director Who Did It All, Quietly 2016-09-21T04:00:00Z I’ve been asked that so many times, and it’s one of the most condescending questions. Passion Pit's Michael Angelakos Just Wants to Make Music With RuPaul 2015-04-21T04:00:00Z But, as she often said, she made a point of not being condescending to them. Melissa Mathison, screenwriter of ‘E.T.,’ dies at 65 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z Endearing pet names are only condescending/sexist when preceded by condescending/sexist remarks. 18 hilariously terrible sex tips that all men should ignore 2014-02-21T13:05:00Z David still condescends to Amy; the locals still leer at her and laugh at him; and she again grows frustrated with his failure to confront them. Rod Lurie Remakes Peckinpah?s ?Straw Dogs? 2011-09-04T02:53:02Z In making this argument, supporters completely ignore the basis of opponents’ skepticism, and that’s condescending and counterproductive. The GMO debate: 5 things to stop arguing Martha Shearer, assistant professor in film studies at University College Dublin, says that the romcom’s largely female audience is unfairly condescended to. Love is (still) in the air: how the romcom came back from the dead 2020-02-08T05:00:00Z In “Under the Ivy,” the music journalist Graeme Thomson’s smart and respectful biography of Bush, from 2010, the author describes how, early on, reactions to Bush often condescended to her as a child of privilege. The Enduring, Incandescent Power of Kate Bush 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z Sometimes, they tried not to look me in the eye, and sometimes their looks were accusing, condescending, hating. An Exchange Between Etgar Keret and Sayed Kashua 2014-10-13T04:00:00Z “Prima Donna” was the theme of the Lucerne Festival’s focus on female composers and conductors this summer, and it wasn’t as condescending as it might sound. Can 2016 really be called the year of the woman? Look to the arts world, and the answer is yes 2016-12-16T05:00:00Z Mocking the men who hurt us, as mockable as they are, starts to feel like acquiescing to the most condescending of catcalls: “You look better when you smile.” Jessica Valenti: my life as a ‘sex object’ 2016-05-28T04:00:00Z But many women found that comment condescending and noted that it contained no apology. Top Female Music Executives Send Rebuke to Grammys Leadership 2018-02-05T05:00:00Z The first time ended in disgrace, and her future partner doesn’t respect her enough to do her a favor without giving her a condescending speech about gaining the upper hand. Downton Abbey Watch: House of Despair 2012-01-30T13:30:25Z “When they see a character that’s purely comical and purely for the children, they felt probably a bit condescended to,” Best explained. What’s it like to be Jar Jar Binks?: Actor admits “it was painful” in candid interview about the most reviled “Star Wars” role 2016-01-13T05:00:00Z Why condescend to your own desires and belittle yourself that way? The Science Fiction Writer John Scalzi Readily Quits Reading 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z But Hiram must negotiate his standing with white agents, too — condescending liberals who believe they know what’s best for their enslaved brethren. Review | In Ta-Nehisi Coates’s ‘The Water Dancer,’ a slave makes a superhero’s journey 2019-09-23T04:00:00Z Power relationships between the servile and the condescending are always less healthy than professional relations between the active and the appreciative. Notes on the End of Restaurant Tipping 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z No one threw condescending looks in our direction. A letter to … London, where my girlfriend and I could be out and proud 2017-07-22T04:00:00Z But an episode like this also shows how big-hearted it is—how generous, in terms of showing several characters with different outlooks on life and treating each as valid without condescending. Girls Watch: A Spartan Existence 2012-05-22T14:25:30Z The article was snide and condescending, typical of the paper’s coverage of the arts outside its parochial backyard. Perspective | At 50, Kennedy Center can no longer be a cultural island 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z This is such an impersonal form of communication, I would find it insulting and condescending if a close friend who knows of my problems uses e-mail for such an important thing to share.” Motherlode Blog: Quandary Considered: Pregnant, When a Friend Is Struggling With Infertility 2012-03-09T00:05:25Z And the notion that they have no agency or choice is the truly condescending one. Why Trump Is Different—and Must Be Repelled 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z Seen as it unfolds, it simplifies and gratifies and, in so doing, condescends both to its poor characters and to its middle-class spectators. “American Honey” ’s Silent Youth 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z In this coming-of-age tale, Mike resides with his mom and moves from job to job, pulling us with him every step, never condescending, sometimes philosophizing and only occasionally preaching. Jungle Mold, Ornithology and Lawn Care: 3 New Novels Find Hilarity in Unexpected Places 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z “She catches the details of ordinary existence in a manner that’s reminiscent of the director Mike Leigh. She never condescends, and her fluid prose is suggestive of larger and darker human themes.” 10 New Books We Recommend This Week 2021-01-21T05:00:00Z Several contemporaries, including her somewhat condescending protégée, Elizabeth Bishop, considered her captive to a monster. Books of The Times: ‘Holding On Upside Down,’ a Biography of Marianne Moore 2014-02-12T22:41:42Z Besides condescending to his characters, he hasn’t found a way to express his obvious confusion. Review: In ‘Diaspora,’ an Ancient Siege for the Snapchat Age 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z Once he had launched the Jazzmen, critics were often condescending about the band's showbiz style, but no one who listened carefully to Ball himself could doubt his jazz credentials. Kenny Ball 2013-03-07T17:31:53Z Capricorns are known for being “know-it-alls”, “unforgiving” and condescending as well as good managers, disciplined and self controlled, according to online astrology resources. Capricorns need not apply: is it legal to pick a roommate by astrological sign? 2019-04-22T04:00:00Z Russotto does not condescend to the character — he is worried and slightly panicked, not hyper-righteous — and the show quickly fills with actors fluent in Miller’s odd, formal version of Puritan New England speech. Review | Total witch hunt! ‘The Crucible’ gets a blazing revival at Olney 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z Carlson alleged that Doocy was “sexist and condescending,” and she accused him of “putting his hand on her and pulling down her arm on live TV.” The fall of Roger Ailes: He made Fox his ‘locker room’ — and now women are telling their stories 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z Still, it's a daunting topic, but with the help of user-friendly graphics and Matt Damon's narration, Ferguson breaks down the meltdown into digestible terms without ever condescending. 5 films about the financial crisis you can bank on 2012-11-29T23:48:09Z Cumberbatch enters the MCU as Dr. Stephen Strange, a condescending neurosurgeon who gets a taste of his own medicine when an accident leaves him with nerve damage and renders his hands useless. Celebrating Benedict Cumberbatch's best movie misfits 2022-03-26T04:00:00Z Most people in the industry looked down on genre stuff in a condescending way until the one-two-three punch of 2001, Jaws and Star Wars hit within a decade. Zombies, Aliens and Robots: The ‘Walking Dead’ Producer on Her Greatest Hits 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z He can’t lose his job for a game, and besides, he likes the work, despite condescending customers, including an office worker who can’t even be bothered to be there when his order arrives. Review: In ‘En el Séptimo Día,’ He Wants to Work and Play. What Will He Do? 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z Then she turned to us with a condescending smile, as though she were mocking our silence. A Brief History of Death 2016-11-06T04:00:00Z But she may have been the first to harness the anger in that particular energy without sentimentality or condescending cuteness. Review: Homeless Teenagers, Strutting and Seething in ‘Runaways’ 2016-07-07T04:00:00Z She never condescends, and her fluid prose is suggestive of larger and darker human themes. ‘Summerwater’ Makes an Intimate Study of Social Class Out of a Long, Rainy Day 2021-01-11T05:00:00Z Unlike the millennial billionaires who condescend to non-technical pursuits, Allen attributed his entrepreneurial ambition and imagination to a wide-ranging autodidacticism and a natural passion for art and literature. The Rare Humanism Behind Paul Allen’s Technological Vision 2018-10-20T04:00:00Z But it’s impossible not to shudder when you see George’s perception toward Philomena flicker between that of solicitous lover and condescending, even contemptuous owner. Review: Reckoning With Medical Betrayals ‘Behind the Sheet’ 2019-01-18T05:00:00Z There’s a risk to focusing on this errant character as he condescends to ordinary folks across America. Review | Gary Shteyngart takes aim at white male privilege 2018-08-28T04:00:00Z Catton resembles one of those teachers who can take a student’s simple-minded question and, without condescending, shape it into an ingenious one. Guerrilla Gardeners Meet Billionaire Doomsayer. Hurly-Burly Ensues. 