“Good-by. They talk about an Austrian offensive but I don’t believe it. 1 hope not. But anyway it won’t be here. Gino will tell you everything. The telephone works well now.” A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Southern officials responded by going on the offensive and suing the newspaper. Just Mercy 2014-10-21T00:00:00Z

At recess, I walked up to Thatcher; me—a scrawny elf girl the size of a small second-grader standing up to a future varsity football player, offensive tackle. Wintergirls 2009-03-19T00:00:00Z

At first, I try to deflect her, unwilling to go on the offensive. An Ember in the Ashes 2015-04-28T00:00:00Z

Water from the system—the first water system in the United States—was sweeter tasting and had no offensive odor. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

In a renewed offensive, the army advanced under the Inka’s personal command. 1491 2005-10-10T00:00:00Z

But the third daughter, who had become a feminist in the wake of her divorce, said she considered such locker-room entertainments offensive. How the García Girls Lost Their Accents 1991-01-04T00:00:00Z

Still, Ignatius found the tiny imprint offensive, and over it he painted a dramatic and stylized version of a fleur-de-lis. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

After delivering a brief lecture on the vagaries of grammar and syntax, calculated to irritate Burr, Hamilton went on the offensive. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

This was the decision that caused Hamilton to repeat his earlier characterizations of Burr as the unprincipled American Catiline, which in turn generated the newspaper reports containing the offensive word “despicable.” Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

American forces were just beginning a major offensive to clear them out. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Aru narrowed her eyes, and Spring hastily added, “I don’t mean that in an offensive way, of course!” Aru Shah and the End of Time 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

One of the most persistent problems of the day was “offensive feet,” caused by the prevailing habit of washing feet only once a week. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

“There’s no words, don’t worry, nothing offensive. It’s something one of the people on the hall will like. Like a gift.” It’s Kind of a Funny Story 2006-04-02T00:00:00Z

His apologizing surprised her, his expression so earnest and sincere that it seemed as though he had done something more offensive. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

The vomit that yellow fever patients spewed forth, as well as the blood and offensive odors, were particular horrors to most people, even those medically trained. An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

“Mother! Is this offensive display of ill mannners one of the results of your association with those bowling Sicilians?” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

His face is scrunched up, like he’s sniffing something offensive. Hello, Universe 2017-03-14T00:00:00Z

“The ordure and other evacuations of the sick, were allowed to remain in the most offensive state imaginable....It was, in fact, a great human slaughter-house.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

In two days the offensive was to start and I would go with the cars to Plava. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Here was Leon with his back to the wall and still he was on the offensive. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They never demanded the impossible. made no offensive remarks, and sometimes even smiled at the lady of the house. Night 1955-01-01T00:00:00Z

This is when I know I’m drunker than I realized: from the looks on their faces, if I’m reading their expressions correctly, I just said something offensive. Odd One Out 2018-08-09T00:00:00Z

The Roman orator Cicero considered her both rude and offensive. Sterling Biographies®: Cleopatra: Egypt's Last and Greatest Queen 2009-02-03T00:00:00Z

That morning it left a sulphurous smell behind it, which was very offensive. The Invention of Science 2015-09-17T00:00:00Z

Ducking underneath the offensive line, Winchell took the snap from center and handed the ball to Billingsley on a tackle trap. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

He at once explained that the black woman’s offensive conduct was all due to imperfect training, as he was not there to take her in hand. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

“These sweats were so offensive,” he wrote, “as to oblige me to draw the bed-clothes close to my neck, to defend myself from their smell.” An American Plague: The True and Terrifying Story of the Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1793 2003-06-23T00:00:00Z

Charlie Billingsley had been the most valuable offensive player in the district when he had played that position his senior year. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

After several semesters Myma disappeared from the college, saying in her offensive manner, “This place can’t teach me anything I don’t know.” A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

How could that be offensive to the Infinite Being? Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z

He still spoke in a familiar rather offensive way. Rebecca 1938-08-01T00:00:00Z

Michael was tough as nails, pushing his way past offensive linemen who sometimes weighed ninety more pounds than he did. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

With enemy forces advancing, the Joint Chiefs requested permission to broaden the mission from merely guarding the base to engaging in what was described as “limited offensive operations.” Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Billy Steen, who bore no resemblance whatever to a football player but had become one through sheer will, fighting off an offensive lineman four inches taller and fifty pounds heavier to sack the quarterback. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Angrily, I brought it to my face, rubbing it along my cheeks and forehead to cover the skin and offensive scar. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

The young man who came to the door—he was about thirty, perhaps, with a handsome, smiling face—didn’t seem to find my lateness offensive, and led me into a large room. The Fire Next Time 1963-01-21T00:00:00Z

A few weeks ago I might have found that question offensive, but now I spend too much time with Candor transfers to be surprised by tactlessness. Divergent 2011-04-25T00:00:00Z

Langley was one of the United States’ most powerful offensive weapons—a secret weapon, or nearly secret, hidden in plain sight in a small southern town. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

“I’ll show this offensive trollop,” Ignatius mumbled, throwing the art theater schedule into the fire beneath the stew. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

I crouched slightly and struck an offensive pose, noticing that a timer now appeared in the corner of my display, counting down from three minutes. Ready Player One: A Novel 2011-08-16T00:00:00Z

Once Hamilton encountered a major obstacle to the advancement of any cause in which he believed, he instinctively hurled himself onto the offensive, never looked back, and waited for no stragglers. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

My father called this “taking the offensive,” and he said it was the way to win. Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

In effect, he used the inherent ambiguity of the offensive statement to evade any direct response to Burr. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I don’t think what I just said is offensive, but the soldier obviously didn't like it. Girl in the Blue Coat 2016-04-05T00:00:00Z

Now that the Soviet Army was on the offensive, the terrifying Orders 270 and 227 didn’t have to be enforced to the letter. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

“You don’t have anything offensive you’d like to say to me? Maybe make me hate you a little bit?” A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

No generation has the right to dictate to another what its culture ought to be, or to degrade its choices as stupid and offensive. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

He squinted into Ogden’s face and muttered, in what was clearly supposed to be an offensive tone, “Now I come to think about it, I’ve seen noses like yours down in the village.” Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

They wanted to get us all out and back as far as possible because all the beds were needed for the offensive, when it should start. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Her arms are crossed like I said something offensive. Free Lunch 2019-09-10T00:00:00Z

To halt the campaign while it was still on the offensive would be a shrewd move that would capture the headlines. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

A recent communication from her was bolder and more offensive than usual. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

Leon had ignored Archie’s taunt about finances and had resumed his offensive. The Chocolate War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Yes, okay, there was that offensive word shouted. A Heart in a Body in the World 2018-09-18T00:00:00Z

“Fine, fine, let us carry on, please. What do those who signed the petition find so offensive?” Here to Stay 2018-09-08T00:00:00Z

But he did not need this offensive symbol to prove his cruelty. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

So Fremantle came to Gettysburg, saw the bodies unburied in the fields, beginning to become offensive in the heat of the morning, poor chaps. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

Nothing he’d said to me was offensive—it wasn’t even unwelcome—it was just bad timing. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

I told him that I resented his remark, and before I had even finished, he uttered something so offensive and uncomplimentary about my wife that I immediately lost my temper. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

What a lance Miss O’Hara could be to hurl right between Myrna’s offensive eyes. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All rebounds are offensive. After a basket, you gotta make three passes before you take another shot. Got it?” All American Boys 2015-09-29T00:00:00Z

“The first thing to remember,” Max whispers, so the neighbors can’t hear, “is to be on the defensive before you are on the offensive.” The Light in Hidden Places 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

It was then, in the presence of that personality which was offensive to her, that the woman, by her divine art, seemed to reach Edna’s spirit and set it free. The Awakening 1899-01-01T00:00:00Z

“We're already under attack. We must take the offensive! Those hairy dwarfs have been stealing our supplies, sabotaging our scouting parties—you know the Greeks sent them.” The House of Hades 2013-10-08T00:00:00Z

But I wondered if he could know how offensive this overweaning “brotherhood” demonstration was. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

It would be the same when the offensive started. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

The long fortification was known as the Blue Line and was part of Hitler’s offensive as he tried to push through Crimea to take over the oil fields of the Caspian Sea. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

Throughout the first day the Trojans defended themselves successfully, following the strict orders which Aeneas at his departure had given them on no account to undertake an offensive. Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes 1942-01-01T00:00:00Z

Halfway through my recreation of the Battle of the Bulge, I shook Finnegan’s Magic 8 Ball to find out if the German saltshaker would be successful in his offensive. Made You Up 2015-05-19T00:00:00Z

The offensive line moved off the snap as if it was shackled together. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

With a two-step dodge, I rushed his left side, and made an offensive play out the door. Monday's Not Coming 2018-05-22T00:00:00Z

But there in the lofty environment of the laboratory, a place that had selected them for their intellectual talents, the sign seemed especially ridiculous and somehow more offensive. Hidden Figures 2016-09-06T00:00:00Z

Still, the White House announced that the enemy offensive was running out of steam, that casualties at Khesanh were light, that we would never give up the marine base there. The Wednesday Wars 2007-05-21T00:00:00Z

“Do I offend you, sweetling? I am an offensive creature, as my father would be glad to tell you if he were not dead and rotting.” A Dance with Dragons 2011-07-12T00:00:00Z

I carry three pairs of the least offensive jeans into the dressing room. Speak 1999-10-01T00:00:00Z

These men, young and old, however, were less offensive than the ones who treated us like machines, as though we had no human existence whatsoever. Black Like Me 1961-01-01T00:00:00Z

She was going to have her work cut out for her, because now the Soviets were on the offensive again. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

It was not wide enough either to carry all the transport for an offensive and the Austrians could make a shambles out of it. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

My look or something else must have struck her as offensive, for she spoke with extreme though suppressed irritation. Jane Eyre 1847-10-16T00:00:00Z

As it happened, the Eurasian Higher Command had launched its offensive in South India and left North Africa alone. 1984 1949-06-08T00:00:00Z

I ran my fingers through my hair once more, to be certain the offensive scar was well hidden, but still I stood, uncertain. The Ugly One 2013-06-11T00:00:00Z

Now was the time to go on the offensive, they said. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

Two more baths follow in other, less offensive, concoctions. Catching Fire 2009-09-01T00:00:00Z

I said, “The very idea is so offensive that it’s actually illegal to say the words ‘Ben Starling’s tongue’ on television.” Paper Towns 2008-10-16T00:00:00Z

If his father were here, riding shotgun around the lake, the old man might have glanced over for a second, understanding perfectly well that it was not a question of offensive language but of fact. The Things They Carried 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Matty was sneering, as if the mention of his celebrity was offensive under the circumstances. Confessions of a Murder Suspect 2012-09-24T00:00:00Z

Smith, knowing that returning the horse to racing was controversial, took the offensive with the press. Seabiscuit: An American Legend 2001-01-01T00:00:00Z

De Roos was on the offensive again, trying to spoil Kwang’s show with the same questions about his role in the boycotts, suggesting that he was obstructing the efforts of the police and community groups. Native Speaker 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z

He also had red hair, but of a deeper, less offensive color than Red’s. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

Dorian growled as Chaol switched to the offensive, and conceded step after step, his thighs aching. Throne of Glass 2012-08-07T00:00:00Z

While I was desultorily attending graduate school, I met in the coffee shop one day a Miss Myma Minkoff, a young undergraduate, a loud, offensive maiden from the Bronx. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

But youth culture has frequently been offensive to adults—that’s often the point—and culture has always evolved. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

Bernard gave his orders in the sharp, rather arrogant and even offensive tone of one who does not feel himself too secure in his superiority. Brave New World 1932-01-01T00:00:00Z

This idea seemed only mildly offensive to both of them. Johnny Tremain 1943-01-01T00:00:00Z

The price of a hotel in Toronto, he said, even a second-rate hotel, is becoming offensive. Cat's Eye 1988-09-01T00:00:00Z

As a keeper, he had watched and learned the tricks and moves of successful offensive players, and had noted how the best had worked to keep a goalie off balance. Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference 2009-04-21T00:00:00Z

The heroine was even more offensive than she had been in the circus musical. A Confederacy of Dunces 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

However, there were many other offensive, racist names hurled at Enoch. The Parker Inheritance 2018-03-27T00:00:00Z

Adams also knew full well thatRush was sending edited versions of his letters to Jefferson, removing the potentially offensive passages. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

The fact that they drew large crowds infuriated a group of prominent clergymen, who called their behavior “intolerably offensive and disgusting.” Votes for Women! 2018-02-13T00:00:00Z

On August 8, 1955, only a few weeks after Lake had gone on the offensive, Hodges unveiled his new school program in a statewide address carried live by sixty radio and ten television stations. The Best of Enemies 1996-04-01T00:00:00Z

That afternoon we were scheduled to play the winning team of another neighborhood league, a team with a reputation for wild, offensive slugging and poor fielding. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

I found that only through a continuous use of the imagination could I hold out against Finny’s driving offensive in favor of peace. A Separate Peace 1959-01-01T00:00:00Z

They were headed for the village of Krymskaya, where German troops were camped along the fortified Blue Line, Hitler’s offensive front in Crimea. A Thousand Sisters 2019-01-22T00:00:00Z

The Russians are taking part in the campaign; yesterday they started their offensive near Vitebsk, exactly three years to the day that the Germans invaded Russia. The Diary of a Young Girl 1997-02-03T00:00:00Z

Nick was a fat offensive lineman with a tattoo of a skull on his hairy shoulder. Winger 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

That fall, the SS-HJ were reorganized and sent to the Ardennes forest in France, where the Germans launched their last major offensive. Hitler Youth: Growing Up in Hitler's Shadow 2005-04-01T00:00:00Z

“You are really an offensive little boy. I just wanted to wish everybody a happy Valentine’s.” The Stars Beneath Our Feet 2017-09-19T00:00:00Z

A war correspondent triumphantly announced that the lodgment area from which the Allied Armies would soon launch their major offensive into the heart of occupied France was now adequate and secure. The Chosen 1967-04-28T00:00:00Z

You didn’t often hear Root apologizing, but then it had been a deeply offensive insult. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

Not much is said about it, we are falling back, we will not be able to attack again after this big offensive, we have no more men and no more ammunition. All Quiet on the Western Front: A Novel 1929-01-01T00:00:00Z

“All night long you say offensive things about Arabs,” he screamed. The Secret History 1992-10-16T00:00:00Z

Could there be something special about our location in the universe, as if the Milky Way had performed some inadvertent but offensive act in the social life of galaxies? Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

They switched him to offensive guard, and he played it brilliantly. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

With the approval of the Continental Congress, three armies were mustered to launch an offensive against the Seneca and any other Indigenous nation that opposed the separatists. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

Trip brought the ball in to Nick and the Panthers had their first offensive play. Slam! 1996-11-01T00:00:00Z

But when the tide of war turned against the British, the Continental Congress was able to focus on an offensive to annihilate the Shawnee Nation in the Ohio Country. An Indigenous People’s History of the United States 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z

There is much talk of the opening offensive, which will be to secure the train tunnels that feed up into the Capitol. Mockingjay 2010-08-24T00:00:00Z

In 1969, President Richard M. Nixon signed an executive order that outlawed the development of offensive biological weapons in the United States. The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

Not only did he miss the opportunity to disown the offensive characterization of Burr; he raised the rhetorical stakes with his dismissive tone and gratuitously defiant counterthreat. Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation 2000-10-17T00:00:00Z

I was so relieved he hadn’t asked me something super offensive I almost laughed out loud. A Very Large Expanse of Sea 2018-10-16T00:00:00Z

The offensive line started pushing Cypress Bay back, letting Antoine move the ball steadily down the field—five yards, six yards, five yards, seven yards. Tangerine 1997-01-01T00:00:00Z

“Please do not use that offensive word in front of me,” said Dumbledore. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 2005-07-16T00:00:00Z

Within the past week, unmistakable evidence has established the fact that a series of offensive missile sites is now in preparation on that imprisoned island. Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia 2019-10-01T00:00:00Z

“Come on, now,” I shouted at the offensive line. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

But after four decades, Volpe knows how to stay on the acceptable side of the line—even while presenting material that almost anywhere else would be received as offensive. Drama High 2013-09-26T00:00:00Z

“There will be no more offensive now that the snow has come,” I said. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

Their stare was not exactly an offensive one, nor was it friendly. The Once and Future King 1958-01-01T00:00:00Z