2023-03-13T04:00:00Z Many people find it hard to figure out a way to talk to kids that’s not condescending. Trevor Noah Thinks Kids Can Handle the Truth 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z The director, Fred Zinnemann, never made it into the film critic Andrew Sarris’s famous Pantheon, and the producer, Stanley Kramer, was condescended to by intellectuals for his message movies. You Must Remember This: Why We Return to ‘Casablanca’ and ‘High Noon’ 2017-02-27T05:00:00Z With so much musical and verbal content stripped away, there’s ample room for restoration without excess, a resurgence of songwriting that’s still streamlined and classic but not condescending. Music: Want a Hit? Keep It Simple 2010-12-31T19:49:03Z No, this is the kind of petty, spiteful condescending criticism that is for some reason reserved for writers in our world. Author to JK Rowling: Just stop 2014-02-24T23:04:44Z Yet the paintings never gave the viewer permission to condescend to the subject matter. Perspective | Wayne Thiebaud’s artistic eye was so much keener than pop art confections 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z Their fearful interaction with the officer—a white man, of course, with a billy club in hand and a condescending bearing—is resolved with a comedic moment brought about by the women’s deferential irony. “Hidden Figures” Is a Subtle and Powerful Work of Counter-History 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z I think in the long run, the embracing of a kind of distancing, distanced, condescending approach to characterization, broken up - that's all bull----. Cannes: 'The Immigrant' stirs emotional response 2013-05-25T21:43:18Z One reason the show was so popular, Newman said, is that it didn't condescend to children. Obituary: "J.P. Patches," Seattle's beloved TV clown 2012-07-23T01:42:03Z “I sometimes think that women can’t cope with too much gray matter,” says Virginia’s condescending doctor. ‘Vita & Virginia’ Review: A Real-Life Affair Made Lifeless 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z Some viewers complained that the show took a condescending view of women, and the ditziness was duly toned down after Season 1. ‘The Newsroom’ Ends Its Final Season on HBO 2014-12-14T05:00:00Z They were either genre craftsmen of boundless range and impeccable wit and craft, or glib, soulless pastiche artists who condescended to their characters, and to the audience at large. Miller's Crossing at 30: the Coen brothers' unknowable gangster drama 2020-10-05T04:00:00Z Maybe it's because I find the whole conceit of the book so condescending, as if it were only women who aren't able to tell when they're getting the brush off. Ensemble romantic comedies and why they must be destroyed 2011-03-16T19:17:00Z My friend, sitting imperiously in an armchair across the room, crossed her legs and, with a barely discernible condescending smile, said: Jamaican, gay and Ayn Rand made it OK: My amazing “Atlas Shrugged” love story 2014-04-25T23:00:00Z The initial spectacle of mediocrity condescending to genius is painful, but the subsequent triumph of self-taught brilliance over credentialed ignorance is thrilling to witness. Review: ‘I Am Not Your Negro’ Will Make You Rethink Race 2017-02-02T05:00:00Z And for many that was at least better than condescending pity. Verne Troyer: a cult star who sustained a career with dignity and good humour | Peter Bradshaw 2018-04-22T04:00:00Z To treat your spouse as your patient would be condescending, withholding; but to treat your marriage as a patient might save it. Virginia Reeves’s New Novel Explores What It Feels Like When the Mind Breaks 2019-05-13T04:00:00Z The dismissive turn of phrase, Taylor Lorenz wrote, is used "to reply to cringey YouTube videos, Donald Trump tweets, and basically any person over 30 who says something condescending about young people." New "OK Boomer" book tries to heal generational rift between Millennials and Boomers 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z Yunior’s portraits of women are animated by both a condescending machismo and a sort of wistful regret. Books of The Times: ‘This Is How You Lose Her,’ by Junot Díaz 2012-09-20T12:00:00Z But there’s an awful lot that’s made of, oh, the smug liberals and they condescend and that’s what has driven conservatives. Jon Stewart Has a New Talk Show, but He Plans to do More Listening 2021-09-29T04:00:00Z At best, you can be a well-intentioned but nonjudgmental—and, therefore, condescending—outsider. The Lives of Poor White People 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z On the original recording, Lynn’s lecture comes off as righteous but also amusing, and, to gingerly use a somewhat condescending but common descriptor of her work, feisty. Loretta Lynn’s New Album, and the Trail She Blazed in Country Music 2018-10-16T04:00:00Z His fundamental theme is how social media pigeonholes us and mines our data, a condescending phenomenon that treats us less like human beings than abstractions made up of marketable information. Stand-Up Sets Where You Can Choose Your Own Adventure 2022-10-13T04:00:00Z I'm genuinely puzzled why so many people who post on this site feel the need to validate their choice of reading matter by sneering at and condescending to other peoples' choices. Tips, links and suggestions: Our review list and what you are reading 2012-07-18T12:25:42Z “Raw anger/hurt” is a ridiculously condescending way to characterize thoughtful and well-researched critiques. Dear white Hollywood: Here are 3 things you need to hear about your defensiveness on race 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z But the production, and Davis’s performance, have an insistently perky gloss that reads as condescending, while the script sometimes trims details to the point of dumbing down. ‘I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings’ Review: A Life Too Simplified 2022-05-25T04:00:00Z Verona sees right through him, demonstrating that it is not necessarily the well-intentioned, condescending white liberal who knows what’s best for the community, but rather, the people who call the community home. Family, Home and Heartbreak in Three Debuts 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z Daft Punk's outsider mentality owed something to coming from France, whose pop music was then the butt of condescending jokes in the UK press and whose rave scene was hounded by the authorities. Daft Punk: the midas touch 2013-05-18T23:05:39Z Thankfully, he only rarely lapses into the wink-winkiness he employed in "The Big Short" and "Vice" that gives his films a smug, condescending sensibility. "Don't Look Up," sheeple! Adam McKay's comedy about a comet that will destroy Earth, fails to hit 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z The condescending onstage audience of Theseus and company really has no right to laugh, given what they’ve been through. ArtsBeat: London Journal: Shakespeare’s Liars and Lovers 2013-07-05T15:47:54Z He’s too good to condescend to, or discard. New Music: Albums From Pink, Dwight Yoakam and Aimee Mann 2012-09-17T22:14:32Z Neville digs up tear-jerking moments from the show, and reintroduces the man behind Mister Rogers, one who thought children’s programs were too violent or condescending and who persevered despite criticism from politicians and skeptics. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’ and ‘One Day at a Time’ 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z The images and voices are a mix of the curious, the compassionate, the condescending and worse. Movie Review: ‘Israel: A Home Movie’ Is a Revealing Collage 2013-07-09T20:14:42Z Having been the only black person in many rooms, I am familiar with the experience of receiving uncritical praise, and know how unhelpful and downright condescending it can be. 'Girls' Recap: Hannah, the White Girl in the Room 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z “So what’s it like to be a kid in Haiti a year after the earthquake?” says Ms. Ellerbee, always so good at not condescending to her young audience. Television Review: Lawlessness and Need Survive in Shaken Haiti 2011-01-10T22:59:12Z "One of the things I liked about the first one is that it's not condescending towards children," he said. Steve Carell returns in 'Despicable Me 2' as a dad with doubts 2013-06-19T22:48:49Z It can sometimes feel a little derivative or condescending. My phone helped me fall in love with books again 2019-06-02T04:00:00Z Many viewers were upset by his comments and what they considered his condescending tone, and Harrison later apologized for the “uninformed” interview. Perspective | The 20 defining moments of 20 years of ‘The Bachelor’ 2022-03-14T04:00:00Z While the story lets its characters show their human sides, it doesn't condescend. No Break for Orange's Prisoners 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z He is benevolently condescending and professorial, inviting us to share his delight in the early American audience's "wonderful" naiveté and truculence. The war on culture: How conservatives and progressives joined forces to crush art 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z Whenever he encounters someone with a different view, he condescends and dismisses, like a headmaster refusing to look up as he airily prescribes detention for a week. Rewind radio: Today; Victoria Derbyshire; Ed Reardon's Week; My Teenage Diary ? review 2011-01-16T00:05:52Z Hahn's Lee is equally fabulous, whether snapping at a condescending fellow mom at an indoor playground or dealing with mixed feelings toward her own distant mother. Showtime's 'Happyish' mostly just selfish and smuggish for now 2015-04-25T04:00:00Z As I wrote in the review, it was the relief of not being condescended to. Times Critics Discuss 2020 in Books, From ‘Pandemic Blur’ to Favorite Discoveries 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z He is not a nice guy; in fact, he’s obnoxious and condescending to his own fans. Video Game Review: Remedy Entertainment?s Alan Wake for Xbox 360 2010-05-19T21:51:00Z We never learn the name of the sensible Eliza’s condescending, narcissistic husband, but he is hard to forget. Review | My plan for fending off the holiday blues? Escaping into light fiction from another era. 2020-12-14T05:00:00Z The condescending tone extends to a voice-over from Martin Sheen, who plays an orphanage physician. ‘12 Mighty Orphans’ Review: A Team Effort 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z When a passive-aggressive or condescending comment hits you, you could assume a neutral expression on your face, blink a few times, breathe in, and just ... wait. Perspective | Ask Amy: Teacher’s conduct pushes creep meter to 11 2021-09-03T04:00:00Z Above all, Fadiman was never hoity-toity or condescending; he exemplified what he preached, coming across as erudite but easygoing about it, an educated man at home in the world. A daughter’s loving homage to her famed, flawed father 2017-11-01T04:00:00Z These are about condescending, pitilessly detached men and the trapped women who love them — and they’re simply brutal. Shirley Hazzard’s Stories Observe Pain and Disappointment With a Witty Intelligence 2020-11-02T05:00:00Z In the scene one character — lacking all self-awareness — bombards the other with a series of condescending, sexist remarks. Do you feel uncomfortable, yet? Here’s what would happen if geeky girls acted like geeky guys 2014-08-26T04:00:00Z And what we really hoped to do was to tell a story in that tradition of a teen movie for teens that’s told from their voice and from their perspective without a condescending tone. Film: A Teenager Flying Over a Cuckoo?s Nest 2010-09-25T05:00:00Z On the other hand, I don’t want to thank her for her condescending email and encourage further nonsense. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Momsplainer kills the buzz of adopting a much-wanted dog 2021-07-22T04:00:00Z Was what he said a condescending equivalent of supertitles for the inferentially challenged? ‘Hamilton’ Duel: Addressing the President-Elect on His Own Blunt Terms 2016-11-20T05:00:00Z “I learned so much there, when I stopped being condescending,” she said. Between ‘Transparent’ Seasons, Judith Light Isn’t Playing Nice 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z So Billy became what is known in the industry -- a condescending term, by the way -- as a one-hit wonder. Grammys 2015: Transcript of Bob Dylan's MusiCares Person of Year speech 2015-02-07T05:00:00Z He doesn’t patronize or condescend to his readers, and they really respond.” An Undaunted Author Muses on His Unlikely Hit 2011-04-11T12:25:23Z The goal for everyone involved should be to remove those condescending air quotes from around the word “grown.” I Want to Cut My Kids Off Financially. Does That Make Me Mean? 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z His way of condescending to his genteel aunts, to Lily, the caretaker's daughter, to Miss Ivors and to the other guests is presented as essential to his character, an aspect of his alienation. Joyce's Dublin: city of dreamers and chancers 2012-06-15T21:55:00Z I’d love to get past this in the spirit of family togetherness, but a big cause of the problem is my sister’s condescending attitude toward our other sibling and me when she’s with her boyfriend. As if Thanksgiving Weren’t Stressful Enough This Year 2020-11-19T05:00:00Z Sulky, petulant, wary — all these initially seem true of Barbara, so much so that you may forget that this unflattering, condescending characterization has been made by a Stasi operative. Movie Review: ‘Barbara,’ Directed by Christian Petzold 2012-12-20T21:52:52Z His story of finding strength is, thankfully, never condescending or patronizing. Documentary "Audible" lets a Maryland School for the Deaf football player truly be see and heard 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z Old Colony is a soda brand in Puerto Rico; Pablo Delano borrows the name for his collection of archival images of the island from the colonizer’s point of view, complete with condescending original captions. Photoville Adds New Venues, Vistas and Vision 2020-09-21T04:00:00Z E. B. White and Williams, and their editor, Ursula Nordstrom, had struggled to agree on a spider face for Charlotte that would not horrify yet not condescend. Salinger’s House, Artist’s Retreat 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z At least a thousand screaming swifts have condescended to spend an hour close to me. Wings of desire: why birds captivate us 2013-07-27T07:00:07Z Instead, I try not to look too grateful and attempt to enjoy whatever they condescend to offer. I find it hard to talk to my daughter. Now we’ve really fallen out 2020-06-07T04:00:00Z It doesn't condescend to its audience or shamelessly yank the emotional chains of middle-aged female viewers. "Going the Distance": Can Drew Barrymore save the rom-com? 2010-09-03T11:01:00Z Outside observers have found such queen bee business a wee bit condescending, but given that parts of Switzerland gave women the vote only in the 1970s, this is a statement. Why does L.A. need its own summer classical music festival? For answers, look 6,000 miles away 2016-09-01T04:00:00Z Of the play, reviewer F. Kathleen Foley says the story never condescends to its subjects — even as they remain quirky — but, unfortunately, the directing puts too much emphasis on the twee. Essential Arts & Culture: The Bard and Harry Potter, art after Fidel, John M. Miller's passing 2016-12-02T05:00:00Z If the sharp observations are his, the overall tone is never condescending. A Portrait of the Artist as a Droll Slacker 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z Monika was an incredible instructor, serene without being condescending or devolving into hippy-dippy cliché, only occasionally gently correcting our form in her soft German accent. I loved naked yoga: Maybe I am a naked person! 2014-04-08T23:00:00Z Finding a strain of autonomy or boldness is crucial in elevating a film about poverty — even a modestly budgeted one — from seeming condescending. Some Movies Actually Understand Poverty in America 2020-11-27T05:00:00Z She doesn’t ham at the camera or condescend to the kids and muppets: theirs is a relationship of mutual respect and admiration. Sesame Street's Maria showed Latino and all kids who we were 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z The Times reviewer, Howard Taubman, condescended approvingly to the show, calling it “a wild, indiscriminate explosion of exuberant, impertinent youthful talents.” The Public Theatre at Fifty: “A Machine for Making Community” 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z “Otherwise, the result is always a kind of condescending exoticism, even if sympathetic.” Tibet Stands Out in China’s Entries at Shanghai International Film Festival 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z Let's note that there has been some controversy over "Winter's Bone," with some critics slagging it avidly as a condescending, patronizing, coastal-snob portrait of downscale, redneck-inflected America. Great Oscar debate: What is the real best picture? 2011-02-26T01:01:00Z And starting a guideline with the pat phrase, “We like to think men and women are equal in all things, right?” was just so unnecessary and condescending. The problem with “Female Bodies and Alcohol”: Stop framing campus sexual assault as a drinking issue 2016-08-26T04:00:00Z “I was worried it would look condescending to these very experienced actors,” he said, “but I felt, based on what they were doing, it would help.” Richard Maxwell Comes Full Circle With O?Neill?s ?Early Plays? 2012-02-19T03:27:16Z In fact, because of the word’s feminine associations, it can be especially condescending to a man, belittling and feminising at the same time. Double-edged words 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z Was Groucho right to be wary of being condescended to and patronized? The Fraught Friendship of T. S. Eliot and Groucho Marx 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z They want to deliver meaningful information to a tentative reader without coming off as condescending. Review | Raising a boy in 2020 is tough. Three new books aimed at fathers offer some guidance. 2020-06-17T04:00:00Z In that family interview with Anderson Cooper, Tiffany batted back a suggestion that her father was condescending and even insulting to women. The Other Trump 2016-10-01T04:00:00Z She started out as a young, introverted newbie in the Foreign Service, condescended to by autocrats and bad bosses. In ‘Lessons From the Edge,’ How an Ambassador to Ukraine Became a Casualty of the Trump Administration 2022-03-16T04:00:00Z I first wrote it as prose, but I thought I sounded condescending and annoying. Barry Manilow’s Bubble and a House of Whimsy 2020-10-15T04:00:00Z He cons a group of condescending racists after his tent presentation, only to return to his lab to discover Miss Minutes is crazily in love with him. The Jonathan Majors case: the latest celebrity trial variant where women lose 2023-10-28T04:00:00Z Drug users know that official drug advice – for example, the UK government's Talk to Frank helpline – is condescending and unreliable. Drugs 2.0: The Web Revolution That's Changing How the World Gets High by Mike Power – review 2013-05-02T07:00:02Z For every description of Nicks’s “golden presence,” there’s many more that are condescending and sexist, beginning with his description of a 28-year-old Nicks as “an elderly ingénue.” Review | Stevie Nicks: A story of big music, big egos and big hair 2017-12-20T05:00:00Z They need a guide to womanhood that doesn’t preach or condescend but instead educates and uplifts — and, most important, reflects the girls who are reading it. Teen magazines have always covered more than fashion. You just didn’t notice. 