If we find the contents offensive or frightening, we are not obliged to reply. Cosmos 1980-01-01T00:00:00Z

He said the offensive in Flanders was going to the bad. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He’s this all-star a-hole who believes he can say the most offensive things imaginable in critique if he precedes them with “No offense, but.” I'll Give You the Sun 2014-09-16T00:00:00Z

He hardly tried to strike an offensive blow; it was all he could do to ward off those of his opponent. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

If the water level fell, visitors to the fair would be treated to an offensive band of bare earth at the waterline. The Devil in the White City 2003-02-11T00:00:00Z

The host, a Frenchwoman, glanced at her American husband, a slyly pleased smile on her face; the most unforgettable dinner parties happened when guests said unexpected, and potentially offensive, things. Americanah 2013-05-14T00:00:00Z

Mr. Armin had taught us in fencing class never to retreat from an opponent, for it is a defensive and not an offensive posture. The Shakespeare Stealer 1998-05-01T00:00:00Z

When Coach goes over the new offensive plays, I’m relieved to find myself still practicing with the first squad. Boy21 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z

A wise choice indeed, because it coincided with the instant Mulch decided to launch his earthen offensive. Artemis Fowl 2001-04-26T00:00:00Z

It was there that the offensive was to begin. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

He did not believe in offensive warfare when the enemy outnumbered you and outgunned you and would come looking for you anyway if you waited somewhere on your own ground. The Killer Angels: The Classic Novel of the Civil War 1974-01-01T00:00:00Z

They hardly need such patronizing, offensive lessons about not committing massacres. Geeks: How Two Lost Boys Rode the Internet Out of Idaho 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z

I slashed at another one, but going on the offensive was too dangerous. The Battle of the Labyrinth 2008-05-06T00:00:00Z

Almost as soon as Nixon got back home, North Vietnam launched a massive offensive in the South. Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War 2015-09-22T00:00:00Z

We just had to keep our offensive line sharp. Tradition 2018-05-01T00:00:00Z

“I—” Harry felt overwhelmed; he could not explain, so he took the offensive instead. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows 2007-07-21T00:00:00Z

After dinner, we’d wash our dishes and gather to watch the least offensive movie the teachers could possibly find. Ugly 2013-08-20T00:00:00Z

He ran the X’s through the offensive patterns the team had practiced repetitiously for two weeks. The Great Santini 1976-01-01T00:00:00Z

It turned out to be their most effective offensive weapon: Permian was called for roughing the kicker and Odessa High got a first down. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

Maybe she was going crazy too, but it was a less offensive and in-your- face crazy, so it was a bit easier to swallow. Where Things Come Back 2011-05-03T00:00:00Z

On their very first offensive play the Bronchos were called for offsides. Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream 1990-01-01T00:00:00Z

It was March, 1918, and the German offensive had started in France. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

It seemed to me that in my relationship with Mr. Loomis I had finally reached the point where I could “take the offensive.” Z for Zachariah 1976-07-29T00:00:00Z

A riposte unsettles your opponent, signaling aggression, quickness, and both defensive and offensive power. Black Brother, Black Brother 2020-03-03T00:00:00Z

His attentions therefore gradually settled on those humans whose bodies were least offensive—children. The Bluest Eye 1970-01-01T00:00:00Z

The offensive was going to start again I heard. A Farewell To Arms 1929-09-02T00:00:00Z

We had been in the doldrums for months, but as we staited to prepare ourselves for our testimony, we were eager to go on the offensive. Long Walk to Freedom 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z

It gave him more time to plan his charm offensive. Eleven 2014-01-06T00:00:00Z

He knew from experience that silence was often the best offensive. Beauty Queens 2011-05-24T00:00:00Z

A telenovela actor disparaged her with crude, racially-charged language, one of many offensive remarks following her Oscar nomination that were especially prevalent on social media. Star of Mexican film 'Roma' prompts raw discussion of race, class 2019-02-23T05:00:00Z

All of Galifianakis' favorite comedy bits involve acting very serious about something ridiculously offensive. Zach Galifianakis Hates to Be Loved 2011-05-19T09:05:00Z

These are the places where comedians “say wicked, crazy, silly, wrongful, delightful, upside-down, careless, offensive, disgusting, whimsical things.” Half-Truths, Non-Truths, and Louis C.K. 2015-01-29T05:00:00Z

Unlike the shows Fielding frequented, the “Baking Show” has always aired before British TV’s 9 p.m. watershed for “offensive content,” creating a pastel world appropriate for viewers of all ages. How Noel Fielding Went From a Hedonist to a Host of ‘The Great British Baking Show’ 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z

“Dinner in America” delivers on surprise and explosiveness, but much of its offensive language, both racist and homophobic, feels gratuitous in a film that might have otherwise landed as an offbeat love story. ‘Dinner in America’ Review: A Punk-Rock Love Story 2022-05-26T04:00:00Z

Is it a father’s job to impart a few offensive and defensive hand-to-hand skills into his child’s bank of knowledge? The Way of Fatherhood, as seen in "Cobra Kai" 2018-06-17T04:00:00Z

Clooney accused Washington of leaving the allies of U.S. forces in Syria to deal alone with Turkey’s military offensive. George Clooney calls Trump’s quip on Kurds ‘pretty shocking’ 2019-10-10T04:00:00Z

To say that her mannerisms are offensive is an understatement. Ask Amy: Mother-in-law from hell meets her match 2016-02-12T05:00:00Z

It takes a while for “Louie” to find its own voice, and while it is at times a crude and offensive one, it is not without a strange wit and under-the-radar appeal. | 'Louie': Louis C.K.?s New Comedy on FX 2010-06-28T22:37:00Z

In pop music, fraudulence is only offensive if you uphold freakiness as the most reliable measure of honesty. Lady Gaga’s ‘Joanne’: Where the freaks have no game 2016-10-28T04:00:00Z

The libretto is full of offensive moments like this. Vogue Dancers Subvert a Baroque Spectacle at the Paris Opera 2019-09-25T04:00:00Z

I found The Birth of a Nation to be offensive, poisonous propaganda – and this was a comfort. The Birth of a Nation: a gripping masterpiece … and a stain on history 2013-07-29T14:31:08Z

The sheer irony of conservatives attempting to paint social media platforms as biased against them when the right's most visible and powerful leader regularly tweets offensive, vile and violent remarks is nothing short of astounding. Jack Dorsey makes nice with Donald Trump: Twitter clearly has no interest in curbing abusive content 2019-04-24T04:00:00Z

I mean, my candidacy was called offensive to women by women's groups. Carly Fiorina on Trump: ‘I don’t think he has been a business leader, actually. I think he’s been a very fine entertainer and manager of his brand.’ 2019-09-13T04:00:00Z

I find it particularly offensive that white people are put in roles that are obviously meant for someone of a colour that isn't white. Asian-American Actors Are Fighting for Visibility. They Will Not Be Ignored. 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z

Probably he was engaging in an ignorant prank, like donning an offensive Halloween costume. The truth about the "campus free speech" crusade and its myths that won't die 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z

Aside from the potential mirth of this game, the study of offensive language is a surprisingly rich field. The smutty Shakespeare game you need for your next smarty-pants party 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z

Social media users branded a humorous wedding cake topper that highlighted a groom’s love for video games as offensive, but the couple behind the requested figurines say that’s not what they meant. Couple speaks out after video game-themed wedding cake topper unexpectedly goes viral 2021-08-28T04:00:00Z

An attack on the Jew is never offensive; it is always defensive. Connections: Two New Books About Anti-Semitism 2010-07-05T21:57:00Z

If my language last week was harsh, it was precisely because I found the nature of her objectification so offensive. 'Homeland' Recap: Has Carrie Turned Evil? 2014-10-12T04:00:00Z

In “The Clone,” however, those moments of playfulness and discovery were buried in jokes that quickly became uncomfortable, even offensive. Review: Yuja Wang, Trying Comedy, Shows How Funny Virtuosity Can Be 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z

Comedians keep pushing at the boundaries of offensive humor. The TV Watch: Louis C.K. Returns With His Brand of Dark Comedy 2014-05-04T21:45:12Z

One recurring cartoon gag portrayed a chinless platoon commander who asked himself: "Am I as offensive as I might be?" Watch out for The Wipers Times (aka Private Eye in the Ypres trenches) 2013-07-03T11:40:34Z

Publisher and CEO Lisa Hughes said in a memo to staff that the headline was “offensive and inappropriate” and said the newspaper needed a more diverse workforce. Philadelphia editor resigns over ‘Buildings Matter’ headline 2020-06-06T04:00:00Z

The work, on that day, seemed to be taking its place in an operatic canon full of contradictory, discomfiting, occasionally offensive works that time and again nevertheless demonstrate their relevance and power. The Complex History and Uneasy Present of ‘Porgy and Bess’ 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z

But Richard Kiel’s Jaws was part of a Bond tradition – faintly offensive by implication – that these henchmen are exotic foreigners, nasty pieces of work. Richard Kiel's Jaws: the Bond villain whose bark was worse than his bite 2014-09-11T04:00:00Z

Fox announced his change of heart as US embassy cables leaked tonight provided fresh allegations of the Sri Lankan government's complicity with paramilitary groups in last year's offensive against the Tamil Tigers. Liam Fox cancels Sri Lanka trip amid claim in cables of Colombo's war crimes complicity 2010-12-16T21:30:42Z

Crippled America is just a terrible phrase that sounds deeply offensive. Stephen Colbert goes to war with Donald Trump: “Crippled America is just a terrible phrase that sounds deeply offensive. Kind of like ‘President Trump'” 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z

We’ve always thought from the get-go that this show would be super offensive to a lot of people. Maggie Gyllenhaal on sexual liberation 2012-05-18T13:50:00Z

I could forgive the new Netflix series “Atypical” if it were merely offensive to autistic people. Netflix’s “Atypical” is offensive, but that’s not its real problem 2017-08-07T04:00:00Z

And yet, again, it’s hard to imagine a Bowie, having had the idea for the Thin White Duke, choosing to reject it as tasteless and offensive and still being David Bowie. Celebrity deaths and the “problematic fave”: Enough with the moral tug-of-war between “hero” and “villain” legacies 2016-01-19T05:00:00Z

Carlson and her team had decided early on that they would need to move fast to counter the Fox public relations offensive, which was portraying the former anchor as a disgruntled employee. The fall of Roger Ailes: He made Fox his ‘locker room’ — and now women are telling their stories 2016-07-22T04:00:00Z

It's not meant to be offensive in any way. Queen's jubilee a fiesta for souvenir-sellers 2012-06-02T11:16:14Z

People wearing fragrances are often unaware they’re causing a problem and incredulous that a scent they like could be offensive or harmful to others. My Girlfriend and I Can’t Get Married. Should We Break Up? 2022-04-07T04:00:00Z

It’s that his handling of Trump revealed Fallon’s main objective: to be inoffensive, even in offensive times. Why Jimmy Fallon’s Stunts Won’t Work at the Golden Globes 2017-01-05T05:00:00Z

“I don’t know if that’s offensive or not, but that’s my thought right now. It shouldn’t be that way. This is still a very conservative business.” Jared Leto to play Andy Warhol in biopic 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z

It was the first episode following the departure of Mike Richards, the television executive whose short stint as the new “Jeopardy!” host imploded over offensive comments he had made on a podcast. Matt Amodio’s ‘Jeopardy!’ Streak Ends After 38 Wins 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z

The end result is not offensive, it is extremely funny. Four Lions: Laugh? I roared 2010-05-07T10:20:00Z

A veteran Park Service ranger, weary of seeing too many environmental battles over public lands won by corporate interests, goes on the offensive, orchestrating covert action. ‘Temple Grove’: war over Olympic Peninsula’s old trees 2013-05-22T23:10:19Z

After a short-lived charm offensive she set herself against the children and did all she could to block access to their father. Maggie and Me by Damian Barr – review 2013-04-25T09:00:12Z

When his curmudgeonly character, Jacques, the world’s most misanthropic owner of its seediest dive, lets fly, geysers of offensive epithets erupt from his mouth like Old Faithful on double time. | 'The Good Heart': Tale of Mortality, Featuring Brian Cox and Paul Dano 2010-04-30T00:07:00Z

He is funny, smart, not particularly good-looking, overall solid husband material, and is Jewish in the least offensive and most incidental way possible. Is “shiksa” an insult? 2013-03-06T17:20:00Z

And then you remember the thing about Sachsgate, which was not that it was offensive, barbarous, intrusive, crass, all of which can be fine – it just wasn't funny. Bumper crop 2010-10-09T23:04:00Z

Novelist Kakwenza Rukirabashaija has been in custody since Dec. 28, accused of what the police called offensive acts in violation of a law against the misuse of a computer. Ugandan authorities face pressure to free detained author 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z

If someone credibly explains the innocence of a comment I found offensive, then I’m saying, “I get it now, thanks,” not “You still owe me an apology.” Perspective | Carolyn Hax: He won’t apology, she can’t let go. 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z

“We find fault in the lack of awareness in how offensive this caricature is,” Industry Blackout wrote in an open letter posted to social media. Capitol Drops ‘Virtual Rapper’ FN Meka After Backlash Over Stereotypes 2022-08-23T04:00:00Z

As for Bill Burr, his often-upsetting and even menacing comedy about women should not be dismissed merely as uninspired, possibly offensive jokes. Is Social Media Ruining Comedy? 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z

One intriguing addition is James Brown, an offensive tackle from Troy who some projected would be selected in the middle rounds of the draft. Bears bringing in 11 undrafted free agents 2012-04-29T15:35:00Z

The sexual situations border on being offensive, relying as they do on stereotypes straight out of pulp fiction. For ‘Transparent,’ Accusations Against Jeffrey Tambor Burst an Idealistic Bubble 2017-12-06T05:00:00Z

Still, I think they should get an offensive lineman with their first pick. NFL draft gets a lot of air time and hot air 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z

In Washington the Chinese offensive was seen as a serious communist move in the cold war. Clash of the titans 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z

The lawsuit says the fictional portrait is offensive to Cooper, citing in particular a passage where Aibileen compares her own black skin colour to that of a cockroach. The Help author sued for unfair use of maid's life story 2011-02-18T15:19:36Z

If you oppose Trump’s ugliest lines, or call them offensive, you’re “politically correct,” oversensitive, a prude. The R.N.C. on TV: Another Unbelievable Evening 2016-07-20T04:00:00Z

In my opinion Carr's treatment of the poor and immigrants was rather offensive in several passages. How ‘The Alienist’ Finally Found a Screen 2018-01-05T05:00:00Z

Kociejowski points out that most book collectors are men, and they can emit offensive odors. Love the Smell of Old Books? This Bookseller Would Like You to Leave. 2022-07-18T04:00:00Z

Some say Maui’s corpulence plays on offensive stereotypes of Polynesians. Disney Makes Its Maiden Voyage to the South Pacific 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z

"It was crude and offensive - not to mention inconsistent with The Onion's commitment to parody and satire, however biting." Satire site The Onion apologizes for offensive Oscar tweet 2013-02-25T17:52:20Z

Are there any words or symbols that are offensive in all situations, no matter who deploys them, no matter the intended meaning or audience? Perspective | Can a noose be art? There’s one hanging from a porch in Washington that’s here to challenge your assumptions. 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z

The show is known and loved by many for its brand of offensive humor and disregard for political correctness. Here's 6 Times the BBC Should Have Suspended Jeremy Clarkson But Didn't 2015-03-11T04:00:00Z

The film evoked a lot of laughter during the screening, but a Q&A with Cohen following the screening turned awkward when an audience member said he found the movie offensive. SXSW: Will Ferrell-Kevin Hart comedy 'Get Hard' divides fest audience 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z

The ensuing plot device is one of the more offensive in history: Joe re-records his audition tape as Loqueesha, a monstrous pantomime of a black woman’s voice, submits anonymously, finds great success and huge fame. Is Loqueesha the worst film ever made? 2019-06-08T04:00:00Z

Some parts of the film haven’t aged well at all, including repeated use of an offensive, homophobic term. Perspective | I saw the teen comedies of my generation, but they didn’t see me. Then came ‘Easy A.’ 2020-09-15T04:00:00Z

If one of history's roles is to remind us of our predecessors' transgressions and show us how not to repeat them, films, even offensive ones, can be instructive. We view movies through the lens of our times; case in point, 'Selma' 2015-01-28T05:00:00Z