2017-05-12T04:00:00Z When the story is being allegorical, it can be dreary and more than a little condescending. Review: The Graying of Samuel L. Jackson 2022-03-10T05:00:00Z If the setup seems a bit reductive and possibly condescending, just wait. Review: ‘Dan Cody’s Yacht’ Sells Upward Mobility for Dummies 2018-06-07T04:00:00Z There are several moments where Richard talks to Shaw “cop to cop,” but Shaw is condescending in these exchanges. Clint Eastwood's unsubtle, unnecessary “Richard Jewell” examines the demonization of a hero 2019-12-10T05:00:00Z Men are socialized to be condescending toward women, and even the few who check themselves often fail. How Do I Deal with My Anger Toward Men? 2018-03-13T04:00:00Z Neither he nor Ms. Bonney’s cast condescend to them, either — not even Ms. Fahy, whose peppy and cliché-laden Penny would seem designed for target practice. Review: In ‘Lost Girls,’ Derailed Blue-Collar Lives, With Zingers 2015-11-09T05:00:00Z While the Old World-New World construction can strike some as condescending and meaningless today, I think it applies when speaking to cultural influences. How the Internet Has Left Its Mark on Terroir 2022-02-24T05:00:00Z And Murphy is clearly conflicted about class, justifiably furious at the rich executives who condescend to him but equally condescending to his trucker brethren who earn far less than he does. ‘The Long Haul’ Is a Trucker’s Slangy Tour of the Road 2017-05-31T04:00:00Z Some people may wonder why Grant's presence is a credit to "Honor Among Thieves," especially after his condescending behavior toward an interviewer on the Oscars red carpet. We scouted "Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves" and can confirm that it's a true treasure 2023-03-31T04:00:00Z While Lee is dealing with leaky plumbing, and with tenants who belittle or condescend to him, he gets a call that alarms him. Review: Casey Affleck Is the Anchor and Soul of Manchester by the Sea 2016-11-18T05:00:00Z During his stint he would offer tips to “gals” like “Don’t show up drunk for a dinner date” and “Don’t be afraid to be smart, but don’t fake it or condescend.” Glamour?s ?Jake? Column Inspires a New Book 2012-02-17T22:25:45Z He earns respect: he’s informed, and doesn’t condescend. Music Review: Foo Fighters at the Izod Center - Review 2011-09-27T22:00:18Z This makes the state a kind of metonym for New England at large: old, overwhelmingly white, conservative in character if not in politics, skeptical, flinty, salty or whatever other mildly condescending euphemism you prefer. In ‘Vacationland,’ John Hodgman confronts surrealism of adult life 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z “Not that she was condescending and not encouraging, but she was like, ‘You’re crazy!’ basically. Diane Kruger: ‘I truly believe the best is yet to come’ 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z The traditional praise for "courage" in these circumstances seems threadbare and even a little condescending. Jason Becker: Not Dead Yet – review 2012-11-15T21:50:01Z Like most of Godwin’s work, this is a novel about the lives of women, but Godwin writes women’s fiction that deconstructs the condescending presumptions of that label. Review | Gail Godwin has been writing novels for 50 years. Her latest proves she has no intention of coasting. 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z “So Dostoevsky writing about Raskolnikov living in a threadbare garret is condescending to that guy, ipso facto? I don’t buy that.” Alexander Payne on Downsizing: ‘The film isn’t a major statement – it’s a metaphor’ 2018-01-07T05:00:00Z We wanted to represent it without either condescending to it or sentimentalizing it.” Just Like the Good Old Days in the Ring 2011-03-20T02:30:05Z Hyman was jealous of her success, and he could be condescending and cruel. Review | Shirley Jackson’s letters reveal the droll voice of an aggrieved working mother 2021-07-28T04:00:00Z I was totally in the wrong, but the policeman's condescending tone immediately put me on the defensive. Rebellious recipes for bolognese 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z Two centuries later, it was used as a condescending way to refer to women of any age, which can still be true today. From "Barbie Girl" to Girl Dinner and beyond: What's behind our obsession with the girl-ish label 2023-08-21T04:00:00Z For the record, I understand that in many cultures elders are frequently referred to as "aunties," etc., but I found this particularly condescending and rude. Perspective | Ask Amy: Mom yearns to share adult sons’ news with her ex 2021-04-28T04:00:00Z But Handler doesn’t condescend to his young characters, and he doesn’t offer any easy lessons. Daniel Handler's new novel 'All the Dirty Parts' is raunchy, original and real 2017-08-25T04:00:00Z While Morris makes space not only for abstract painting but for other variously condescended aesthetic forms, Bradley, not having had the luxury of such freedom, makes space only for himself. Against the Grain: Rebecca Morris and Peter Bradley’s Art ‘About Nothing’ 2022-11-03T04:00:00Z “I evolved,” Nora says, using a brilliantly condescending pair of words to deny God’s wrath. ‘The Leftovers’ Season 2, Episode 6 Recap: Her Eye Is on the Sparrow 2015-11-08T05:00:00Z “Do you think I’d be this successful at my age if I had a live mom?” she asks, flashing the kind of condescending disappointment given to someone ordering lobster at a diner. Taylor Tomlinson: A Comic With the Confidence of a Star 2022-03-08T05:00:00Z How do you write for a kid without being condescending, because they’ll sniff that out immediately? “There’s nothing worse than a white liberal who thinks they’re doing the right thing”: Sherman Alexie on Hollywood diversity, “The Revenant” and why he’s “not the proper kind of Indian” 2016-05-07T04:00:00Z It is hugely condescending to teenagers, whose attitude to the web is a lot more savvy than the grownups who made this film. Peter Bradshaw's Cannes round-up 2010-05-16T21:05:00Z As in “Magic Mike,” he takes his characters seriously, so there’s never a moment in which it feels as if he’s condescending to them, even while he manages to be gently playful about their world. ArtsBeat: Cannes Film Festival: A Sympathetic Tale of Marriage and Celebrity 2013-05-21T14:47:41Z But the kind of condescending dismissal practiced by Wilson and the cultural panic expressed by Wertham exist nowadays almost entirely as straw men. ‘The Amazing Spider-Man’ and the Modern Comic Book Movie 2012-06-27T16:13:49Z He was very condescending to people; somewhat a misanthrope. An oral history of Fame: 'We were dancing on cars in the epicentre of porn and filth!' 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z Instead, he addressed the jury in powerful but straightforward language, respecting them but never condescending or playing obviously to their sympathy. The trial of Lady Chatterley's Lover 2010-10-22T11:00:00Z I expected the review to start talking bout the experience of the Lobster Club and not some petty condescending paragraphs about "fake italian restaurant" and people in costume. The Lobster Club Does Japanese, From Raw to Half-Baked 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z It has something to do with the state of America, which sounds a little reactionary and perhaps condescending. Green Day: Rock’s saddest joke 2012-07-16T21:10:00Z All too often, she says, movies tend to be “melodramatic, condescending, patronizing, idiotic, glamorizing and/or demonizing,” not just of patients, but of doctors and patients’ families. Filmmaker Paul Dalio mines his bipolar disorder for feature debut 2016-02-18T05:00:00Z The results are a captivating, riveting, rousing, condescending, smug, infuriating mixture, a potent potion that advertises itself as intelligence-enhancing but is actually just crazy-making. “Newsroom”: Aaron Sorkin does “The Daily Show” 2012-06-20T00:00:00Z But, she continues, “Getting to do nothing but raise a person you opted to bring into the world is a privilege, and calling it anything else is ignorant and condescending.” Stay at home motherhood isn’t a “hobby” 2015-03-16T04:00:00Z And so I arrived at this Guthrie tribute ready to resist or condescend. Dance Review: Downtown Dance Festival at Battery Park 2012-08-17T23:55:17Z His is the voice of vintage Britpop, rendered in a leisurely, ironic, condescending vein to a distant population he regards as savages. Review: ‘Hamilton,’ Young Rebels Changing History and Theater 2015-08-06T04:00:00Z The company is one of several new marketing firms that illuminate the inner workings of kids these days without condescending to them. ‘Lit’ Is Over, and Other Things You Can Pay Teens to Teach You 2018-08-18T04:00:00Z It was also the case, he added, that “there were others who exploited his talent and used it to their advantage,” who “never really gave him respect as a man and were condescending.” André Leon Talley, Editor and Fashion Industry Force, Dies at 73 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z Although it may strike some as an unlikely offering for a children's theater program, "Lifeboat" is most striking in that it never condescends to its young viewers. 'Lifeboat' marks a poignant note in children's theater 2015-03-19T04:00:00Z Too many works aimed at younger age groups ooze with sentimentality or buckle under a condescending tone. ‘The Sky Is Everywhere’ Review: Amid Grief, Blossoms of Joy 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z The films that Crawford and Davis made once went under the slightly condescending sobriquet of “women’s pictures,” suggesting weepy melodramas and mushy romance. Perspective | Hollywood ageism punishes actresses, but the art house offers some hope 2017-03-09T05:00:00Z That’s one of the reasons I think audiences like it, is it’s not condescending. Liam Cunningham on Sunday's Sad 'Game of Thrones' Moment 2015-06-08T04:00:00Z I loved that show’s combination of dance “purity” and storytelling, neither condescending to the other. For Broadway Dance, High Kicks and Low Comedy in a Season of Change 2023-05-10T04:00:00Z But his presence, and the animated playing cards that sometimes fly across the screen, feel like a glib and somewhat condescending gimmick, an attempt to wring some fun out of a grim and appalling story. Review: ‘Merchants of Doubt,’ Separating Science From Spin 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z The actual lesson here, however, isn’t that refugee camps should be disorganized but that aid agencies should trust refugees with money rather than rely on a condescending system of segregated accounts. Down and Out and Ripe for an Economist to Study 2020-01-14T05:00:00Z One of her kinky friends is “a little condescending about it,” she says. What’s wrong with “vanilla”? 2012-09-16T01:00:00Z A thrilling j’accuse, “Common People” airs out the stink of condescending classism pervading not only the minds of affluent exchange students but also popular depictions of British working-class life. The All-TIME 100 Songs 2011-10-24T09:00:29Z “She was very dismissive and condescending, as if this isn’t a real concern,” the woman continued, pausing to choke up. Even Andy Cohen needed a shower: Watch what happens when Donald Trump turns a presidential debate into a reality TV nightmare 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z Yet this generous forbearance doesn’t seem to extend to liberals — or to use his awkward slur, “liberalocrats” — who get tarred in this book as a bunch of condescending, self-satisfied chumps. If Liberalism Is Dead, What Comes Next? 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z The filmmakers adroitly skirt both the cute and the condescending — the default registers of too many movies about geezers — to offer a dual portrait of gloriously alive men who just happen to be old. Critic’s Notebook: Mirror, Mirror: Sundance Hits 30 2014-01-23T22:44:05Z "Three 'verys'. Wow," he condescends, then signals her to lay her pitch on him. Wins, losses and regrets: It's all part of the game at this "Succession" tailgate party 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z Get real, said hundreds of American artists, who countered the pathetic, condescending four-year postponement of “Philip Guston Now” with a ringing public call for true accountability. The Most Important Moments in Art in 2020 2020-12-04T05:00:00Z I don’t mean “interpretation” in a condescending way. Taylour Paige on ‘Zola,’ Grace and Being Kinder to Herself 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z And blasé suits her: In movies like “American Honey” and “Logan Lucky,” about hustlers just trying to get by, her characters feel real and lived-in rather than condescended to. The Riddle of Riley Keough 2021-07-20T04:00:00Z Reports on her time as executive editor pegged her as condescending and kind of mean. We don’t need to know exactly why Jill Abramson got fired to say that sexism was part of her downfall 2014-05-15T04:00:00Z Kurt Warner "Being a Christian guy, it's definitely a challenge to dance intimately with somebody who's not my wife," he says to us, in the condescending way that evangelicals have perfected over the years. "Dancing with the Stars": The Situation stinks 2010-10-12T12:30:00Z Mr. Bieber, who will turn 17 next month, is emerging as a teenage star who doesn’t condescend to his audience. Critic?s Notebook: On Screen, the Frenzied Yet Friendly World of Justin Bieber 2011-02-14T23:23:01Z Where Ms. Barnes looked upon the performers’ youth with affection, Mr. Ekman seemed condescending to it. Dance Review: Juilliard Students in ?New Dances? at Sharp Theater - Review 2011-12-16T22:41:32Z Around the young people forms the winking, condescending conspiracy of gossip, a world that suspects pleasure and leers at beauty. The Boulting brothers: holy fools 2013-07-26T13:00:19Z Like a master storyteller Christgau artfully blends "showing" and "telling," never condescending to explain what might be better presented as narrative. 'Going Into the City,' rock critic Robert Christgau's back pages 2015-02-26T05:00:00Z He is cheerful, condescending and sinister in equal parts, and worryingly deferred to by all the villagers. Wake Wood ? review 2011-03-24T15:00:01Z They seem a little condescending to the audience, as if without them, we'd spend three hours whispering with bewilderment to one another, "Who's he supposed to be?" Better than Bryan Cranston? Star of South Coast Rep's 'All the Way' delivers a most convincing LBJ 2016-09-11T04:00:00Z Coercive and condescending Bergman may have been to his female stars, but no one else could have given Andersson a moment as glorious as that. Bergman: why are the great director's women all tragi-sexual goddesses? 2018-02-04T05:00:00Z For all its thematic ambitions, though, this is still at bottom a musical about musicians who can’t play, and the danger of eliciting condescending laughter at the Wiggin girls’ halting musical efforts remains real. Sad and Haunted Girls Who Couldn?t Play Worth a Lick 2011-05-22T00:45:25Z The popular notion of the job was of the formal French wine server, who condescended to insecure consumers while trying to upsell them. The Sommelier Finds Room to Breathe 2018-10-04T04:00:00Z Almost every single sentence uttered by Shaw is dripping with condescending rudeness. ‘Star Trek: Picard,’ Season 3, Episode 1: Reunion Engage 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z It took Mister Rogers, the beloved PBS children’s show host who died in 2003, many more years to posthumously break free of the condescending jokes and weird rumors about his true nature. Review | Mister Rogers would have found a lot to like in Jim Carrey’s melancholy ‘Kidding’ 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z He didn't disclose the salient fact in his coy, condescending notice, which fails to place Radiohole in the context of New York's experimental scene. Why don't playwrights write theatre reviews? | David Cote 2010-03-30T11:38:00Z She will not allow herself to be condescended to, and she doesn't suffer anyone, not just fools, lightly. All hail Melissa McCarthy, Hollywood's indestructible comic superwoman 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z Rock is a great interviewer: droll, probing, never condescending and, above all, funny. Film review: Good Hair 2010-06-24T21:30:00Z It is brief and it feels, tacked at the end of her long speech about herself with additional, condescending jabs about him, not the most sincere. "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel" and her anti-apology 2022-03-06T05:00:00Z In essays, lectures and interviews, he declared the need for committed writing in the African context, and derided writers and critics whose attitudes to Africans he found condescending or racist. Chinua Achebe obituary 2013-03-22T13:56:09Z Yet in reading your letters I couldn’t help feeling condescended to — an unfortunate reaction since I am, I believe, your intended interlocutor. A Palestinian Responds to His Israeli Neighbor 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z And so the only way to avoid alienating, limiting, shaming or condescending to shortstop-playing doll collectors of either sex is to treat children first and always as people. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Husband with a new daughter struggles to ‘relate to a girl’ 2021-08-30T04:00:00Z Suddenly, there’s a rift between white working-class Americans and those they view as condescending coastal liberals–or rather, a rift has been steadily growing, and too many were too slow to see it. Diversity Waits on a Green Light 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z Victor fakes his way through the encounter with a veneer of condescending courtesy. Review: In ‘All Our Children,’ Moral Authority Wades Into Nazi Germany 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z And he deals with Skyler, increasingly terrified of him, with condescending magnanimity. Breaking Bad Watch: Mag-neato 2012-07-16T12:00:01Z But Mr. Hollenbeck’s work generally gives listeners something concrete — an effect or an event or a process in the music — without becoming condescending or obvious. New Music: Scotty McCreery, Lauren Alaina, Claudia Quintet - New Albums 2011-10-11T00:13:28Z If applicable, an editor will condescend with you.” Let the writers eat cake: This $225 writing manual outrages the already-pinched literary class 2015-12-17T05:00:00Z As for Huckabee Sanders, a more mendacious, condescending person could not be imagined. Kimmel, Covfefe, ‘Wonder Woman’: Washington’s Views on Pop Culture in 2017 2017-12-26T05:00:00Z I liked the clips of her on Ireland's "The Late Late Show" and the host is so condescending. Sinéad O'Connor "refused to play the game": "Nothing Compares" filmmaker on the bold non-conformist 2022-10-02T04:00:00Z I’m making my own little joke, here, but I understand that you are trying to describe the particular annoyance of being condescended to by people who are half your age. Perspective | Ask Amy: New mom can treat irritation with teamwork 2019-10-01T04:00:00Z Its skewed depictions often seem careless or condescending, but they stem from a healthy desire to superimpose tension. How Hollywood Gets the Publishing Industry Wrong 2019-01-01T05:00:00Z He said he aims to capture “the essence” of Mr. Springer — “he never condescends to anyone.” New York Has Its ‘Jerry Springer’ Moment, With Arias and Dancing 2018-01-17T05:00:00Z The Hollywood Reporter called it a "car crash", Variety called it "disturbingly condescending", and TV Guide said that it "lowered the TV bar to new depths". Does Here Comes Honey Boo Boo deserve its 'controversial' tag? 2013-05-10T13:00:00Z And you don’t want to come off as patronizing or condescending, the way Mike Bloomberg did with his soda ban. Katie Couric vs. Big Food: She’s a “strong feminist,” but not an “activist” 2014-05-06T22:59:00Z So instead of showing compassion, he was mocking, condescending and vicious. Turning a Disease Into a Sideshow 2013-07-19T18:42:51Z Intimate and never condescending, Ms. Hadleigh-West’s chaotic, on-the-fly shooting style opens a portal to an alien land, a corner of America where many whites fear to tread. Movie Review: ?Player Hating,? Maggie Hadleigh-West?s Documentary 2012-04-06T00:13:43Z As “The Visitor” showed, there is truth in the cliché, condescending though it may be. 2010-01-08T03:45:00Z And, while it's important not to directly judge them, you are allowed to be a bit condescending. How to be ? a travelogue presenter 2011-03-16T15:42:48Z Douglas rejects this view and thinks it’s condescending. Every pro wrestler respects a good shtick. That’s why this one voted for Trump. 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z As is his way, Mr. Payne maintains an amused, ironic distance from his characters that may feel as if he’s condescending to them but is more truly an acknowledgment of life’s absurdity. Critic’s Notebook: Many Films Still in Running at Cannes for Palme d’Or 2013-05-23T22:01:08Z Without condescending to her subjects in the slightest, Ms. Boo explains that dreams of upward mobility are just barely possible in Annawadi. Books of The Times: Katherine Boo?s First Book, ?Behind the Beautiful Forevers? 