The Battle of the Bulge, Hitler’s last major offensive against the Allies, claimed about 19,000 American lives in just a few weeks. Going to a spa? Try the original one, in Belgium. 2019-01-31T05:00:00Z

And I definitely find Lifetime’s branding of childbirth as an insistently “crazy” event spectacularly offensive. “Born In the Wild”: Lifetime TV has lost its mind 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z

We didn't catch much of the comedy, although what we did see was mostly offbeat and on the good side of offensive. Tie-dye, graffiti, rebels and geeks – whose Brainchild is this? 2012-07-04T15:14:49Z

The Anti-Defamation League demanded an apology: "This remark is so vulgar and offensive to Jews and Holocaust survivors, and indeed to all Americans, that we cannot believe it made it to the airwaves." Ricky Gervais back as David Brent, while Derek passes the taste test 2013-03-05T15:19:48Z

If you need a sugar rush, go for the chocolate malt truffles, three to a serving and the least offensive of the lot. Momofuku CCDC review: For the shrimp buns and servers, the wait is worth it 2016-01-12T05:00:00Z

It's that accepted what I do is offensive? Sarah Silverman's not kidding ... maybe 2011-03-24T16:26:00Z

In similar headlines, another Georgia residents homeowners' association has asked him to censor a "cheeky" Halloween display after finding his "mooning" pumpkin-man to be offensive. Crime scene Halloween display at district attorney's office blasted as 'insensitive' 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z

Evans and the other woman embrace Borat, despite his offensive attire. What's real in "Borat 2"? 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z

I get that in some cultures that’s a normal thing to do, but in my book, it’s stupid and offensive. How do strip clubs hurt me? 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

It's offensive to those of us with real eye defects. The awkward years 2011-08-12T22:01:37Z

However, Jeffries doesn't even have her own Wikipedia page yet, necessitating her strategically savvy charm offensive to cut through the bile. Racist attacks on a Black girl earning a supposedly "white" role isn't about canon but excellence 2022-05-12T04:00:00Z

Aaron played 23 seasons and was, at the time, among the career leaders in many important offensive categories. Perspective | Hank Aaron’s legacy isn’t only home runs, it’s about the power of determination 2021-01-27T05:00:00Z

Now it's possible I struggle with this because I find it almost offensive that she would keep this massive event a secret from her family. Who's afraid of the big C? 2010-09-18T23:06:00Z

But they also acknowledged that, “as two white guys,” they are less likely to experience some things conservatives say as “deeply offensive or dehumanizing.” Two ‘Leftist Bros’ Dive Into Conservatism to ‘Know Your Enemy’ 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z

If the committee does and she wins, Ms. Griffin said her Tony acceptance speech might be yet another offensive phrase, followed by “thanks.” Comic With Short Fuse and Some Long Feuds 2011-03-09T23:15:45Z

An interesting question does remain for me, however, and that's the following: is it possible to actually define offensive humour? Can you define offensive comedy? 2010-04-09T11:59:00Z

The local council promptly removed it after receiving a complaint on Tuesday that it was “offensive” and “racist.” Banksy Immigration Mural Is Taken Down 2014-10-02T04:00:00Z

In more comprehensive works, sensitive words are marked as offensive. ‘Hussy, baggage or filly’: are these really dictionary definitions of a ‘woman’? 2019-07-03T04:00:00Z

Following the incident McIntyre was summoned to the Diary Room to explain the "potentially offensive" comments and told his language was "unacceptable". Big Brother rapped over comments 2012-11-19T17:00:29Z

We could have played it silly — “Ugh! It’s so gross! We did this! Disgusting!” — that would be offensive. James Marsden: 'The D Train' Plot Twist Isn't a 'Cheap Punch Line' 2015-05-08T04:00:00Z

“What’s offensive about the industry group arguments,” he said, “that this is bad for artists is that they essentially assume that all labels are dishonest or corrupt.” Sirius?s Move to Bypass Royalty Agency Causes Uproar 2011-11-06T22:52:04Z

It’s pointless to spend more than a minute or two explaining why Carlson’s old statements were offensive; their offensiveness is self-evident. Perspective | Why does Tucker Carlson act like he’s the victim? 2019-03-12T04:00:00Z

A prosecution would need to prove that the sender’s purpose was either to cause distress or anxiety, or that the image was “grossly offensive or of an indecent, obscene or menacing character”. What makes men send dick pics? 2019-01-08T05:00:00Z

The show’s former executive producer, Mike Richards, was announced as the new host, then swiftly stepped down after The Ringer reported on offensive comments he had made on a podcast he created several years ago. Matt Amodio beats James Holzhauer’s streak on ‘Jeopardy!’ 2021-10-01T04:00:00Z

This also gives us the unbridled ability to say offensive things to wide, general audiences, often without consequences. Ranting made simple: How news sites’ online comments helped build our hateful electorate 2016-12-19T05:00:00Z

Some critics, in terms crude and offensive, saw the slouch as a racial marker differentiating the white woman from the African American. Don’t slouch, young lady 2014-04-13T00:00:00Z

If the court does expand the meaning of what society considers obscene, rather than merely offensive, states will be free to regulate games that include violence, as they do magazines that include nudity. | Nier: Nier, a Game for Role-Playing Fathers 2010-05-03T22:00:00Z

On top of that, as an offensive lineman, I was encouraged to be bigger. I love-hate football! 2014-02-02T16:30:00Z

He added that “the majority find homosexual behavior offensive and unacceptable.” Can Google save gay rights? 2012-07-11T00:00:00Z

He added that he was open to cutting the offensive material. Bowery Club Poets Take Issue With Documentary 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z

A deeply conservative company, Blockbuster even re-edited the racier films, removing the offensive bits. Stealing from Blockbuster 2013-12-07T00:00:00Z

Most offensive: The photos often don’t engage or inspire or relate a story, the pillars of travel photography. Me, my selfies and I: A perspective shift on what otherwise looks like just ego

That narrative spotlights only embarrassingly bad student protests and administrative strictures against “unsafety” and offensive behavior, real and imagined. The truth about the "campus free speech" crusade and its myths that won't die 2019-03-31T04:00:00Z

In fact, Mohr constantly surprises and delights – and does so without ever being offensive. Holy Sh*t: A Brief History of Swearing by Melissa Mohr – review 2013-06-30T14:00:02Z

She guessed that the offensive names were a misguided attempt by Weinstein to turn her on. Second Harvey Weinstein accuser takes the witness stand to describe alleged 2006 sexual assault 2020-01-27T05:00:00Z

And the Taliban is once again on the offensive, launching more deadly attacks, such as this week’s car bomb in Kabul. What does Afghanistan need? Some major rebranding, says its 32-year-old ambassador. 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z

Mr. Paz said he believes wealthy customers would find the notion of speaking to a bot “offensive.” They See You When You’re Shopping 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z

My boyfriend calls him on it if he says something offensive, and the friend tends to back down. Ask Amy: Friend’s electric car jolts longtime friendship 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z

But the line between funny and not funny gets blurrier when the question becomes whether or not the comedy is offensive. "Go the F**k to Sleep" and Tracy Morgan's comedy battle 2011-06-28T16:50:00Z

Mr. Belafonte, known for his blunt-spoken ways, delivered a history lesson, name-checking films like “The Birth of a Nation,” “Tarzan the Ape Man” and Disney’s “Song of the South” as racially offensive. Oscars 2015: A Scrum for Votes at the Governors Awards 2014-11-09T05:00:00Z

Now, that's an utterly silly and indeed offensive premise for a movie, but we've all seen way stupider ideas carried off successfully. "The Town": Ben Affleck's Boston fantasy 2010-09-17T14:01:00Z

Sitcomish Squalor and Dysfunction The new play “Oliver Parker!” at the Cherry Lane Theater might qualify as offensive — certainly it strives mightily for that dubious laurel — if it were not so patently artificial. | 'Oliver Parker!': Elizabeth Meriwether?s Dark New Comedy 2010-05-20T22:00:00Z

"No, it's whatever. It wasn't offensive, but also not hysterical," she replied. "This was real and raw": Fans weigh in on Chris Rock's special, from trans jokes to Slap clapback 2023-03-10T05:00:00Z

It takes some effort to look past the offensive racial slurs and Victorian era gender roles. Watch the Trailer for Peter Pan Origin Story Pan With Hugh Jackman and Rooney Mara 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z

We talked for a while and then ultimately, and this really doesn't happen that often, but I saw her side to it and I saw how it could be offensive. "That's where I draw the line": David Cross has words for comics who moan about cancel culture 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z

It is a very poorly written, poorly shot, and possibly offensive. Is Not Cool the Worst Movie Ever? 2014-09-30T04:00:00Z

Horrified by the ad, Julie rallies other women to remove an image she finds offensive to women and harmful to young girls. ‘Impenetrable’ explores the ugly side of beauty obsession 2014-04-17T20:31:24Z

Could it be because watching the working class sneering at oblivious poshos is considered less offensive than watching rich people harrumphing about unemployed single mothers? Last night's TV 2010-06-17T07:00:00Z

On an intentional walk, the offensive player gets to first base; on a golf cart ride at Mar-a-Lago, the offensive player might try to get to third. Style Invitational: That movie is SO about you — ‘secret inspirations’ for films 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z

“WMRSASC would support a code of conduct to prevent offensive messages like this.” Bar accused of misogyny over 'awkward moment' sign: 'This is just wrong' 2019-11-26T05:00:00Z

She said that when people were compelled to recognize that something is offensive to others, particularly when that thing has emotional import, “what mostly comes out as a reaction to that is anger and defensiveness.” What Happens Now to All That Washington N.F.L. Merchandise? 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z

They say OkCupid poses a shocking and offensive question as part of its screening process, asking: “Would the world be a better place if people with low IQs were not allowed to reproduce?” OkCupid slammed by charity over 'shocking and offensive' dating survey 2016-05-05T04:00:00Z

“I don’t want to harm any animal,” he said, but some Christians find not eating meat “almost religiously offensive”. Vegans see green shoots in meat-loving Nigeria 2020-02-06T05:00:00Z

Some raved about its bold look and daring content, but others suggested it underplayed the satire; many found the explicit and misogynistic violence offensive. Anatomy of a Broadway Flop: Why These 4 Shows Failed 2016-06-22T04:00:00Z

Additional reasons: “politically, racially, and socially offensive,” “graphic depictions” The most banned and challenged books of 2014 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z

The museum’s Old New York diorama, which includes a stereotypical depiction of Lenape leaders, also now has captions explaining why the display is offensive. Roosevelt Statue to Head to Presidential Library in North Dakota 2021-11-19T05:00:00Z

Mostly, though, it’s a string of the kind of crude, sometimes offensive gags that are probably a lot funnier during the filming process than they are on the screen. Movie Review: ‘A Haunted House,’ Starring Marlon Wayans 2013-01-12T00:51:46Z

Since the Fall, everyone is consequently “born bad,” offensive to the Creator, and this taint can be washed away only through grace, “the unearned gift of God’s forgiveness,” in the shape of baptism. ‘Born Bad’: How the idea that we’re all sinners has shaped Western culture 2015-05-20T04:00:00Z

But the company was named for its founder, Arthur Savage, so it is slightly less offensive than it seems at first. Review | The American Indian museum comes of age by tackling this country’s lies 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z

"Teenage Girl" takes aim at the so-called female youth experience projected by mainstream pop culture and finds the typical imagery — "milkshakes and cat eyes, lipstick and French fries" — to be an offensive joke. Cherry Glazerr, a fast-rising rock trio, isn't that kind of cute 2014-11-19T05:00:00Z

O'Loughlin also noted that there are a lot of pressing issues facing modern Native American communities that get overlooked, even as our culture focuses on offensive simplifications about Native American peoples. Both Super Bowl LIV team names are pretty racist — Kansas City Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z

“We’ve never maintained that simply publishing an image of Muhammad itself was offensive,” Baron said. Charlie Hebdo’s new cover with Muhammad appears in Washington Post 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z

Other words, ones that bear the historical weight of prejudice and violence, have in recent years been reclaimed in some communities, while still deeply offensive outside of them. Let’s not normalize the c-word: Why the “worst word” you can call a woman matters 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z

She even co-wrote an offensive op-ed piece harshly criticizing two Washington Post reporters for an accurate story that Trump didn’t like. Perspective | Stephanie Grisham is not the worst-ever White House press secretary. Here’s why. 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z

In other words, the state governor’s office was using its power to try to reprimand a citizen for objecting to his politics in a way he found offensive. Hey, Twitter, the Governor Is Totally Gonna Tell the Principal on You 2011-11-28T18:55:40Z

A work titled “Chechen Marilyn,” of a veiled woman with her long dress billowing up, was deemed offensive to Muslims. Organizers of Sakharov Museum Show Convicted in Moscow 2010-07-12T22:19:00Z

So does this film promote offensive behaviour towards women? The Killer Inside Me: can the violence be justified? 2010-06-12T23:06:00Z

“Just because you’re a woman doesn’t mean you can beat up in a way the jury finds offensive,” he said, adding that an attorney’s skill and character will matter more to jurors than gender. Will having a lead female defense attorney help Harvey Weinstein? The jury is out 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z

“And, look, sometimes they are offensive and terrible and bad, but you don’t win by saying that. You win by pointing out why they’re wrong, and by making better propaganda than they do.” The Stylish Socialist Who Is Trying to Save YouTube from Alt-Right Domination 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z

So, while they wear khakis and white polos, the black bloc are left with some particular defensive and offensive benefits of their very own. What to Wear to Smash the State 2017-11-29T05:00:00Z

I've always wondered what these offensive idiots, who prey on people's sadness about being stigmatised, actually do for their cash. Grace Dent's World of Lather 2010-05-21T23:06:00Z

And yet its preening felt more offensive than might have a musical existing entirely outside of history. NBC's 'Hairspray' Hit All the Expected Notes, to Diminished Effect 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z

It isn’t, in fact, that hard to tell the difference between an offensive depiction that is a historical artifact, and one that is genuinely felt and newly delivered with malign intent. A challenge for the arts: Stop sanitizing and show the great works as they were created

The result is largely bewildering and occasionally offensive. TV review: Candy Cabs and Campus 2011-04-05T22:15:01Z

Twenty-one of the 42 offensive and defensive players named to those teams were drafted in the first round. Perspective | In the NFL draft, the Number 2 pick isn’t always worth keeping 2020-04-15T04:00:00Z

When you’re making a show for millions of dollars an episode, “that money comes with a lot of people looking after the money,” as well as advertisers who don’t want to be near offensive content. Louis CK on New York, Money, and the Long-Awaited Season 4 of Louie 2013-10-04T14:22:56Z

We get D’Souza being casually offensive, as when he says the Nazi doctrine sounds like it was written by Bernie Sanders, whose ancestors died in the Holocaust. Death of a Nation: more angry nonsense from Trump's favorite film-maker 2018-07-31T04:00:00Z

Or more specifically, to bleep only part of a potentially offensive word in a broadcast-news story or to let it all hang out? Wait, wait — can you say that on air? There’s a debate on cursing at NPR. 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z

Of course, glib comparisons to “Goodfellas” and its Cosa Nostra archetypes are lazily, unforgivably offensive. Perspective | Andrew Cuomo’s star turn is part of a long cinematic tradition 2020-04-08T04:00:00Z

Oh, but you say you find the idea of your husband going to strip clubs offensive. How do strip clubs hurt me? 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

“I think it’s offensive to ridicule the way people speak.” Perspective | Carolyn Hax: How to parse privacy and secrecy 2020-06-14T04:00:00Z

No one is worth a sacrifice that you find demoralizing and offensive. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Her boyfriend is a real party animal, namely the sloth 2018-08-17T04:00:00Z

Earlier, Brees collected his trophy onstage and thanked his family, his offensive line and the "Who Dat Nation," as the team's die-hard fans have been nicknamed. New Orleans Saints march off with top Espys 2010-07-15T05:55:00Z

I thought your response to Giuliana Rancic’s comments was worded in a way that probably was illuminating for people who didn’t get why it was offensive. Zendaya: I'm Not a Role Model 'Because I’m Not Playing a Role’ 2015-11-02T05:00:00Z