2012-01-30T23:08:37Z “That’s a really condescending and exhausting experience for black people in school.” Black History Month: Pressing Forward on the Heels of Progress 2017-02-28T05:00:00Z But frankly I have been just as condescended to, judged, and ultimately bored by meanspirited, know-it-all Catholic bashers in my life as I have my fellow Christians. No matter what, I’m still Catholic 2013-02-12T20:40:00Z “He never condescends to them . . . He’s in tune with their hopes, their dreams, their fears, their nightmares.” PNB’s Stowell/Sendak ‘Nutcracker’ takes a final bow 2014-12-19T05:00:00Z And Bong Joon-ho’s triumph wasn’t engineered by condescending manipulation of the electorate: in spite of the Academy’s diversity recruitment drive, minorities still make up only 16 % of its voting membership. A female director Oscar? Three ways to fix film awards season 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z But the picture states its social points so bluntly that it becomes slow-witted and condescending; it treats the audience as pets. The Times Critics' Guide to 'Planet of the Apes' 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z Despite a terrible script, Carroll came off slightly better than her co-stars, Michael Caine and Jane Fonda, in this condescending melodrama on race relations. Diahann Carroll obituary 2019-10-04T04:00:00Z “I hated it, I detested it, I thought it was condescending,” he says of being placed, at age five, in a music class that he felt was below his level. Q2 Music’s Brilliant “Meet the Composer” Podcast 2017-03-04T05:00:00Z That hasn’t stopped bloggers from complaining that the empowerment videos are gimmicky or condescending. Do Advertising's Viral Video Pitches to Women Have Staying Power? 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z Their hopes are contrasted with the condescending racist attitudes of whites, not simply in Virginia, but also in Pennsylvania. Seeing the Civil War From the Ground Up 2018-01-12T05:00:00Z “He’s never critical of other people or condescending,” said Susan H. Edwards, executive director of the Frist and author of an introductory essay to the book, published by Vanderbilt University Press. Marty Stuart Preserves Country in New Music and Photos 2014-10-03T04:00:00Z Are other books for kids too preachy, busy or condescending? In Todd Parr’s world, it’s OK to make mistakes 2014-07-29T04:00:00Z Could a living, breathing member of the human race say something so condescending about her own sister in front of a national TV audience? Are "The Real Housewives" really flesh-eating zombies? 2010-10-16T23:01:00Z The community proceeds untroubled by matters of diversity and its members may even condescend to racists elsewhere who live in more heterogenous surroundings. Perspective | N.C. Wyeth painted the world full of beauty, resilience and adventure. And full of white people. 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z And she saves her wickedest material for condescending Southern liberals determined to help their unfortunate neighbors. ‘Mislaid’: Nell Zink’s subversive novel takes on racism and sexuality 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z Much of this work was condescended to at the time, or dismissed as puerile navel-gazing. Megan Boyle’s “Liveblog” and the Limits of Autofiction 2018-11-29T05:00:00Z Its title, taken from the condescending advice of a male boss who advised against combining children with a career, is “Darling, You Can’t Do Both: And Other Noise to Ignore on the Way Up.” Who Will Be America’s Next Top Mentor? 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z “They have particular tactics they’ll use to try and intimidate you. Some are just as nice as your big brother. Or they’ll stare you down or stare at your chest or be condescending.” Researching Your Book? Hit the Casino 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z “Anne of Green Gables” appealed to those impulses without condescending to us. Why We Loved Gilbert Blythe 2015-04-19T04:00:00Z In 2012 he published a memoir, Yes, Chef; the review of it in the New York Observer accused him of a condescending approach to Harlem, of using it for his own purposes. Marcus Samuelsson: the restaurant king of Harlem 2016-05-15T04:00:00Z What the Edwards insiders saw: an abusive, intrusive, paranoid, condescending crazywoman.” 2010-01-11T00:39:00Z It was the gratitude of not being condescended to. An Award-Winning Debut Novel About Innocence Shattered Offers Terror and Solace 2020-09-08T04:00:00Z I know that it’s condescending to rue the supposed smallness of these women’s lives; it’s flat-out hypocritical to even think of them as small to begin with. Curse of my birthing hips 2012-12-20T01:00:00Z Such criticisms are condescending towards his audiences, says Perry. Tyler Perry: the creator of a racial stereotype or the greatest indie film-maker of all time? 2018-11-12T05:00:00Z Mr. Keizer thinks it is condescending cant to assume that the poor are fundamentally noisier than the rich. Books: Meditations on Noise in 3 Books About Silence 2010-05-17T22:17:00Z Very definitely Hollywood, they miss it because they put quotations around it and they condescend to it. A Minute With: Robert Duvall on Westerns and avoiding stereotypes 2013-09-11T17:26:43Z British TV viewers are relatively used to seeing irredeemably eccentric characters and TV shows that don't condescend to the audience, but on American TV in 2003, this was all wildly subversive. Arrested Development season four: the return of the greatest sitcom ever 2013-05-20T16:13:33Z Playing bumpkin-boss to the hilt, Griffith was an ideal foil for the city slicker Thomas, whose condescending attitude finally got him thrown in the clink. A few ways to enjoy and celebrate Andy Griffith 2012-07-03T20:17:11Z Mark condescends to his Luddite mother, yet accepts the old-fashioned distinction between offline and digital selves. Daniel Torday’s New Novel Pits Young Against Old 2018-10-05T04:00:00Z It’s all too easy to condescend to the character because, let’s face it, he is a gullible idiot. Review: Rich, Crude and Craving Acceptance in 17th-Century France 2016-07-21T04:00:00Z For a show like “Jane the Virgin” to succeed, it must strike a delicate balance: specific but also universal, authentic without being condescending. ‘Jane the Virgin’ Aims Beyond Its Latin Ethnicity 2014-09-19T04:00:00Z I don't think anyone condescends to her because of her talent and her subject matter, which is so profound. Joyce Carol Oates, writer – portrait of the artist 2012-08-14T19:59:01Z Whereas the rest of the book is written in dry, largely uninflected prose, the epilogue — which almost reads like a Republican attack ad — devolves into a condescending diatribe unworthy of a serious historian. A Long, Long Look at Obama’s Life, Mostly Before the White House 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z Her husband is a dependable and condescending comfort almost entirely absent from her everyday life. Mrs Bridge by Evan S Connell – rereading 2012-06-08T21:55:17Z Ms. Howard doesn’t condescend to her character, and Mr. Everidge, as Josh, succeeds in a part susceptible to caricature. Theater Review: ‘Falling,’ at Minetta Lane, Looks at Autism’s Role in a Family 2012-10-16T21:58:05Z People took to social media to denounce it and him as misogynistic, condescending and contemptible. How the dusty old op-ed pages became the red-hot outrage-generating machine of 2020 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z Like Mr. Lonergan’s script, none of the performers exaggerate or condescend to their characters. Review: Kenneth Lonergan’s ‘Hold On to Me Darling,’ a Study of Bad Faith (and Behavior) 2016-03-14T04:00:00Z Morgan failed as a host because he was smug, arrogant, condescending and thin-skinned. Is Ronan Farrow the (successful) anti-Piers Morgan? 2014-02-25T17:57:07Z At a school where she teaches music, the students are polite but condescending. Review | Emily Gould’s ‘Perfect Tunes’ follows an aspiring songwriter’s unexpected journey 2020-04-10T04:00:00Z That injunction usually means — to use the condescending parlance of another time — “little people,” unobtrusive and unhappy members of the working and middle classes who are anonymous to the point of invisibility. Spring Performance: On Broadway, a Penchant for Celebrity Biographies in Song 2012-02-23T22:15:24Z The report describes Bieber as initially "agitated and condescending" and using frequent profanity when brought to the police station. Police: Bieber claimed foot fracture in Florida 2014-03-19T13:59:25Z Paige considers the other female competitors suspiciously, unwittingly condescending to them because she doesn’t view them as real wrestlers. ‘Fighting With My Family’ Review: They Body Slam You, Your Mum and Dad. Lovingly. 2019-02-13T05:00:00Z "Requests can feel playful or demanding or condescending. It's the tone." 7 secrets to improve your relationship in the new year 2022-01-04T05:00:00Z But the most memorable was a cry of condescending concern delivered so sincerely it was almost—almost—sweet. 'Ghostbusters' Writer Shares Her Favorite Misogynistic Troll 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z We tend think of old movies as being innocent just because they’re old, but that’s just a way of condescending to them. Review: With Allied, the Old-School Wartime Melodrama Enters the Modern Age 2016-11-22T05:00:00Z Surely it is time people stopped using this condescending argument.” Antiquity Market Grapples With Stricter Guidelines for Gifts 2012-07-12T15:26:17Z Her ear is impeccable; the way she captures not only dialogue but also communicates adolescent feelings without being condescending nor pitching extra soft softballs. Elizabeth Acevedo Understands That ‘People Read Like They Eat’ 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z “A lot of the content aimed at women is condescending and negative,” she says. Self-partnered: the sudden, surprising rise of the single positivity movement 2019-11-06T05:00:00Z Mr. St. Aubyn has made his own peace, too, not by forgiving his parents, exactly — “there is something morally condescending about forgiveness,” he said — but by being able to see them clearly. Edward St. Aubyn, Author of ?At Last,? at Peace 2012-03-14T22:08:58Z The heel also insults and condescends both to the wrestling audience and his rivals. It’s all just wrestling to Donald Trump: Everything the GOP front-runner knows about politics, he learned from the WWF 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z While critical of politicians in both parties, Mr. Perlstein is most scornful of elites who were dismissive or condescending — or both — to this movement. ‘The Invisible Bridge,’ by Rick Perlstein 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z It was important for him, he says, “to not condescend in that part. I’m not going to play down to Nick. Nick knows what he wants and that’s it.” Good Time directors the Safdie brothers: ‘Robert Pattinson was just a guy chasing work’ 2017-11-16T05:00:00Z We’ve all seen stories about the South that are superficial, two-dimensional and condescending. "Rectify" Creator Ray McKinnon on How He Avoids Ratings Anxiety 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z That kind of condescending treatment may have been par for the course for Black theater performers. Alice Childress Finally Gets to Make ‘Trouble’ on Broadway 2021-11-03T04:00:00Z The portrayal is both harsh and empathetic, treating Zuckerberg as a visionary with little patience for condescending adults. A Generation Seen Through 'The Social Network' 2010-09-24T14:42:00Z As the novel begins, Ellen Adams, the former proprietor of an international media empire, has been improbably appointed U.S. secretary of state by Douglas Williams, the condescending president whose candidacy she had opposed. Hillary Clinton and Louise Penny Deliver a Page-Turner Part Sly, Part Sweet 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z When Prince Charles presents Mr. McCartney with an honorary fellowship of the Royal College of Music, for example, Mr. Norman writes, “Never again would the classical music world be able to condescend to him.” Review: Paul McCartney’s Yesterdays. All of Them. 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z But the movie doesn’t condescend to its characters, and the picture coasts breezily on the performers’ energy — their characters defy cartoonishness even as they dare us to see them only as cartoons. Review: 'Logan Lucky' Is a Magnificent Movie Disguised as a Modest One 2017-08-16T04:00:00Z What's more is that Sorkin's already been called out this year for his condescending treatment of Globe and Mail reporter Sarah Prinkett, who he famously referred to as "internet girl" at a press conference. Are Aaron Sorkin's women 'silent bearers of sexism'? 2012-07-02T17:03:00Z "Either they don't look at you or they look at you like 'hello'," she says, imitating the condescending tone reserved for small children and simpletons. Singer Ren Harvieu's second chance 2012-05-14T00:52:15Z Can you imagine anyone talking about him in such condescending terms today? Reading group: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy - does genre matter? 2012-10-04T09:01:34Z This is a common, though usually unspoken, aspect of our culture: we can be judgmental of and condescending to those not working as doctors, lawyers or engineers. Beyond brown shame: Refreshing "India Sweets and Spices" moves past struggles of hyphenated identity 2021-11-28T05:00:00Z The “mister” signified that this man was a grown-up, that the friendship he offered his young fans wasn’t about condescending to us or compensating for his own lost youth. Review: Take the Next Trolley to ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor?’ 2018-06-06T04:00:00Z Charlie, who likes to call her “Amycakes,” takes this as a hint that she still wants him rather than the condescending weakling whose last name she shares. | 'Straw Dogs': A Remake of ?Straw Dogs,? by Rod Lurie - Review 2011-09-15T22:30:47Z But Jones at least feels like they’re imminently easy to separate: “There is this narrative that is actually condescending that, you know, my victory is owed to that fact that we are experiencing racial unrest.” How a middle school principal used the Ocasio-Cortez playbook against a 16-term incumbent 2020-07-15T04:00:00Z While “A Star Is Born” is fond of its drag queens, it ultimately condescends to them. Drag Queens on the Screen: There to Prove a Woman’s Authenticity 2018-12-21T05:00:00Z What Artaud, with a kind of condescending credulity, perceived as the brothers “brimming with confidence and manifestly ready to do battle with the rest of the world” was really a manic compulsion. The Fraught Friendship of T. S. Eliot and Groucho Marx 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z By the same token, the patronizing, condescending tone directed toward him from many reporters at news conferences during his career arguably invited his contempt. ‘McEnroe’ Review: Regrets, He’s Had a Few 2022-09-01T04:00:00Z Like some of his early films, the movie is guilty of condescending toward its subjects, though most of them appear to be having a fabulous time telling tales. 'Tabloid' chronicles a wild Mormon scandal 2011-07-21T19:30:05Z We prefer books by native-born authors and avoid books with a condescending tone or a narrator who is oblivious to local culture. Around the World in Books 2018-01-16T05:00:00Z Vance is after a certain kind of sympathy: sympathy among equals that doesn’t demean or condescend. The Lives of Poor White People 2016-09-12T04:00:00Z Jim Abele does a first-rate job here, embodying the smooth evangelizing activist in a way that never condescends to the character. At a pivotal political moment, Roe v. Wade unfolds again, this time on stage 2017-01-19T05:00:00Z “It’s not nasty or mean or condescending or ironic or any of those things,” Matt says, “which a lot of content can be right now.” Stories from the Set of Stranger Things, the TV Escape We Need Right Now 2017-10-17T04:00:00Z Beyond that, though, my father’s motive in taking the exam cold was surely to prove how useless, how far beneath him, was Bob’s condescending notion of tutelage. The Cost of Defying the President 2017-02-12T05:00:00Z Mainly, the show took a condescending view of its own heroes, turning them all into vessels for one glib, erudite but cantankerous point of view. ‘The Newsroom’ Ends Its Final Season on HBO 2014-12-14T05:00:00Z There were only so many times I could say, “Now you’re free to meet someone more worthy of you,” before it sounded condescending and I was painfully reminded of my own past dating trauma. Please don’t masturbate with my husband 2013-05-29T23:30:00Z She offers a simple, elegant solution, one that does not pander, condescend or dumb down. How to Sell Good, Inexpensive Wines Without Pandering 2021-10-07T04:00:00Z Q. “The Guilt Trip” is about a maternally invasive widow and her dryly condescending son who drive together from New York to San Francisco. Barbra Streisand and Seth Rogen Discuss ‘The Guilt Trip’ 2012-12-09T08:10:06Z But this is not a condescending or dismissive account of a political tradition, even as Fawcett calls himself a left-wing liberal. Andrew Sullivan on the War Within Conservatism and Why It Matters to All of Us 2020-12-24T05:00:00Z After reluctantly conceding that Neil's music has "noble intentions," he uses snide, disparaging, condescending language to deprecate Neil and completely ignore the urgency of the content. Revisiting the joys of going solo at Disneyland 2015-07-11T04:00:00Z Most of the advice is such condescending treacle that you want to hunt down and choke the people who wrote it. Childbirth is my extreme sport 2013-09-08T00:00:00Z This irritating mix of fussy, casual, and condescending reminded me of the self-satisfied tone of “Under the Tuscan Sun.” Under the Crushing Weight of the Tuscan Sun 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z The prideful and condescending defense secretary, James Schlesinger, squabbled with the prima donna secretary of state, Henry Kissinger. Gerald Ford, President Nice Guy 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z And I try not to be condescending or pretentious. ‘Better Call Saul’: Jonathan Banks Says Goodbye to Mike 2022-08-16T04:00:00Z She struggles to connect to the other older, untrained staff in the kitchen at The Beef restaurant and they rightfully find her condescending. Why is Ayo Edibiri everywhere these days? Because we need her awkward sincerity more than ever 2023-08-29T04:00:00Z Many of the points Spufford makes against Dawkins are valid, but if he is right in saying atheist polemicists caricature religious faith, so does his condescending truculence toward atheists distort their argument. An Essayist Searching for Alternate Worlds 2017-11-22T05:00:00Z Buckley is condescending even to Norman Mailer, a far more dangerous diversion. Review: ‘The Jeweler’s Eye,’ by William F. Buckley Jr. 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z Not everything works – the less said the better about an enragingly condescending post-credits scene that mocks younger viewers for watching Fast and Furious films instead of paying attention to politics – but there’s plenty that does. Why Vice should win the best picture Oscar 2019-02-18T05:00:00Z Buckley is as royally condescending to his betters as he is to peasantry. Review: ‘The Jeweler’s Eye,’ by William F. Buckley Jr. 