She also slammed male comics who have cried "censorship" when faced with backlash over their offensive "jokes" or behaviors. Michael Che and the "edgy," male comedian's obsession with rape jokes 2021-07-30T04:00:00Z

Following the uproar over Karen Pence’s role at the school, the vice president responded, “To see major news organizations attacking Christian education is deeply offensive to us.” Lady Gaga to Mike Pence: "You are the worst representation of what it means to be a Christian" 2019-01-22T05:00:00Z

It’s offensive when people add ‘for a girl’ to that sentiment.” ‘Strong is beautiful’: the unstoppable rise of Crossfit 2015-12-05T05:00:00Z

They added, “We will no longer accept such racism denial; unilateral power over systems, money and colleagues; and comments, made publicly and internally, that are offensive and reckless.” Its Top Curator Gone, SFMOMA Reviews Its Record on Race 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z

To put Me Too and comedy in the same sentence is so deeply offensive and not because I’m uptight and I don’t see comedy in things. She Founded Me Too. Now She Wants to Move Past the Trauma. 2018-10-15T04:00:00Z

French said he and others involved in the "Buzkashi Boys" took pains to involve the community and made sure to avoid any scenes that could be offensive. Afghan boys from nominated film to walk red carpet 2013-02-07T17:30:11Z

The constitution allows the government to impose “reasonable restrictions” on speech that might be construed as offensive. Book on Gandhi Stirs Passion in India 2011-03-31T22:00:02Z

Another classic title, Harper Lee's To Kill a Mockingbird, was the fourth most challenged book in 2009, for "racism" and "offensive language". Stephenie Meyer joins ranks of 'most challenged' authors 2010-04-15T09:09:00Z

Based on stories and characters created by the prolific horror-comedy hyphenate Charles Band, “The Littlest Reich” is certifiably bonkers and cheerfully offensive. Review: ‘Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich’ Releases Murderous Nazi Dolls 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z

The magazine's next editor, Gérard Biard, spoke at the gala, saying, "It's the function of satire, being provocative and offensive, is it not? Being shocked is part of a democratic debate. Being shot is not." J.K. Rowling defends 'offensive and bigoted' Donald Trump's free speech 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z

It’s a slippery hybrid: self-flagellation and charm offensive. Review | Ethan Hawke turns his acting experience — and past infidelities — into brilliant fiction 2021-02-01T05:00:00Z

That said, it’d sure be nice if the retailers weren’t quite so wishy washy about removing a symbol that is hateful, offensive and in certain instances legitimately menacing. After Charleston, Walmart dumps the Confederate flag: Can they stop selling guns next? 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z

"I don't think having wrinkles is offensive," she added. O'Reilly wins Countryfile claim 2011-01-11T16:52:35Z

“Let’s just say that what she’s said was offensive to me, and many others.” Outspoken conservative loses job over ‘problematic’ comments 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z

Philip Duff, an Irish-born, New York-based cocktail expert and consultant, is unsure why the drink is considered any more offensive than other drinks with provocative names. The Irish Car Bomb: the controversial drink with a split reputation 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z

The company investigated and found that Matthews’s conduct was inappropriate and offensive, though it concluded that he wasn’t propositioning the woman, according to reports from the Daily Caller eventually confirmed by the network. The end of the Chris Matthews era: How the bombastic host got forced out at MSNBC 2020-03-03T05:00:00Z

But it seems a small group of Orthodox thought that my appearing in this Jewish center was somehow offensive, and they made threats that they were going to demonstrate. Dr. Ruth shares all: Secrets of the orgasm, and how she lost it 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z

It's not that such moments are offensive; it's that they're jarringly out of place. Rick Moody's uneven 'Hotels of North America' is not worth a stay 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z

Earlier this year, Moretz also criticized a poster for her new film Red Shoes and the 7 Dwarfs which was labelled as offensive for fat-shaming a character. Chloë Grace Moretz: I was body-shamed by male co-star when I was 15 2017-08-08T04:00:00Z

Since Islamic State launched its lightning offensive across Iraq and Syria staging beheadings and releasing carefully crafted films to draw in new recruits, Arab and Western governments have sought to counter their message. Saudi-owned TV drama fights Islamic State propaganda 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z

Kassab's residents fled after rebels seized their village on March 23, as part of a rebel offensive in the coastal Syrian province of Latakia, Assad's ancestral heartland. Kim Kardashian wades into Syria war debate 2014-04-01T21:22:07Z

In the replies to DeGeneres’s tweet, people called the photo “offensive,” and said that by appearing to ride Bolt’s back, the daytime talk show host likened him to a mule or a piece of property. Twitter Blasts Ellen DeGeneres for Usain Bolt Meme 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z

We can reject them — offensive or damaging, simplistic or banal, ugly or shallow. Perspective | Uma Thurman, Quentin Tarantino and the costs of auteur worship 2018-02-04T05:00:00Z

Why do these offensive images in Hogarth's art escape censure? Hogarth and Scarfe offend humanity … and that is why they are great 2013-01-30T14:19:02Z

Perhaps these limited-release gag products are a way introduce a new product, but play it off as a joke if the public finds it gross or offensive. Hands-free Whopper holder debuts in Puerto Rico 2013-05-31T23:00:00Z

If he felt the need to use the offensive word, he did so knowingly and with careful intent, not to glamorize it, but to represent its place in the racial discourse of the 20th century. ArtsBeat: Fate of Connecticut High School's 'Joe Turner' May Be Decided Wednesday Night 2011-01-19T21:45:50Z

The interesting thing about the F-word is that according to survey data, it’s progressively becoming less offensive. The science of the F-bomb: “Swearing actually allows people to endure pain more successfully” 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z

By 1918, he gained enough clout to start his own film studio, Haworth Pictures Corp., prompted by his frustrations over Hollywood’s offensive and inaccurate depictions of Asians. The complex history of Asian Americans in movies, from the silent era to ‘Crazy Rich Asians’ 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z

Suggesting that there is some cynical calculation to these kinds of gambits is seen as an unsophisticated, even offensive, analysis. The Triumph of the Celebrity Endorsement 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z

“Eight years ago I used offensive language during a conversation,” Hogan told PEOPLE. Hulk Hogan apologizes for “n-word” audio: “This is not who I am” 2015-07-24T04:00:00Z

I don't think the overall message is offensive. Charm offensive: The Book of Mormon comes to London 2013-03-12T19:30:01Z

The Eagles will be playing without their biggest offensive star. Perspective | If the Eagles have a super game, they could surprise the Patriots 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z

His comedy is dependably outrageous, occasionally offensive and delivered with the verbal dexterity of a performer who is also an author, avid reader of poetry and collector of rare books. Though her purple hair shows no silver, Dame Edna prepares to retire 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z

And to state your beliefs in less offensive terms? Perspective | Miss Manners: Keep camera on — but only if you can look interested 2021-03-31T04:00:00Z

"Mental", "lezza", and "Jesus Christ" have also been placed in the least offensive "socially acceptable" category, described as "well known" and "socially acceptable" by the regulator. Don't mind your language: public relaxed over TV swearing 2010-06-09T21:00:00Z

Not everyone, however, thinks the restaurant’s name choices for menu items are offensive. Restaurant menu items named after 'The Wall' and 'Lock Her Up' spark controversy 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z

Conservatives co-opting oppression through baseless conspiracy theories and purposefully offensive false equivalencies is an American tradition as old as time. Rick Schroder joins anti-vax protesters outside first full capacity Foo Fighters concert 2021-06-17T04:00:00Z

They want a host who's edgy but not offensive, irreverent yet lovable. Draft Billy? Draft Kermit? Oscars have job opening 2011-11-10T12:16:05Z

In her posts, Field said the comic was being criticized not because his remarks are offensive but for the harm they do to the trans community, especially Black women. Chapelle special spurs Netflix walkout; ‘Trans lives matter’ 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z

The juxtaposition was meant to illustrate two meanings of "offensive." Sarah Silverman's not kidding ... maybe 2011-03-24T16:26:00Z

Their offensive characters, including Gervais's standup persona, are plainly not meant to be role models of right thinking, and it would be a stretch to call their work homophobic. Cemetery Junction's gay-baiting is not funny 2010-04-21T14:49:00Z

“To say Weinstein’s behavior was harmful, tawdry, demeaning and offensive is an understatement,” Rehal’s attorney Genie Harrison said in a Thursday statement. Ex-Weinstein assistant sues over 'sexually hostile' working environment 2018-01-25T05:00:00Z

"Belichick has called me that, our offensive coordinator has called me that," Brady said. NFL Coaches: More Entertaining Than the Actual Games 2011-01-14T16:30:00Z

Bradley Bozeman, offensive lineman: We went to the Roosevelt Room, and then into the Oval Office. ‘So did the world explode?’: An oral history of another insane week in the Trump era. 2018-04-15T04:00:00Z

Some 4 million people may flee Ukraine if Russia's offensive continues, the U.N. has said. Russia-Ukraine war: Ukraine youth orchestra flees the country 2022-03-07T05:00:00Z

Facing hundreds of restrictive laws nationwide, abortion rights advocates are going on the offensive with a new strategy. The abortion rights movement is bolder than it’s been in years. That’s Cecile Richards’s plan. 2016-08-16T04:00:00Z

It's offensive to King's own creations, toward whom he now seems to feel nothing but contempt. "Sex and the City 2's" incomprehensible badness 2010-05-27T00:20:00Z

“I used to write everything knowing our parents would read it, and not swear or do anything offensive,” Karey said. They Adapted ‘Mrs. Doubtfire,’ and Their Personal Beliefs 2021-11-24T05:00:00Z

At this point plot summary becomes not only superfluous, but also potentially offensive. Movie Review | 'Hot Tub Time Machine': John Cusack Leads a Cast Back to the 1980s 2010-03-25T22:14:00Z

Up front, Denver has not allowed a sack this postseason, due to excellent offensive line play and Manning’s quick release. The gay guide to the Super Bowl 2014-02-01T15:30:00Z

The offensive line used to be a disaster, but it’s getting better — slowly. Football report card: Washington’s performance is below average 2015-11-04T05:00:00Z

Power is Destiny 2's way of averaging the offensive and defensive capabilities of all your equipped gear, from auto rifles and rocket launchers to gauntlets and cloaks. Destiny 2 Would Be Amazing Except For This One Huge Problem 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z

"Dull, boring and offensive," wrote one Amazon reviewer. Booker-longlisted novel The Slap is 'most divisive in years' 2010-07-30T23:08:00Z

We stood around eating veggie dogs with barbecue sauce, listening to shop gossip about a fellow officer who had recently said something socially offensive about a minority group. Why I stopped dating the cop: Colin Kaepernick’s protest, the “liberal media” and the bunker mentality of police culture 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z

For me it’s boring, but it’s also offensive. A New ‘Aida’ Lands in the Middle of France’s Culture Wars 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z

Then, she and Bristol engaged in a stream of offensive comments with posters who continued to slam the family. Bristol Palin apologizes for Facebook rant 2010-11-18T22:16:00Z

“Bad karma” would seem quaint here even if it all weren’t so offensive, and, if there’s knowing infection, possibly even a crime. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A friend who’s making self-destructive romantic decisions 2020-04-16T04:00:00Z

For more than four years, Nazi diplomacy sought to draw Warsaw into an offensive alliance against Moscow. Remembering Poland’s Doomed Fight Against the Nazis 2020-08-14T04:00:00Z

He was a football player, a left tackle built for the express purpose of being an offensive lineman, and he sang in the choir with me. Modern Love: Modern Love: Revelations of a Feminist 2011-09-08T22:11:00Z

Mel Brooks’ The Producers imagined the fictitious musical Springtime for Hitler, a work so supremely offensive that it would surely disgust Broadway and provide the flop the protagonists’ get-rich-quick scheme requires. From Charlie Chaplin to Jojo Rabbit: an unlikely history of Nazi comedies 2019-10-16T04:00:00Z

The name comes from a local tradition of dressing up the surrounding juniper trees with tinsel and glass baubles during the holidays, a practice many tribes consider offensive. ‘The Place Where Shamans Dream’: Safeguarding Spirit Mountain 2023-01-24T05:00:00Z

It's barely past 10 a.m., and Sleater-Kinney is already on the offensive. Sleater-Kinney: Older, wiser? Maybe. But just as angry. 2015-04-28T04:00:00Z

As a modern female viewer, I find the assumption itself offensive. Christine O'Donnell praises Tolkien's women 2010-09-17T08:38:00Z

Rachel’s family seems to see through Bryan’s charm offensive. 'The Bachelorette' Recap: Rachel Heads to the Fantasy Suites 2017-07-25T04:00:00Z

There are some films that feature female ensembles – but they’re often about women’s experience of patriarchy in a way that would make gender swapping awkward, offensive, or nonsensical. There's an all-female Ghostbusters – how about a male Thelma and Louise? 2015-11-13T05:00:00Z

And that would be great if nobody on Twitter had an incredibly offensive user name. Patriots racist retweet caps an epic week of social media failures 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z

These snobbish-sounding objections have only fueled the library’s public relations offensive, which has advertised the plan as democratizing a building that many New Yorkers find intimidating. Critic’s Notebook: Norman Foster’s Public Library Will Need Structural Magic 2013-01-29T23:35:04Z

Which was rather offensive, because all I was doing was standing in line,” Samuel says. Perspective | Americans have a long history of waiting in line, but waiting for vaccinations feels different 2021-04-13T04:00:00Z

London now is so culturally confident that everything creative is efficiently branded and sold to the public, no matter how offensive it aims to be. Boris Johnson ? a radical voice on the arts? 2010-07-07T11:53:00Z

What is often called, with offensive political intent, black-on-black violence is usually a call for mere repression—send the police into black communities, arrest and incarcerate, and then expect the residents to thank them. Spike Lee’s Necessary, Overwhelming “Chi-Raq” 2015-12-09T05:00:00Z

Everett added: "I respect him but for some it would tarnish the Marlowe's name … He is a great comic but his material is offensive to so many people." Satirist Bassem Youssef cleared of insulting Egyptian president 2013-04-09T12:09:07Z

As Mr. Wilder explains it to Mr. Saul, Pryor thought through every moment of the scene and changed everything offensive into something barbed and smart. ‘Becoming Richard Pryor,’ Scott Saul’s Biography 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z

It is the first detailed research on attitudes towards offensive language on television and radio to be published by Ofcom in five years. Don't mind your language: public relaxed over TV swearing 2010-06-09T21:00:00Z

A homemade Ebola containment suit is no less offensive for its DIY ethos, of course, and all it takes to offend the old-fashioned way is some shoe-polish blackface. Halloween: America’s No. 1 holiday for wasting money on garbage 2014-10-31T04:00:00Z

Rushdie was talking to CNN-IBN news channel about "Vishwaroopam," a Tamil language film recently banned in the southern state of Tamil Nadu after Muslim groups said it was offensive to Islam. Rushdie asks why India is intolerant 2013-01-24T12:07:09Z

After days of protests, the museum was forced to rethink the concept, cancelling the element of dressing-up that critics found particularly offensive. East meets West 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z

But the new coach, David Shaw, was Luck's offensive coordinator last year. 5 Scandal-Free Story Lines for the College-Football Season 2011-09-02T09:00:00Z

Held up at the end of the line, the offensive stalled; it would prove to be the Germans’ last one of the war. Where Americans Turned the Tide in World War I 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z

The reason Yusuf was, and should continue to be, vilified: He publicly and repeatedly agreed that author Salman Rushdie must be murdered for writing a novel he and the Ayatollah found offensive. Readers react to Yusuf Islam's latest concert and the lack of Johnny Depp in new 'Pirates' trailer 2016-10-15T04:00:00Z

It showed the phone malfunctioning and calling the woman offensive names. UConn TV station apologizes for rape sketch parody 2012-02-01T20:49:13Z

Her mother goes further, saying, “Even asking the question, ‘Is the N-word offensive?’ is an offensive newspaper title.” “Is the N-word still offensive?”: Backlash against high school newspaper article divides community 2016-01-26T05:00:00Z

And what if the theme of the puzzle involves a subject that one editor sees as a tribute and another sees as potentially offensive? For crossword constructors, an inclusivity debate: What’s ‘common knowledge’ and who decides? 2021-03-10T05:00:00Z

Some people may blush when the language occasionally veers from bold to bawdy, as in the first poem, which begins: “Pardon this frontal offensive.” Poet Amy Gerstler’s ‘Scattered at Sea’ offers wisdom and poignancy 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z