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z There was always something slightly condescending in the way White talked about Meg, praising her drumming the way you might encourage a promising 5-year-old. Jack White Is the Coolest, Weirdest, Savviest Rock Star of Our Time 2012-04-07T00:27:22Z It seems such an antiquated, condescending label, as though the woman only exists to facilitate the great man. Anna Karina on love, cinema and being Jean-Luc Godard's muse: 'I didn’t want to be alive anymore' 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z Each periodically checks in, not in a condescending way, but in a manner that shows they understand depression. My terrifying chemical storms 2014-01-12T21:00:00Z But despite its origins as a tale for young people, McBride never condescends. A Set of Brilliant Miniatures by the Author of ‘The Good Lord Bird’ 2017-10-23T04:00:00Z To her credit, Winkler never condescends to her Southerners — a welcome departure from other recent playwrights who fetishize their characters’ regionalisms. A fractured family tries to piece itself together in 'Kentucky' 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z The Indianapolis-reared weatherman and comedian, who launched “Late Night” in 1982, brought a tougher, more confrontational, sometimes condescending interviewing style to television in the U.S. Letterman’s ironic legacy: The bemused cool that shaped a generation, from Buzzfeed’s lists to smug Ted Cruz 2015-05-12T04:00:00Z “O.M. God, those jeans are zing,” he says, in a tone of condescending admiration. Michael Cyril Creighton, Actor Without Limits 2016-10-26T04:00:00Z That same year, when an activist confronted her about her previous nationalist statements, She received criticism for her condescending response, telling the audience member, "I hear you, whenever you're done venting. Got it? OK, cool." "The Activist" implosion: How a reality show working for greater good became a capitalist nightmare 2021-09-17T04:00:00Z And Nancy is accustomed to being laughed at by her grown-up boys — condescended to, affectionately minimized. In a Battle for Female Personhood, These Plays Are on the Front Lines 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z It's an analysis of US foreign policy that lays bare the business of governments making enemies by overruling the autonomy of developing nations, much the way a condescending parent would rule a child. Barbara Kingsolver on The Poisonwood Bible – Guardian book club 2013-05-11T07:31:38Z Star Wars forums online have made this into a talking point, and many commentators answer Obi-Wan’s question by calling him stupid, conservative and condescending. The return of Star Wars: an evil empire in Jedi clothing? 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z He treated interviewers the way cats treat mice, condescending to them and pouncing on their, in his view, naïve and ridiculous questions. V.S. Naipaul, a Writer of Many Contradictions and Obvious Greatness 2018-08-12T04:00:00Z In 2008, Rebecca Solnit wrote an essay titled “Men Explain Things to Me,” a biting critique of a condescending male behavior that drowns out and belittles women’s voices, that went viral. Review | Rebecca Solnit, who inspired the term ‘mansplaining,’ explains herself (sort of) 2020-05-05T04:00:00Z In 2014, after receiving complaints about how often she began sentences with “so,” Ms. Fogarty suggested a story idea to one of her contributors: Is this habit condescending? The Rise and Fall of ‘ZuckTalk’ 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z I’m not very different from you—I like to be amused and moved, and I resent being bored or condescended to when I go to the theatre. Theatre, Film, and Culture of 2014 2015-01-18T05:00:00Z Makumbi neither preaches nor condescends, but with beautiful and subtle prose successfully captures the reader’s imagination. Set in Uganda, This Coming-of-Age Story Contains Universal Themes 2020-09-01T04:00:00Z The subtle, unsentimental and never condescending discussions of class are a highpoint of this book. Modernity Britain: Opening the Box by David Kynaston – review 2013-06-15T07:01:01Z Some of the gospel greats could be condescending about the Staples sound. New book traces the Staples family's soulful journey and unique sound 2014-01-18T06:00:00Z Leaving the ironies to us, she refuses to condescend to the character. Review: ‘Kimberly Akimbo,’ Both Great and Small, Seizes the Day 2022-11-10T05:00:00Z Monologues are often addressed directly to the audience, with a chummy air that stops short of condescending jokiness. Review: Finding Serenity in a Tempest-Tossed ‘Twelfth Night’ 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z She recalls an academic conference at which a man condescended to her. Review: ‘Pond’ Makes Misanthropy Compelling 2016-07-14T04:00:00Z Fielder proposes a condescending scheme called Daddy’s Watching, in which grown women are secretly observed on dates in case of dangerous men lurking. Nathan For You: finding the comedy in awkward commercialism 2015-10-15T04:00:00Z Reagan is also sly, especially at outfoxing condescending liberals. How Ronald Reagan Triumphed 2020-08-18T04:00:00Z The thing that bothered me about it… was that it was a bit condescending to teenagers. John Green: 'I'm tired of adults telling teenagers that they aren't smart' 2013-02-27T16:04:45Z When the Senate Judiciary Committee asked Roberts to testify about the court and ethics issue, he ignored the request for two weeks before issuing a condescending refusal, claiming "separation of powers" as the reason. "Like erecting a dam with a chain link fence": Supreme Court refuses to get why people hate them 2023-11-15T05:00:00Z She recalls “a condescending smile” and a stabbing suggestion that the writing life was not for her. So you want to retire and become a writer? Here's some inspiration 2023-11-04T04:00:00Z Schoenstein described Robinson as “condescending, demeaning, controlling, abusive” and said “she always played the victim.” Actor Robert De Niro tells a jury in a lawsuit by his ex-assistant: ‘This is all nonsense’ 2023-10-30T04:00:00Z I hope that doesn’t sound condescending; it isn’t meant to be. L.A. tech reporter Taylor Lorenz falls down the influencer rabbit hole 2023-10-02T04:00:00Z The Elimane file is a ludic tour of all the ways African literature can be erased: through contempt, through challenges to its authenticity, through a pious regard for noble savagery, through bemused and condescending politeness. In search of an erased African: An acclaimed French novel probes a literary scandal 2023-09-26T04:00:00Z “So many of my classmates at Reed were so condescending about him, and it really turned me off from feeling like I wanted to count myself among that — you know, affiliate in that way.” As Biden rolls out ‘game-changer’ for student debt, Washington’s Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez offers rare Democratic dissent 2023-08-28T04:00:00Z These D.C. people make good money in comparison to the rest of Virginia and have used their numbers, power and influence in a condescending manner toward those who live outside of the D.C. bubble. Calendar Feedback: A grand 'Graffiti' recap and why 'Rich Men' resonates 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z "She was never judgmental, nor was she condescending or disapproving of any question that came her way." Legendary Canadian sex educator Sue Johanson dies at 93 2023-06-29T04:00:00Z He told the court in the weeks that followed, his solicitor assured him the assault charge would be dropped before the next hearing, adding: "I found him quite dismissive and rude, quite condescending". Blue singer Lee Ryan could face new trial over assault charge 2023-06-13T04:00:00Z He condescends; she bites back: “You always smile when you insult me.” The graphic novel 'Blood of the Virgin' brings ’70s L.A., grindhouse movie biz to gory life 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z Using the term “maiden name” is not just condescending and sexist, but outdated. Marriage and surnames: Banish ‘maiden’ 2023-06-01T04:00:00Z The attitude of the benevolent white family toward the talented young black athlete they adopted and promoted was revoltingly condescending. Calendar Feedback: A grand 'Graffiti' recap and why 'Rich Men' resonates 2023-08-25T04:00:00Z Because “the crush was a very serious thing for him,” Henderson recalled being careful to avoid striking a “condescending” tone with Williams. 'Brady Bunch' star shuts down rumor that her TV mother hooked up with her TV brother 2023-05-22T04:00:00Z They can't yell at condescending husbands or abusive fathers, not without losing status in their communities. What has gotten into Republican women? 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z But it was the sparkly, sassy and slightly condescending Dame Edna, not the quietly thoughtful Mr. Humphries, whom crowds came out to see and be welcomed with the signature greeting: “Hello, Possums!” Barry Humphries, performer who embodied Dame Edna, dies at 89 2023-04-22T04:00:00Z But in a rash rebellion against the condescending bros in the lab, Jane takes her grieving family and some exceedingly rare cells to a private zoo in Milan owned by a pair of eccentrics. Review | In ‘The Last Animal,’ a perfectly preserved woolly mammoth brings hope 2023-04-11T04:00:00Z “The consistency of the experience of going to doctor after doctor, seeking help, and being disbelieved and condescended to is really surprising to me,” Garvin said. $62,000 and three years later: Long COVID continues to upend this California couple’s lives 2023-04-15T04:00:00Z And you can use your own experiences or trending news to put it out there in a way that isn’t condescending. Kimberly Palmer: How to protect parents from financial scams 2023-04-10T04:00:00Z They can't yell at condescending husbands or abusive fathers, not without losing status in their communities. What has gotten into Republican women? 2023-05-08T04:00:00Z Here's an illustration of what took place: an odious, condescending comment delivered by a Republican House member who is clearly hard-pressed not to go full Bull Connor and address his colleague as "boy": Republicans caught off guard by the left's ferocious backlash 2023-04-07T04:00:00Z The votes against Mr. Jones and Mr. Pearson passed largely along on party lines after hours of deeply personal, angry and at times condescending debate. Tennessee House Expels 2 Democrats Over Gun Control Protest 2023-04-06T04:00:00Z “Many judges in this country treat women in a condescending manner, which instantly sends signals to a jury,” she told The New York Times in 1984. Gladys Kessler, Judge Who Curbed Deceptive Tobacco Ads, Dies at 85 2023-03-27T04:00:00Z There’s a magic mailbox involved; it’s really dumb and also really great, and the two stars never once condescend to the material. Perspective | The full Keanu: Mellowest guy on the planet to onscreen killing machine 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z And depicting the Vietnamese people as victims, that is sympathetic, but it’s also kind of condescending and patronizing at the same time. Perspective | 4 acclaimed novelists talk about writing Vietnam 2023-03-24T04:00:00Z |
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