The least offensive plate holds lamb breast braised in miso and lager and a cucumber salad. Provision No. 14 is a trip worth postponing 2015-05-28T04:00:00Z

These sources add that, according to their recollections, Spottiswood immediately did a rewrite of the script that addressed the actress' concerns about potentially offensive material. "He made their lives miserable": How the showrunner of a popular courtroom drama finally got fired 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z

Angry, confused, offensive, unpredictable and bristling with an energy that can only come from teenage boredom, it was impossible to take your eyes off them. SXSW: The Strokes, the Vaccines, Odd Future and the best of the rest 2011-03-20T22:00:02Z

Think more Adult Swim than Saturday morning, but definitely not offensive. E3: How 'Battleborn' was borne of 'Borderlands' cosplay 2015-06-16T04:00:00Z

Last year, Harvard’s undergraduate dean denounced offensive messages posted in an unofficial group chat for the Class of 2020, but he did not take disciplinary action against its members. Harvard’s Ugly Offshoot of Campus Meme Culture 2017-06-11T04:00:00Z

"It is an instrument of offensive and defensive war against the enemy." Picasso: War, peace and a life of extremes 2010-05-19T20:29:00Z

My films would just be shots of inanimate objects that wouldn't find my presence offensive. Novelist Tania James talks rogue elephants, India and conservation 2015-03-05T05:00:00Z

To suggest that household income determines the level of discipline a family can exert over their children is offensive. State schools: are they failing our children? 2011-02-27T00:05:50Z

And she knew directors could use the help; even those who meant well could slip up and say something offensive or not set boundaries at times when everyone felt uncomfortable. 'We want to make sure everyone's safe' – how to film a sex scene 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z

Rosen said, “Your whole brand, your whole company, is subject to the most offensive thing in your repertoire. People have learned from past mistakes—I don’t want to say past mistakes, but past decisions.” CBS Censors “The Good Fight” for a Musical Short About China 2019-05-07T04:00:00Z

The broadcasting regulator said the O2 concert had generated complaints "about the broadcast of the most offensive language" before the 21.00 watershed. Python prompts Ofcom investigation 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z

The Sri Lankan government subsequently denied the Senegalese-born singer's visa request, citing his "controversial video images, offensive song lyrics and strong protests coming from various cultural, religious groups and organisations in the country". Akon banned from Sri Lanka for Buddha statue video 2010-03-25T10:30:00Z

In May, the mom was stunned to find the offensive phrase on an otherwise innocent white "Frog and Toad" shirt she bought from China-based retailer AliExpress.com. 9 of the funniest parenting fiascoes of 2019 2019-12-29T05:00:00Z

The nun’s name proves something of a bait and switch because Sister Mary-Mengele turns out to be the most gleefully offensive jape in a movie that’s more sweet than sour. Movie Review: ?The Three Stooges,? From Peter and Bobby Farrelly 2012-04-12T18:27:53Z

Her family, including a college-aged sister and twin older brothers, are universally supportive; her grandmother, well-meaning but unsure on the nomenclature, asks at one point if “tranny” is an offensive term. Review: An Extraordinary, Ordinary Girlhood in TLC's I Am Jazz 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z

Showbiz and sports figures are called out as well: Brewers pitcher Josh Hader, among others, was recently found to have fired off offensive tweets years ago. Said something you’d like to forget? CNN’s Andrew Kaczynski won’t let it go. 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z

It has featured the boys’ school teacher, Mr Garrison, newly spray-tanned and running for president with Caitlyn Jenner, trying to throw the election for Hillary Clinton by saying incredibly offensive things about everybody. South Park spoofs the US election result: 'What have you done? You maniacs!' 2016-11-10T05:00:00Z

“There are lots of instances in blackface minstrelsy that are lighthearted and funny — and also offensive,” she said. Reviving ‘The Mikado’ in a Balancing Act of Taste 2016-12-25T05:00:00Z

Earlier this week, Kelsey Dawn Williamson was stunned to see the offensive phrase on an otherwise innocent white "Frog and Toad" shirt she bought for her daughter Salem, 3. Mom horrified to discover 'Frog and Toad' shirt for daughter featured vulgar phrase 2019-05-31T04:00:00Z

And it’s offensive to all three of us when people assume that someone in our relationship must be the “victim.” Polyamory works for us 2014-04-12T19:18:00Z

Here’s an almost foolproof way to tell if someone has just said something wildly clueless and offensive: It’s followed it up with a defense that it was meant to be flattery. Kate Mara fends off sexist comments in “Fantastic Four” interview: A reminder that being creepy to a woman is not a “compliment” 2015-08-03T04:00:00Z

He doesn’t want Americans to respond to Trump’s racist, authoritarian offensives by moving their moral goal posts. Is Donald Trump a Fascist? 2018-09-11T04:00:00Z

He was preceded by Isaac Hayes, who in 1996 told the Bob Dole campaign to stop ripping off his classic song “I’m a Soul Man” by turning it into the offensive “I’m a Dole Man.” Hello. It’s me. Quit using my songs for your racist, Islamophobic message, Mr. Trump! 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z

Indeed, part of what makes the Auschwitz video so offensive is the sheer obviousness with which it is staged like a reality-TV event. Clay Higgins’ Auschwitz video and reality TV’s takeover of American politics 2017-07-09T04:00:00Z

Meanwhile, Haehl said she never intended for the photos to be offensive or encourage gun violence in any way. Photographer defends baby’s replica BB gun in 'A Christmas Story'-inspired photo shoot 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z

Gilbert has said she reached out to Barr in the tumult after the offensive tweet was posted, but never received a reply. Sara Gilbert Balances Her Lives on ‘The Conners’ and ‘The Talk’ 2019-01-14T05:00:00Z

This was made all the more difficult after I asked readers for suggestions: they launched a mammoth tip offensive of more than a thousand comments, Twitter and Facebook posts and e-mails. Frugal Traveler: What I Learned Driving Through the Heartland 2013-08-28T21:32:04Z

Part of the problem is that many ads for the costume showed a scruffy-faced, hairy-chested man wearing it, which sends the incorrect and offensive message that transgender women are men in dresses. Civilities: Is it offensive to wear the ‘Call Me Caitlyn’ Halloween costume? 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z

“The gentleman asked me if I understood what ‘offensive’ meant,” Goyal added to the New York Post. American Airlines apologizes to passenger booted over 'Hail Satan' T-shirt 2019-12-09T05:00:00Z

Firing, suspending or fining offending and offensive individuals will not by itself address the systemic conditions that enable this sort of behavior in the first place. "Nobody said anything because they feared being benched" – how abuse is baked into American sports 2022-10-24T04:00:00Z

Is it really as offensive as the trailer has led many to believe? Is Netflix’s ‘Insatiable’ as Offensive as It Looks? Let’s Discuss 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z

He argues in his book that he does not feel his novel "The Satanic Verses", which prompted the fatwa, should have been particularly offensive to Muslims in the first place. Rushdie says writers losing influence in West 2012-09-28T18:43:51Z

Fans don’t usually notice the offensive linemen in football or the defenders in soccer or hockey. Relievers aren’t usually baseball’s stars, but they play an important role 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z

The nude sculpture was beloved by many, but offensive to others — though it is no naked-er than the subjects of artworks all over the city — and locals wanted the return of a displaced lamppost there. Charles Ray, Walking a Fine Line With a Hungry Lion 2018-05-13T04:00:00Z

These are ghastly, ghastly people – vacuous, petty, dull, offensive. Made in Chelsea; The Prisoners – TV review 2013-04-09T06:00:00Z

Not likely, considering that Mr. Hankey's tweets are played for laughs in the classic "South Park" style that revels in excessive vulgarity and deliberately offensive insults. “South Park” takes aim at Kavanaugh, Roseanne and “The Simpsons” in “A Problem With a P... 2018-10-11T04:00:00Z

The men, aged 30 and 33, were initially held for possessing an offensive weapon and being equipped for burglary and theft. UK police detain two near home of singer Joss Stone 2011-06-15T09:39:02Z

PepsiCo pulled a Mountain Dew commercial directed by Odd Future leader Tyler, the Creator, this week that was deemed offensive for its portrayal of black people and violence against women. Till family calls for meeting with Lil Wayne 2013-05-03T01:31:12Z

“Because the lyrics are gibberish, and they’re pretty offensive in terms of trying to be any sort of authentic Native American reference.” Ugg-A-Wha? Updating Stereotypes in 'Peter Pan' 2014-12-04T05:00:00Z

The look was criticized for being problematic and offensive to those of Asian descent. Dark Under-Eye Circles? The Kids Say It’s Cool 2021-02-02T05:00:00Z

Saturday's episode follows a similar ordeal from earlier in June, during which two separate Smoothie King locations in North Carolina printed offensive terms on customers' receipts. Houston restaurant owners apologize after patron is identified as 'fat' and 'gay' on receipt 2019-06-26T04:00:00Z

After news broke last week that Erika Christakis, the Yale House Master whose terminally offensive email set off a wave of protests, decided to give up her teaching position, conservative columnists went wild. Donald Trump, FDR and Princeton’s Woodrow Wilson problem: Here’s how we stop defending historical racism and move forward 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z

“And that is very offensive, because we are as human as anyone else on the planet.” Violinist Apologizes for ‘Culturally Insensitive’ Remarks About Asians 2021-06-28T04:00:00Z

He says people don't get how offensive and demeaning the word "minority" is. "Have more Asian friends": James Shen reflects on Hollywood, activism & new series "Run the World" 2021-05-30T04:00:00Z

The watchdog commissioned the research to help staff who deal with complaints from the public about TV and radio content by establishing "a barometer of potentially offensive terms". Don't mind your language: public relaxed over TV swearing 2010-06-09T21:00:00Z

Amazon also has a policy against offering “offensive and controversial” materials, which “does not allow products that promote, incite or glorify hatred, violence, racial, sexual or religious intolerance or promote organizations with such views.” Amazon removes third-party seller's Auschwitz Christmas ornaments following backlash: 'Cringeworthy' 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z

Akhtar took a blunter line, decrying the rise of so-called sensitivity readers, whom publishers hire to flag potentially offensive depictions relating to race, ethnicity, gender, religion and other subjects. At PEN America, a Complicated Centennial for Free Speech 2022-09-13T04:00:00Z

“You find the blood that created you ‘offensive’?” she says. What makes an ad for ‘period-proof’ underwear too risque? 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z

She wanted to know: Did I, a heathen and reprobate who lives within a convenient walking distance from her home, find them offensive? For the rest of us, there's Festivus: Celebrating 25 years of a "Seinfeld" holiday about nothing 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z

Why would you find your husband’s enjoyment of strip clubs offensive? How do strip clubs hurt me? 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

No matter how offensive or insulting he is to her, she's always able to match it with something else, while still being likable to the audience. A disability sex comedy 2014-03-18T09:12:23Z

She wouldn't oblige directors' more offensive casting couch requests, she said, and apart from some bit parts, wasn't getting the right roles anyway. Krisha Fairchild is a breakout star - at age 64 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z

WARNING: Video contains language some may find offensive. American Airlines passenger complains of 'overcrowded' flight from California to Texas: 'Never felt so unsafe' 2020-05-19T04:00:00Z

“One of the great awesome things about jujitsu, is that we’re completely offensive from the ground,” Ms. Piazza said. Beth Ditto is ‘Feeling Self-Defensive’ and Fights Back 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z

In “Heart of Darkness,” Marlow does use the offensive language of colonialism. Letters to the Editor 2017-12-08T05:00:00Z

After he is captured, he continues his vocal offensive, self-importantly calling himself a soldier in a larger political war involving the West and Islam. Review: Looking Anew at a Norwegian Massacre in ‘22 July’ 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z

For me, perhaps the most fascinating aspect of all this is how offensive their language and attitude seem today. Frugal Traveler: In Kansas, Museums, Fried Chicken and, Yes, ‘Oz’ 2013-08-07T18:58:00Z

He is playing regularly as the personal punt protector on special teams, but thinks the injury occurred on an offensive play against the Seahawks. Tim Tebow has broken ribs 2012-11-23T14:01:00Z

“Hollywood is disgustingly sexist. It’s crazy. It’s so offensive it’s crazy.” Kristen Stewart slams “disgustingly sexist” Hollywood: “It’s so offensive it’s crazy” 2015-04-29T04:00:00Z

Critics say the terms are offensive to certain communities and perpetuate hate speech. Restaurant menu items named after 'The Wall' and 'Lock Her Up' spark controversy 2019-09-04T04:00:00Z

It’s the same with the Rams offensive line. Perspective | Super Bowl quarterbacks get the glory, but this year’s game may hinge on the linemen 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z

Many employees there — and in the United States — were angry when Spotify removed music by R. Kelly and XXXTentacion from playlists in 2018 for content or conduct deemed offensive, a decision the company quickly reversed. Spotify Bet Big on Joe Rogan. It Got More Than It Counted On. 2022-02-17T05:00:00Z

Counterpoint - I thought the plot was ridiculous contrived and borderline offensive. Did You Hear the One About the Housewife Who Walks Into a Comedy Club? 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z

The offensive article comes after just last month, The Guardian UK was accused of covering for transphobes, as it deleted numerous paragraphs and quotes from an interview with gender theorist Judith Butler. Dave Chappelle and the warped self-victimhood of transphobes 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z

The paper apologized for an offensive tweet, and revised its article to reflect that the alleged victim couldn’t recall the incident. Times apologizes for tweet, revises Kavanaugh article 2019-09-16T04:00:00Z

It eventually dawns on the women that these characters have the potential to be dangerously offensive, yet Ruth nevertheless pines and pesters Sam to issue her a role, no matter how sexist or degrading. Review | Netflix’s ‘GLOW’ fits right in with today’s feminist TV, but mostly it’s just ready to rumble 2017-06-15T04:00:00Z

Since the 1980s, as he tells it, the United States has repeatedly fallen for the charm offensives of foreign actors — insurgent groups, protest movements, dissidents — who con Washington into reckless action. New Directions for American Foreign Policy 2019-04-05T04:00:00Z

To view it that way an offensive insult isn't merely common or lazy. "I was never going to use the N-word": "Fargo" seeks to examine our racist past without new injury 2020-10-11T04:00:00Z

"The world's most dangerous group," as NWA liked to call themselves, were influential, confrontational, funny and unremittingly offensive. Old music: 100 Miles and Runnin' 2012-06-19T10:24:26Z

It's subjective, because there is something genuinely offensive about a nun smoking a cigar and getting drunk opposed to a nun surfing. "When stupidity is elevated": "Airplane!" filmmakers reveal the secrets to their deadpan success 2023-10-03T04:00:00Z

“Like she’d tell that there was going to be an offensive in the spring, but everyone already knew that.” Femme Fatale, Fallen Woman, Spy: Looking for the Real Mata Hari 2017-10-13T04:00:00Z

Ninety percent of the random national sample of 504 Native Americans said the name doesn’t bother them; 9 percent said it was offensive. Poll: 9 in 10 Native Americans not offended by Redskins name 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z

Imagine Dragons singing “Stand By Me” was borderline offensive, even though the crowd could care less as they hoisted cameraphones up to snap pictures and videos. Billboard Music Awards 2015: What's the point again? 2015-05-18T04:00:00Z

Relatives said Dahl’s offensive comments stood in “marked contrast to the man we knew.” Salman Rushdie calls revisions to Roald Dahl books ‘absurd censorship’ 2023-02-19T05:00:00Z

The filter on a microwave can give off an offensive odor over time if not cleaned. Perspective | Hints From Heloise: My microwave has a filter? 2021-11-01T04:00:00Z

Their role here in this moment is simply to respond to these emails with information, excise offensive posts from the Facebook page, and screenshot the threats to send to the inspector general. The electoral college isn’t a real place. But someone has to answer all the angry phone calls these days. 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z

How have I come to cherish his warm but lightly offensive pungency? Who’s a good boy? The unbreakable bond between humans and dogs 2021-01-24T05:00:00Z

“She basically said that she really came to understand the importance of letting people have their own opinions, even if some people consider them offensive,” Ms. Young said. Those People We Tried to Cancel? They’re All Hanging Out Together 2019-11-02T04:00:00Z

I wouldn’t be surprised if he heard you that night, called you an even more offensive name under his breath, and carried on. A letter to … The man who insulted my brother, who has cerebral palsy 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z

“The traditional music publishing model,” Mercuriadis said, in the steady tone of a general planning out his big offensive, “is something that I want to destroy.” This Man Is Betting $1.7 Billion on the Rights to Your Favorite Songs 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z

One list is an idea of fun one-on-one time with each child, and the second is a list of offensive behaviors and the rewards/consequences of getting rid of or participating in the behaviors. Perspective | My kids are fighting more since they’ve been stuck at home. How do I restore order? 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z

A controversial vegan blogger was allegedly booted off TikTok after a petition lobbying for her removal went viral, arguing that her content violated the platform's community guidelines as racist, offensive and misleading. 'That Vegan Teacher' says TikTok ban won't silence her following petition, controversies 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z

He went on to say he was “really disappointed in the younger generation”, calling them “boring” for objecting to what they consider offensive comments. Louis CK mocks Parkland survivors in audio of standup routine 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z

From the offbeat to the downright offensive, here’s a look back at Colbert’s greatest hits. Stephen Colbert's 9 Truthiest 'Colbert Report' Quips 2014-12-15T05:00:00Z

It recounted her 1999 stint in Zambia as a volunteer; the book was derided as inaccurate and offensive and ultimately pulled from sale. Louise Linton Has Made a Movie 2021-01-09T05:00:00Z

Gervais rejected criticism that the show was cruel and offensive, and said on Twitter last year that a second series was being planned for the spring of this year. Ricky Gervais sitcom Life's Too Short scaled back 2013-02-11T15:11:06Z

Surely the problem here lies in this dragnet of a term, "grossly offensive". Matthew Woods deserves support as much as airport tweeter Paul Chambers 2012-10-12T08:20:03Z

I've only ever staged one picture in my life, in 1968, when I found a dead North Vietnamese soldier whose possessions had been rifled through by some American marines during the Tet offensive. Don McCullin 2012-11-15T10:39:19Z

The new work is a subtle and intimate excavation of racism, white privilege and gender freedom that confronts offensive stereotypes that still haunt beloved ballets like “The Nutcracker.” Neil Greenberg’s New Dance ‘Betsy’ Is a Wild Child 2022-11-11T05:00:00Z

They continued: "Indeed, the music video of Dark Horse generated widespread accusations of blasphemy and an online petition signed by more than 60,000 demanding removal of an offensive religious image from the video." Katy Perry sued by Christian rappers 2014-07-04T04:00:00Z

Ofcom, who investigated after two viewers complained, said the use of the word "slope" was offensive. Burma Top Gear breached Ofcom rules 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z

R Mutt's exhibit was deemed too offensive and vulgar on the grounds that it was a urinal, a subject that was not considered a suitable topic for discussion among America's puritan middle classes. Putting modern art on the map 2012-08-24T20:35:17Z

Stereotyping or being offensive was not our intention in any way, shape or form. Today in hastily withdrawn ad campaigns 2011-07-28T21:30:00Z

The Washington Football Team is doing the same thing with its offensive former team name. Perspective | As the Cleveland Indians search for a new name, history offers several oddballs 2021-04-14T04:00:00Z

Teetering somewhere between audacious and offensive, the stylistically voracious “Filmistaan” only intermittently reveals any sense of danger in its comedy. ‘Filmistaan,’ a Bollywood Take on Indo-Pakistani Relations 2014-06-05T04:00:00Z

Culturally sensitive parents find the n-word offensive and teach their children not to see color. Perspective | Blackface is white supremacy as fashion — and it’s always been in season 2019-02-07T05:00:00Z

As Anil Dash noted on Twitter, “That @Justine Sacco is offensive is obvious. The bigger problem is that her mindset is no barrier to corporate success.” Justine Sacco’s aftermath: The cost of Twitter outrage 2013-12-23T19:03:00Z

If you said something boneheaded, educate yourself about why your remark was offensive. How Not to Apologize 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z

That is offensive, especially as there are so many talented artists of color.  The rarity of black faces, not ‘Otello’ in blackface, should be issue in opera 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z

In recent weeks, Sheen has been on the offensive, giving interviews to the media in which he has called his former employers and any of his detractors "trolls." Charlie Sheen sues Warner Bros. for $100 million 2011-03-11T00:59:51Z

“He was at times an extraordinarily offensive man.” Paul Zukofsky, Virtuoso Violinist and Literary Executor, Dies at 73 2017-06-20T04:00:00Z

Slamming it harder than a Marx Brothers door, he called it a “plague,” “offensive in the extreme” and a “simulacrum of a movie, a celluloid zombie.” Viewing Party! Let’s All Watch ‘What’s Up, Doc?’ 2020-05-14T04:00:00Z

Matisyahu, whose real name is Matthew Miller, said on Facebook on Monday that politics played no part in his music and that the organizers’ demand was “appalling and offensive.” Spanish Festival Rescinds Ban on Jewish Performer 2015-08-19T04:00:00Z

In response to these criticisms, Apple progressively removed some of the more flagrant traits, and apparently hard coded away some of the more offensive responses to user questions. Apple’s Siri is no longer a woman by default, but is this really a win for feminism? 2021-07-31T04:00:00Z

According to American’s rules, one must “be respectful that your odor isn’t offensive.” The truth behind 5 travel myths — including the reason you should always shower before a flight 2019-08-12T04:00:00Z

At the weekend, Donald Tusk, a former Polish prime minister who now chairs summits of European Union leaders, warned against the "appeasement" of Russia amid a renewed offensive by separatists. Last survivors recall Auschwitz, ask if lessons learned 2015-01-26T05:00:00Z

A punchline, even an offensive one, is not the same as a punch. Dave Chappelle Isn’t Canceled. He Just Likes to Talk About It. 2021-10-15T04:00:00Z

“Some of it you may find offensive,” he says ominously. Roseanne Barr on “Hannity”: a massive misunderstanding 2018-07-27T04:00:00Z

He may have even embarked on a path of contrition that includes acknowledging his offensive behavior and making amends. "Never Have I Ever": Jeff Garlin becomes a problematic distraction to the show's finale run 2023-06-08T04:00:00Z

"The enemy has very deceitfully taken advantage of the Tet ceasefire to launch an offensive all over the country," Lockhart tells his reporters. Full Metal Jacket: history unzipped 2010-06-24T08:46:00Z

So an early IBM mainframe computer generated more than 600 candidates with the parameters that the name be three or four letters and not offensive in any foreign language. The rise and fall of Tab – after surviving the sweetener scares, the iconic diet soda gets canned 2020-12-28T05:00:00Z

Show is like an offensive mashup of Homeland and James Bond--revolution in the streets juxtaposed with pretty people in bath and bed. ‘The Night Manager’ Premiere: Do You Have to Love le Carré to Like This Show? 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z

Baron said last week that the paper’s policy was to avoid publication of material that is “deliberately” offensive to religious groups but said Monday that the new Charlie Hebdo cartoon did not meet that criterion. Charlie Hebdo’s new cover with Muhammad appears in Washington Post 2015-01-12T05:00:00Z

Mohammad Hosseini, Iran's minister of culture and Islamic guidance, described the film to Mehr News as an "offensive act", motivated by "evil intentions". Ben Affleck's Argo takes Iran's revolutionary themes as its own 2012-11-07T15:09:52Z

Also, Viktor & Rolf’s fashion offensive got everyone a bit red in the face. | Haider Ackermann Wins! 2011-03-06T22:16:04Z

The notion that we’re being careless and putting some kind of dangerous message out is offensive to me. Pamela Adlon talks about her controversial "Louie" scene 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z

He was generally in the room the entire time, because we don’t mind pushing boundaries but it’s never our intention to be insensitive or offensive. Glenn Howerton on It's Always Sunny: 'Nothing is going too far unless it doesn’t make us laugh' 2017-01-04T05:00:00Z

Some doctors found the notion offensive, because the recommendation implied that the doctors inadvertently infected patients. Why you don’t need to splurge on a pricey hand soap 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z

In the first episode, Suey Park recalls the vicious backlash and threats she received after starting the #CancelColbert hashtag in response to a “Colbert Report” joke that some perceived as offensive. TV highlights: The Season 2 finale of ‘American Crime’ on ABC 2016-03-08T05:00:00Z

The area’s art community quickly called the statement “offensive” and worse. Tommy Mottola Stirs Hamptons Art Crowd 2011-08-31T22:07:58Z

Theatre critic Henry Hitchings from London's Evening Standard newspaper said some theatergoers were bound to find the show puerile or offensive. Musical "Book of Mormon" opens in London to mixed reviews 2013-03-22T15:22:47Z

It's offensive to an entire audience who came of age with these women and who remain breathtakingly loyal, and out of nostalgic affection may not have the heart to turn away from them. "Sex and the City 2's" incomprehensible badness 2010-05-27T00:20:00Z

Diamond Dampf, who paid her way through Oklahoma State University working as a Twin Peaks waitress and corporate trainer, found the daily evaluations offensive. Twin Peaks: 'Hooters Just Wasn't Racy Enough' 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z

The Lithuanian state was announced with the approval of Germany, whose army controlled the territory at the time, following a successful offensive against the Russian Empire in 1915. Professor finds Lithuania's 'birth certificate' in German archive 2017-03-30T04:00:00Z

Some find the “faux” offensive because it implies a falseness to the performance, as if their drag could not possibly be real drag. Workin’ it! How female drag queens are causing a scene 2017-07-10T04:00:00Z

Mr. Martel’s new book, “Beatrice and Virgil,” unfortunately, is every bit as misconceived and offensive as his earlier book was fetching. Books of The Times: Yann Martel?s ?Beatrice and Virgil,? a Holocaust Allegory 2010-04-12T21:20:00Z

"Covering your face in public is strange, and to many people both intimidating and offensive," he says. If Britain decides to ban the burqa I might just start wearing one 2010-07-24T23:06:00Z

If you want to gauge just how offensive these shows are, substitute the name of any other religion or identity group into their titles. “Amish Mafia”: Is there really such a thing as an Amish thug? 2012-12-12T19:08:00Z

On Tuesday, Joyce Carol Oates, the American author whose Twitter feed is an jewel box of absurdist, vaguely offensive half-thoughts, showed her stripes as a true conservationist. Joyce Carol Oates’ epic Twitter fail: She thinks Jurassic Park photo is real, aches for poached dinosaurs 2015-06-09T04:00:00Z

The all-time greatest rejection, though, goes to George C. Scott, who denounced his Best Actor nomination for "Patton," calling the awards "offensive, barbarous and innately corrupt." Strange but true stories from Academy Awards past 2013-02-20T16:36:13Z

They were also offensive in another way, as he tried to strong-arm Lizza into giving up the source of a leak by appealing to the reporter’s patriotism. Perspective | In the Mooch’s debut screw-up, the language was bad. The cluelessness was worse. 2017-07-28T04:00:00Z

“If there is any sense of gender bias, then it’s exceptionally offensive,” he said. Sex and the Subway Ad 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z

Is dressing up like this tacky, tasteless, too soon – offensive to the thousands who have died from the disease and the thousands more who stand to? The Ethics of Wearing an Ebola Costume for Halloween 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z

We were ready for the onslaught of offensive, hand-drawn internet memes. Building the Great Wall of Vulvas: 21,000 drawings (and 103 Volvos) later 2016-12-21T05:00:00Z

They were criticized by people as offensive and degrading. Sophie Turner: I Want Sansa to Have ‘More Kills’ on 'Game of Thrones' 2017-07-05T04:00:00Z

His grandmother wrote a Facebook post wondering why the principal found it offensive. American Teenagers Are Declaring ‘Virginity Rocks’ 2020-03-16T04:00:00Z

In the 30-minute videos, Calderon breaks from his image as a lawyerly policy wonk best known for launching a bloody, controversial offensive against drug cartels. Mexico's president becomes TV adventure guide 2011-08-19T19:26:07Z

Three decades before his turn as Ally’s limo-driver father in “A Star Is Born,” Mr. Clay was on the Mount Rushmore of comedy as Dice, his outrageously offensive and especially sexist alter ego. Does Society Need Andrew Dice Clay? 2019-01-26T05:00:00Z

"This really doesn't happen that often, but I saw her side to it and I saw how it could be offensive." "That's where I draw the line": David Cross has words for comics who moan about cancel culture 2023-02-16T05:00:00Z

I didn’t usually offer my last name during those three-hour shifts inside that windowless room, enlivened by the chatter of charm offensives and interrupted occasionally by a bell that signaled a sale. Learning How to Sell From ‘Glengarry Glen Ross’ 2012-11-11T04:40:29Z

I find it offensive, yet how could I possibly even mention it without getting hyper-reactionary blowback? @Work Advice: The case of the offensive cleavage 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z

Despite the stereotypical portrayals and offensive rhetoric, the tees were a hit among A&F consumers. 6 shocking revelations from Netflix's new Abercrombie & Fitch doc 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z

The most egregiously offensive moment came when a character was revealed as being coerced into transitioning, prompting a staggering moment when he is interrogated about when it is going to be cut off. How cinema failed diversity in 2016 2016-12-09T05:00:00Z

Critics on the right now use “CRT” as a catchall term to mean discussions of race and racism that they may find threatening or offensive. Perspective | Nikole Hannah-Jones isn’t done challenging the story of America 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z

The Maryland women are an offensive powerhouse, averaging more than 16 goals a game. Perspective | It’s time for May Madness. The best college lacrosse teams face off this month. 2018-05-16T04:00:00Z

Putting West in orchestral dress and removing the vocals meant avoiding anything offensive. In an orchestra's meet-and-mash of Kanye West and Beethoven, classical kicks it with a hip-hop beat 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z

While simply taking down offensive content might be expeditious for media companies, the practice seems to have few other fans. What Actually Happens When a TV Episode Gets Pulled? 2020-08-17T04:00:00Z

The National Symphony Orchestra, in the days leading to its Carnegie Hall appearance on Tuesday, launched a charm offensive in the press. Review: The National Symphony Spotlights Forward Thinkers 2023-04-19T04:00:00Z

Hence, perhaps, the sickly surrounds: they are the only thing that can withstand the grating charm offensive. Sorry episodes: the most disappointing TV shows of 2018 2018-12-27T05:00:00Z

As one of my colleagues said, their conversation manages to be both offensive and boring, something you would move away from at a coffeeshop. Alec Baldwin's interview with Woody Allen was shoddy, shallow & glitchy – Why did this happen again? 2022-06-29T04:00:00Z

Matthew Woods has been jailed for 12 weeks after he posted 'grossly offensive' jokes on his Facebook page about the missing girl April Jones. Matthew Woods deserves support as much as airport tweeter Paul Chambers 2012-10-12T08:20:03Z

And the ordinariness of Hy Gilbert’s lyrics sometimes border on the offensive, as when the women sing in broken English. Review: ‘Sayonara’ Reimagines a Story of Cross-Cultural Love 2015-07-09T04:00:00Z

Indeed, they found such an idea as deeply offensive and absurd as other women found strict abortion laws and constraints on women’s reproductive freedom. How choice won 2012-09-22T17:45:00Z

Yes, it can be cringeworthy and occasionally homophobic, but what stops their behaviour and language becoming downright offensive is their powerlessness. Your next box set: Men Behaving Badly 2012-11-15T15:30:02Z

According to The Hollywood Reporter, the film has been banned outright in Malaysia and Nepal, while India, the United Arab Emirates and Lebanon have censored some scenes deemed offensive. Wolf of Wall Street Censored And Banned Overseas 2014-01-16T13:30:35Z

DuVernay responded with a Twitter post, saying that the "notion that Selma was LBJ's idea is jaw dropping and offensive to... black citizens who made it so." Atticus Finch a racist? There goes the ideal 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z

It was so offensive, and yet they’re commenting on … well, something about the way the world is. Ilana Glazer Is Moved by ‘Slave Play’ and Chanel Miller 2020-01-10T05:00:00Z

Reviewers reacted violently: they thought it was offensive and questioned national values and the legitimacy of the war. Falklands war novel by leading Argentinian author comes to Edinburgh 2012-08-22T14:43:01Z

In February, it was announced that new editions of his works had been rewritten in an effort to make them less offensive and more inclusive. Roald Dahl Museum Calls Author’s Racism ‘Undeniable and Indelible’ 2023-07-20T04:00:00Z

Complaints from parents and students about that and other offensive behavior they say he exhibited on the tour he was guiding went public a month ago after the Daily Beast reported on what happened. Perspective | Some journalists are debating when it’s okay to use the n-word. But this one should be easy. 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z

The imaginary Christian Unity of Negro Tribes — note the offensive acronym — writes Lafala asking him “to communicate with the association if he needed any spiritual assistance in the handling of his affairs.” Review | Claude McKay abandoned ‘Romance in Marseille’ because it was too daring. He was just ahead of his time. 2020-02-05T05:00:00Z

Burberry is the latest fashion designer brand to come under fire for using racist and offensive imagery in its new collection. Prada, Gucci and now Burberry: Are brands under fire for offensive designs doing it on purpose? 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z

Some authors, when faced with criticism over offensive passages, responded by changing their books. As Classic Novels Get Revised for Today’s Readers, a Debate About Where to Draw the Line 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z

But to my knowledge, he copped to -- and apologized for -- every other thoughtlessly offensive public comment he made, voluntarily or under CBS duress. In defense of Andy Rooney 2011-09-28T13:29:00Z

The letter states that “what management construed as behavioral misconduct” was “not offensive to those immediately involved.” Was a USDA scientist muzzled because of his bee research? 2016-03-02T05:00:00Z

For the sake of providing a record of how offensive this is to what we picture to be our collective moral center, absolutely. Watch "Succession" to understand why media companies reward the worst people 2019-08-22T04:00:00Z

“There’s always white people tweeting me saying, ‘This is so offensive! Watch Eddie Huang Talk About Race and America 2015-02-06T05:00:00Z

The one bit that people aren’t talking about that I was shocked by, not because it was offensive but because it was so hacky, was the bit about Asian men. Listening to Louis C.K.: An Interview with the Comedian Jena Friedman 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z

Sept 22 to mark the 100th anniversary of the offensive, including a free concert at 5 p.m. by the U.S. 100 years later: Returning to World War I’s Western Front in France 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z

In early August, however, rebels launched an offensive from the Nafusa mountains, intending to open a new, western front to break the deadlock. Gadhafi's 40-year rule crumbling 2011-08-22T01:31:00Z

The media regulator received more than 20 complaints from viewers that the preacher's comments were offensive. Ofcom to probe Choudary comments 2013-07-15T16:26:32Z

“Hyundai Motor deeply and sincerely apologizes for the offensive viral ad,” it reads. Hyundai’s shocking ad: You can’t kill yourself in our car 2013-04-26T14:50:00Z

But the truth is there's something nostalgic, rather than offensive, about Look North's response. Haroon Mirza: Play that funky cardboard 2011-03-08T22:00:00Z

The rationale then seemed to me to waver to this: the guy should have lost his job for bad judgment—selecting a word that sounded too much like an offensive term. “You want me to take f**king out of the Scrabble dictionary?” 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z

I want to offer this to students but not in a discriminatory/offensive manner. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A discreet early-exam offer could cause more harm than good 2019-04-17T04:00:00Z

The word is notably more offensive in the US than it is in the UK. Samantha Bee proves there's still one word you can't say in America 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z

That is so wrong and, frankly, offensive to even ask that question.” Bill O’Reilly at his most odious: Everything Fox News gets horribly wrong about rape culture and sexual assault 2015-10-25T04:00:00Z

A downtown Manhattan performance center has canceled an event featuring a new play by Neil LaBute with a title making reference to “Mohammed,” on the grounds that the play is offensive to Muslims. Sheen Center Cancels Event Featuring Neil LaBute Play about 'Mohammed' 2015-05-15T04:00:00Z

Martha in "Virginia Woolf" was an “ugly” woman, something the Taylor of the 1950s would never have been allowed to take on, and a part fundamentally offensive to her view of herself. Elizabeth Taylor, from beauty icon to punchline 2011-03-23T22:30:00Z

Noah has no discernible offensive skills; he's a garbage man, flailing around his elbows, sharp as box cutters, to pick up loose balls and rebounds for his points. NBA: Derrick Rose Helps Make the Bulls a Title Favorite 2011-04-15T09:20:00Z

Kyle is the only one willing to defend the poo’s offensive behaviour, and he rightfully ends up getting smeared in the process. Post-outrage TV: how South Park is surviving the era of controversy 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z

"Bridgerton" may have invested in Vitamin String Quartet's rendition of "Thank U, Next" to bring us into the 2020s, but it chose to hold onto an offensive scene from the original book. 5 ways to fix "Bridgerton" next season to transform this guilty pleasure into guilt-free escapism 2021-01-30T05:00:00Z

An Obama campaign spokesman called the cartoon "tasteless and offensive". Cartoons that courted controversy 2013-01-29T13:04:18Z

“The column was offensive and inaccurate; we apologize for publishing it,” wrote Messenger. St. Louis paper drops George Will over “offensive and inaccurate” column on sexual assault 2014-06-19T04:00:00Z

What made it all so “offensive,” so “problematic,”— or, dare we say triggering — was that Cheney was chair of the House Republican Conference. Outspoken conservative loses job over ‘problematic’ comments 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z

Based on your report of this incident, your co-worker’s so-called joke is both unfunny and offensive. Ask Amy: In-law tension keeps vacation house off limits 2016-06-12T04:00:00Z

So it will be up to the Patriots offensive line to keep Donald and the other Rams away from their star quarterback. Perspective | Super Bowl quarterbacks get the glory, but this year’s game may hinge on the linemen 2019-01-30T05:00:00Z

And when she casually repeats an offensive joke her husband told her, without any apparent dismay, one’s sympathy begins to curdle. Theater Review: In ‘Arlington,’ an Army Wife Fights a Lonely Battle 2014-03-03T03:00:01Z

The Bears didn’t keep a fullback on the roster last season and it’s not something offensive coordinator typically uses. 10 thoughts on Bears' 14-13 loss 2011-08-28T14:17:00Z

A California restaurant owner claims her business received an offensive and racially charged order on Sunday from a customer online. California restaurant owner received offensive online order containing racial slurs, insults: report 2020-07-28T04:00:00Z

The music of Odd Future — especially that of the long-missing-in-action member Earl Sweatshirt, but also of Tyler — is vexing in the way of early Eminem albums: gross and offensive and entrancing and often brilliant. Arts & Leisure Preview: Angry Rhymes, Dirty Mouth, Goofy Kid 2011-05-04T11:00:08Z

University officials called the photo “offensive and hurtful.” Fraternity students face investigation after posing with guns in front of Emmett Till memorial 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z

Here you smell the sweetness of industrial cleaner, the savoriness of the buffet, the perfume of a passing waitress in her teal miniskirt uniform — but not in offensive quantities, and never for too long. Mandalay Bay embodied everything modern Las Vegas wanted to be. Until this week. 2017-10-05T04:00:00Z

Sfeir said his investigators viewed some of his statements as offensive to Lebanon’s army. Lebanese singer deported from Saudi after 50-day detention 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z

I didn’t think I was doing anything that was really patently offensive. ArtsBeat: 'Weird Al' Yankovic Talks About the Lady Gaga Saga 2011-04-20T20:28:49Z

Arianne Zucker, the "Days of our Lives" soap actress filmed greeting Trump and Bush after their discussions about women on their bus, said she found the comments offensive but not shocking. Schmoozing with the stars poses pitfalls for celebrity media 2016-10-18T04:00:00Z

But the unbearable whiteness of this film isn't especially surprising or offensive, just depressingly lazy and unimaginative. "Prince of Persia" royally blows it 2010-05-28T00:20:00Z

These include a new offensive toward Gaza, what his son said in the bath and flight delays while getting to far-flung literary festivals. Etgar Keret's memoir opens an odd, alluring window into life in Israel 2015-06-25T04:00:00Z

I even said that I’d be willing to revise my lyrics if there was anything in there that was potentially really offensive to her. ArtsBeat: 'Weird Al' Yankovic Talks About the Lady Gaga Saga 2011-04-20T20:28:49Z

One more thing, I don't see the use in presenting offensive language onstage either...to live persons. Review: ‘“Master Harold” … and the Boys,’ a Searing Indictment of Racism 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z

But Willard decided the parody wouldn't be considered offensive by either Leno or O'Brien. Willard finds late-night TV murder on `Castle' 2010-04-12T08:56:00Z

This charm offensive turns “Maze” into an unusually quiet, watchful thriller: Aside from one early skirmish and the rather chaotic escape itself, Burke’s thoughtful script mostly unfolds without the usual prison-movie tumult. ‘Maze’ Review: A Prison Break and a Confidence Game 2019-03-21T04:00:00Z

“It is offensive and so stereotypical,” he added. ‘Beirut’ Trailer Was Supposed to Thrill. Instead It Offended. 2018-01-30T05:00:00Z

Great American novels don’t need to come with warning labels, and high schools shouldn’t be balkanized into a jumble of students each reading the least offensive books their parents are willing to approve. Perspective | In the Va. governor’s race, ‘Beloved’ is reduced to its most explicit parts. That’s obscene. 2021-10-27T04:00:00Z

Critics found the campaign offensive, in no small measure because the name of the fragrance, which translates as “wild,” calls to mind an abiding racist characterization of Native Americans. Fashion needs more powerful black voices — so Ethan Miller created a new way to help 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z

He curated several exhibitions of local painters, but also a group show — “Strategies of Dissent” — that included posters by Wojciech Korkuc, a designer whose work many found offensive. A Polish Museum Turns to the Right, and Artists Turn Away 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z

And Cosby’s team has in return been going on the offensive. Bill Cosby still wins 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z

The last time an offensive coordinator was fired, Ron Turner and most of his staff was bounced out of Halas Hall on the day after the 2009 season ended. Smith remains mum on Martz's future 2012-01-02T19:17:00Z

The Barbican said it confronted "the abhorrent historical attitudes to race during the colonial era" but protesters said the work was offensive and racist. Art show called off after protests 2014-09-24T04:00:00Z

Confident that such people belonged to a long-disgraced fringe group, I breezily advised the reader to remain polite and professional, and to prepare small talk as well as responses to potential offensive remarks. Are biased workers entitled to protections? 2017-09-27T04:00:00Z

Speaking to Playboy magazine Mayer, 32, also attracted widespread criticism for his use of an offensive racial term. 2010-02-11T12:08:00Z

That’s a huge part of what elevates this above merely offensive and into the realm of potentially damaging. Is Netflix’s ‘Insatiable’ as Offensive as It Looks? Let’s Discuss 2018-08-09T04:00:00Z

So don’t tell me it’s offensive to say, “FU*K CANCER.” Kicked out of the mall — for an anti-cancer hat 2013-05-22T20:33:00Z

Ivins wrote that these “strains lead to a form of sexism so deeply ingrained in the culture that it’s often difficult to distinguish the disgusting from the outrageous or the offensive from the amusing.” ‘Raise Hell’ Review: For Molly Ivins, Writing Was Fighting 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z

“To our community – we made a serious mistake recently by selling prayer mats as decorative rugs on our site. We understand this was a highly offensive oversight and are truly sorry,” the note read. Shein apologizes for selling 'hurtful and offensive' swastika necklace, claims it was 'Buddhist symbol' 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z

In a different respect, though, the real world for your daughter is exactly as it is for her grandparents and for you: filled with people who have contrary notions, stale ideas, offensive advice. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: How to talk to a semi-estranged daughter about her abusive spouse 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z

According to Lammy, the offensive item had been on the website since March. Amazon removes shoe with racial slur in product description 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z

“The idea that Erewhon is a baseline for how the majority of Angelenos eat is not only absurd, it’s beyond offensive.” How Erewhon Became L.A.’s Hottest Hangout 2021-02-17T05:00:00Z

It might seem odd, even offensive, to state it, but he brings his characters to real life. ‘Say Nothing’ — Part History, Part True Crime — Illuminates the Bitter Conflict in Northern Ireland 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z

Only she doesn't say "guys" -- she uses one of the most offensive words in the English language, before proceeding to unleash bloody vengeance upon the bad guys. Teen actress flexes muscles in "Kick-Ass" 2010-04-20T00:22:00Z

His politics, while unusual, never struck me as offensive. Where did Steve Bannon get his worldview? From my book. 2017-02-24T05:00:00Z

Heidi lingers, "wanting to do something, but not wanting to seem intrusive or offensive. There's a fine line between helpful and disrespectful, one which I don't want to cross." In 'Pretty Baby,' an act of kindness spirals into dangerous territory 2015-07-30T04:00:00Z

They said the lines were offensive but they absolutely were not. BBC accused of 'extraordinary' censorship over Radio 4 play Stone 2013-01-30T12:37:18Z

Eventually, she gives birth to five ‘PC babies’ who cry at anything they deem offensive. Post-outrage TV: how South Park is surviving the era of controversy 2018-11-20T05:00:00Z

Subsequently, Temple of Doom was heavily criticized for its dark and offensive imagery, but it was too late for five-year-old me. 'I didn't sleep well for months': the films that terrified our writers as kids 2019-10-31T04:00:00Z

The debate over whether a private institution has the right to display or remove work that some students find offensive is one that has rippled across the country in recent years. A Painting of George Floyd Roils Catholic University 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z

The charade escalates, of course, until the film completely undercuts its original premise and morphs into a mildly offensive south-of-the-border road comedy. Review: ‘Special Correspondents’ Stars a Fumbling Ricky Gervais 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z

I didn’t realise how wildly offensive that was!” Riley Keough: ‘I had a bad reaction to authority’ 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z

Can you meet the challenge of being funny without being patently offensive? Style Invitational Week 1085: Eww-venirs

Hannah said the offensive tweet was taken down within an hour and the newspaper has "instituted new and tighter Twitter procedures" to ensure it will never happen again. The Onion apologizes for offensive actress tweet 2013-02-25T17:16:11Z

Firehouse Subs confirmed to Fox News on Tuesday that the chain’s Martinsburg location recently dismissed the employee who listed the offensive word in lieu of customer Shikera Burns’ name on the bill. Sub shop employee fired after writing 'ghetto' on customer's receipt 2020-06-16T04:00:00Z

Second, I am a writer by trade: asking me to delete something and sign an NDA was, as I put it to them, an offensive request. What happened when my flight was invaded by ants 2019-07-02T04:00:00Z

In recent years, debates about offensive language have rankled the drag world, as transgender people have objected to terms like “tranny,” which some longtime drag queens see as their birthright. Lady Bunny Is Still the Shadiest Queen Around 2018-09-29T04:00:00Z

When it comes to sex and raunchy glamour, the house of Versace has been flogged for more offensive things than a slutty dress. Fashion Review: Milan Fashion Review: Prada, Versace, Etro, MaxMara 2012-09-21T23:37:54Z

On Monday, she posted an apology on Twitter, writing: “I deeply regret my actions & offensive words. It was inexcusable & I’m so sorry.” Trump Criticizes ‘S.N.L.’ Writer Who Joked About His Son Barron 2017-01-26T05:00:00Z

He said, with honest forthrightness, that he’d had no idea how offensive it was. I slept with the enemy: Here’s what an unlikely romance taught me about racism, Donald Trump, and our cultural obsession with male rebellion 2016-03-20T04:00:00Z

That advertising campaign is just too offensive but I guess it does fit with typical Prussian arrogance. The World's Most Popular Cars Are Changing 2011-12-26T04:24:40Z

“We are moving from being on the defensive to the offensive,” Tara Poseley said. Lululemon’s Kumbaya Capitalism 2015-10-24T04:00:00Z

In fact, in deference to the under-13 attendees, of which there were a few, House of Pain’s “Jump Around” was edited to remove offensive lyrics. Silent Discos Let You Dance to Your Own Beat 2015-06-17T04:00:00Z

Or are you between those two positions somewhere, objectively aware that it’s offensive but fine with brushing it off? Carolyn Hax: Bawdy humor comes between girlfriend, family 2015-11-25T05:00:00Z

In the face of offensive acts, neither knows how to apologize, to understand the effect of their words and deeds. The personal is always political: The politics of swimming in 2016 2016-09-05T04:00:00Z

Recently, Sally put a political post on FB, and I responded to it in a way that she found offensive. Perspective | Ask Amy: Social media dust-up affects the whole family 2020-10-23T04:00:00Z

"The particular lyrics in Born This Way may be considered as offensive when viewed against Malaysia's social and religious observances," AMP Radio Networks, the country's top private radio operator, explained to the Associated Press. Lady Gaga 'gay anthem' censored in Malaysia 2011-03-18T14:10:02Z

She went on: “I find Portman’s type of activism deeply offensive to those of us who actually do the work.” Rose McGowan's attack on Natalie Portman was a welcome cuff in an age of cuddles 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z

But she now worries “that might cause students to generate offensive images,” Atairu explained. Black Artists Say A.I. Shows Bias, With Algorithms Erasing Their History 2023-07-04T04:00:00Z

What some people find hilarious, others find rude, even offensive. Review: 'Dirty Grandpa' Is 'Utterly Unfunny' 2016-01-22T05:00:00Z

Nevertheless, some Facebook commenters didn’t find the spooky setup quite so offensive, and even described the fake crime scene as “hilarious.” Crime scene Halloween display at district attorney's office blasted as 'insensitive' 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z

He can be offensive and rude and self-aggrandizing. Cliff Huxtable Was Bill Cosby’s Sickest Joke 2018-04-27T04:00:00Z

Thus a novel may be as offensive as it chooses or happens to be – so long, of course, as it is funny or, at the least, enlivening. Howard Jacobson on taking comic novels seriously 2010-10-08T23:07:00Z

Might the selling of women’s bodies be in some way offensive, as the selling of slaves’ bodies is offensive? How do strip clubs hurt me? 2012-08-14T00:00:00Z

Universal called the descriptions “offensive” and said it regrets and apologizes for being associated in any way. Universal distances itself from ‘Compton’ casting 2014-07-17T04:00:00Z

And he said Morton abused his free speech protections to call for the murder of those whose speech he found offensive. Man sentenced for online 'South Park' threat 2012-06-22T17:03:08Z

The broadcaster added it "would normally broadcast an immediate apology" in the event of offensive content being broadcast. Harris song breaches Ofcom rules 2015-01-19T05:00:00Z

I find her suggestion that her son lie to his wife offensive and divisive. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A manipulative mother-in-law 2018-02-07T05:00:00Z

They said the man was suspected of breaching a protected site and possessing an offensive weapon, but that he did not enter any buildings. Police probe video linked to Windsor Castle Christmas breach 2021-12-27T05:00:00Z

So to resist the dating sites’ ideological offensive one can’t simply embrace monogamy and tout the durability of traditional mores. What does OKCupid want? 2013-02-16T17:00:00Z

I asked Garlin, at length, about a confrontation with a stand-in, his habit of engaging in physical behaviors that made people uncomfortable, and his pattern of saying offensive, unprofessional things in the workplace. Hollywood's "list of excuses is endless": Enabling bad behavior, from Bill Murray to Jeff Garlin 2023-06-07T04:00:00Z

It's also why I let commenters remain anonymous, even though it also means getting a few offensive or goofy posts now and then. Tiger, The Tour And Inside The U.S. Open 2010-06-15T22:00:00Z

Ofcom said it was 'offensive language' in the context of the show. Scherzinger's language 'offensive' 2013-06-03T14:19:02Z

You want to know if screwball can be used as an offensive weapon? The Loss of Jonathan Demme 2017-04-29T04:00:00Z

Worse, her offensive jokes tended to be funny. It’s worse than Jerry Seinfeld says: PC is undermining free speech, expression, liberties 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z

This has been the controversial and apparently offensive bit. The Book of Mormon – review 2013-03-24T00:05:41Z

The prologue is not just an effective way to frame the show and cushion the impact of its more offensive elements. Is ‘The Mikado’ Too Politically Incorrect to Be Fixed? Maybe Not. 2016-12-30T05:00:00Z

Levitt needed a pair of odor judges to take “several sniffs” and rate the noxiousness — from “no odor” to “very offensive” — of each of the sixteen people’s flatal contributions. Passing gas: A modern scientific history 2013-04-07T11:00:00Z

Judaism considers pigs impure and no one disputes that the sculpture is deliberately offensive. German court may reject appeal to remove anti-Semitic relic 2020-01-21T05:00:00Z

Since when did the American Flag and the National Anthem become offensive? Conservatives triggered into #NikeBoycott over Colin Kaepernick ads 2018-09-04T04:00:00Z

I rallied a group of my students — all women of color, some also queer — to help me dismantle everything offensive about the Dewey Decimal system. Oh, Dewey, Where Would You Put Me? 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z

The installation, which centers on a sculpture entitled “Dirty Corner,” was defaced Saturday night, with highly offensive sentences in French scrawled on the sculpture and nearby rocks that are also part of the work. Anish Kapoor Work at Versailles Is Vandalized (Again) 2015-09-07T04:00:00Z

The park said she was removed because she refused to stop her "unruly and offensive behavior." Six Flags responds to guest’s claim she was kicked out over shorts: report 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z

Critics of the book, who saw the story as offensive and dehumanizing to Muslims, bombarded Kirkus with complaints, demanding the review be retracted. In an Era of Online Outrage, Do Sensitivity Readers Result in Better Books, or Censorship? 2017-12-24T05:00:00Z

“All that was shown on Cher was never offensive,” he said. Ret Turner, Award-Winning Costume Designer, Dies at 87 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z

Given the circumstances, you'd hardly expect a debate about the morality of the air offensive: what the play provides, with Rattigan's characteristic flair for understatement, is a deeply moving portrait of people at war. Flare Path ? review 2011-03-13T14:33:52Z

“Ours is one of the last independent companies that offers a place where you can write down your thoughts, free from having to worry about whether they are offensive to one group or another.” The fountain pen-obsessed entrepreneur behind 8chan, the Internet’s most notorious hate forum 2019-08-08T04:00:00Z

Our offensive line did a great job of blocking for them. Packers knock Bears out of playoff contention 2011-12-26T12:02:00Z

And while I never want to see anyone punched, ever, I kind of began to suspect this might be the easiest solution to this ridiculous woman and her offensive developed-world problems. Eat Pray Love trailer: Julia Roberts overindulges in navelgazing 2010-03-30T10:37:00Z

Just because a scene is offensive or brutally unfunny doesn’t mean it hasn’t unfolded in a real, four-walled kitchen somewhere. Prime time's new age of crudeness 2011-01-17T15:01:00Z

This made it offensive, but not so bad that one couldn’t with any decency draw attention to it. The modern history of swearing: Where all the dirtiest words come from 2013-05-11T12:30:00Z

“If you’re going to censor Confederate Railroad because it’s offensive to people, then censor the other entertainer with the depiction of a dead president that many people here love.” Illinois cancels band from fair lineup over Confederate flag 2019-07-10T04:00:00Z

To suggest Rambold’s experience of being found guilty of a crime is on par with the experience of being a victim of that crime is not only offensive — it’s delusional. How not to be terrible when talking about rape 2013-09-05T11:45:00Z

The website, which describes itself as "public forum to discuss Pakistani politics," hosted a broad-ranging discussion, with a slight majority attacking the programme as "racist" and "offensive to Islam". Citizen Khan - view from abroad 2012-09-07T07:31:55Z

More offensive to the Nazi Party was his novel “Success.” Edgar Feuchtwanger Bore Witness, Horribly Close to Hitler 2016-06-02T04:00:00Z

Teenagers are also educated about the ramifications of an offensive tweet, or explicit picture, as well as the health consequences of too much screen time. Logged off: meet the teens who refuse to use social media 2018-08-29T04:00:00Z

Nothing terribly offensive happens, and that counts as a miracle. Review | Hallmark’s Hanukkah movies are really Christmas movies about how Hanukkah is weird 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z

More disconcerting, however, was the often blurred line between acceptable and offensive. New Freedom for Myanmar’s Artists 2014-12-02T05:00:00Z

He refused to sign loyalty oaths during the 1950s, when Hollywood was blacklisting suspected Communists, and turned down roles he found offensive. Sidney Poitier changed movies, and changed lives 2022-01-07T05:00:00Z

There is a running gag that all these impersonations are "borderline offensive". My Perfect Mind – review 2013-04-07T13:17:11Z

Yet clichéd and sometimes offensive views of race remain alive and well across the art form. Critic’s Notebook: Ballet Clings to Racial, Ethnic and National Stereotypes 2012-09-05T15:11:19Z

Indeed, Zeman alienated many by snubbing the square’s official ceremonies, which he considered offensive to the Russians he admires. Swapping a boat for a bus to explore Prague, Vienna and Budapest 2018-11-19T05:00:00Z

The site was recaptured in November 2016, shortly after the on-going offensive to retake Mosul began. British Museum trains Iraqi archaeologists to rebuild post-Islamic State 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z

They reject coddling: “To say we need to be looked after, I find offensive,” Camille gripes. Perspective | Thank you, Gillian Flynn for giving women permission to be bad 2018-07-05T04:00:00Z

While some changes have been made to books published in decades past, often with little fanfare, many of the current attempts to remove offensive language are systematic and have drawn intense public scrutiny. As Classic Novels Get Revised for Today’s Readers, a Debate About Where to Draw the Line 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z

Looking ahead: Cutler will move on to his third offensive coordinator in four seasons, but it sounds like Tice doesn’t want to turn the thing upside down and shake it. Bears' positional analysis: quarterback 2012-01-09T12:00:00Z

This leaves him to tackle hot-button issues such as racial tension and transgenderism in a bracingly thought-provoking, rather than crudely offensive, way. This week's new live comedy 2013-02-23T06:00:10Z

The government contends both names are offensive and should be changed. Gene Weingarten: How the government should really wield its power 2016-05-20T04:00:00Z

You have Democrats who are like, “Oh my God, can you believe Trump said this? Can you believe Trump acts like this? He’s so offensive, he’s so awful.” Our festering American rage: Why “it doesn’t matter if Trump lies” 2017-08-12T04:00:00Z

Reid didn't mince words, calling the display disgusting, upsetting and offensive. 'X Factor' goes X-rated as singer's pants drop 2011-09-15T18:26:28Z

Modern comedy flatters itself that it is outspoken and "offensive". The Two Ronnies: the double act's popularity is still booming 2010-12-23T10:30:00Z

“I witnessed behavior by André Balazs that was inappropriate and offensive,” said Mary Elizabeth Ellis, the wife of Mr. Day, in a statement. André Balazs, Celebrity Hotelier, Is Accused of Groping 2017-11-09T05:00:00Z

City of Lies Rated R for offensive language and deadly weapons. ‘City of Lies’ Review: Dirty Cops and a Dangerous Conspiracy 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z

I don't think I say or do anything straight-up offensive — it's more like a lot of subtle little things. Perspective | Ask Amy: Citizen wants to become even more ‘American’ 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z

And therein lies the difference between Bieber’s and West’s charm offensives. Justin Bieber and Kanye West: How their charm offensives differ 2015-01-30T05:00:00Z

CNN said Wednesday that Martin's remarks were "regrettable and offensive" and he will not be on air "for the time being." CNN suspends Martin for 'offensive' comments 2012-02-08T21:05:10Z

Goujat, in the 17th century, referred to a servant in the army or a mason’s apprentice; by the 18th, it came to mean someone with boorish, offensive behavior. | François Hollande: Casanova or Lout? 2014-02-07T20:50:14Z

Probably the most offensive thing about it all was how few commentators and analysts in the media, or people in positions of power, had ever spoken in person to a Muslim woman. Is France right to ban the burka in public? | Debate 2010-03-21T00:08:00Z

Furthermore, outraged comments are sometimes more offensive than the originating misconduct. On Social Media, Some Are Susceptible to Internet Outrage 2014-07-03T04:00:00Z

“Often, we’re like, ‘Are we being offensive or are we being idiotic?’ and I think those questions are exciting,” he added. Don’t Stand There. The Dance Cartel Wants You to Shake It! 2014-04-11T00:17:04Z

Speaking of offensive, the Parents Television Council of America – I don't know about you, but I'm getting a Mary Whitehouse vibe here – has claimed that television is increasingly making light of sexual exploitation. Sarah Silverman's 'anal probe' tweet sparks political row 2013-07-10T13:49:04Z

Except it's not really about that at all – it's just an excuse for her to jet around the world with her friends, being insincere and occasionally offensive. Formula 1 2010-07-10T05:45:00Z

Ofcom said that while Morgan’s comments were “potentially harmful and offensive to viewers,” regulators “took full account of freedom of expression.” UK regulator clears Piers Morgan over comments on Meghan 2021-09-01T04:00:00Z

They told me it was ‘awful’ and ‘offensive.’ Scott Rudin Holds Oscar Cards Close With ?Extremely Loud? 2011-12-08T23:19:48Z

And bad music is so offensive that that's also too much to bear. Kristin Hersh: 'I hate music' 2011-08-22T20:31:01Z

It seemed to me like there was an edge of hostility toward her that was more visceral than with somebody like Newt Gingrich, who seemed so buffoonish he almost wasn’t offensive. George Packer: Don’t CEOs have any shame? 2013-05-26T18:00:00Z

Few machines are more powerful at waging such offensives successfully than Hollywood. Meeting "Harry & Meghan": the Sussexes launch the next stage of their strategic charm offensive 2022-12-11T05:00:00Z

The group’s chairman said in a statement that the organization found his comments “disturbing” and the video “offensive.” Breitbart’s Milo Yiannopoulos resigns following outrage over his past comments about pedophilia 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z

Typically, however, these incidents revolve around displays that are too gory or offensive. LA homeowner's fiery Halloween decorations spark calls to police, 911 2020-10-14T04:00:00Z

Last week, he watched in horror from his home in Melbourne images of the Taliban taking over the Afghan capital, capping a lightning offensive that restored the religious militia to power and stunned the world. When the music stops: Afghan ‘happy place’ falls silent 2021-08-22T04:00:00Z

I'd like to believe that you've reached out to your critics because you have a genuine curiosity to understand why your remarks were so offensive to so many, Scott. Scott Adams takes on Salon 2011-06-23T14:52:00Z

"Now, I find almost everything that Mr. Trump says objectionable. I consider him offensive and bigoted. But he has my full support to come to my country and be offensive and bigoted there." J.K. Rowling defends 'offensive and bigoted' Donald Trump's free speech 2016-05-17T04:00:00Z

The neighborhood response to Bouie’s work mirrors the larger American response to things like the use of racial slurs and offensive caricature. Perspective | Can a noose be art? There’s one hanging from a porch in Washington that’s here to challenge your assumptions. 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z

"Here is such a clear contrast between the clearly thoughtful efforts of Disney and the far more cartoonish and offensive caricatures in the promotional campaign," he told Chang. How McDonald's Szechuan Sauce went from a "just fine" '90s relic to a riot-causing cult condiment 2021-01-24T05:00:00Z

Fans of the show on Wednesday posted in chatrooms on South Park's websites several Muhammad cartoons that would be far more offensive to Muslims than the animation itself. South Park censored after threat of fatwa over Muhammad episode 2010-04-22T20:16:00Z

Mrs. Dad: an offensive term never used to describe mothers in management roles. Motherlode Blog: Meditations from the Dad in the Minivan 2012-08-12T01:27:33Z

He was later suspended, and tweeted a statement: “I Tweeted something insensitive and offensive. I truly regret my words and want to apologize.” People are getting vaccinated due to their BMI. They have mixed feelings about it. 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z

Before he left the stage, social media was inflamed and Adams was asked to comment on the fact that many people found his language offensive. Surgeon General Jerome Adams may be the nicest guy in the Trump administration. But is that what America needs right now? 2020-07-11T04:00:00Z

The devil, however, is in the definition of terms like “intimidating” or “offensive”. How Harvey Weinstein’s accusers gave women worldwide a voice 2017-10-21T04:00:00Z

The author called it “paternalistic, offensive and profoundly provincial”, and questioned the need to change perfectly obvious second-person plurals for a peninsular Spanish audience. Alfonso Cuarón condemns Spanish subtitles on Roma 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z

Brand-new this time around but sent by too many people: Gandhi and the Skins’ offensive line are both famed for nonviolent confrontation. Style Invitational: Heed! Indeed! 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z

"The committee felt that the remark ... strayed into an offensive stereotypical assumption not confined to The Elephant Man," the committee ruled. Top Gear: Jeremy Clarkson's Elephant Man joke ruled offensive 2012-10-01T14:07:56Z

One halfway hoped McCarthy would air an offensive opinion about her beliefs about vaccines, just so that something would happen. Nicolle Wallace and Rosie Perez to join “The View” 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z

The OED editors offer the comparison to skanky, which means unattractive or offensive, as well as janky, which refers to something that is untrustworthy or of poor quality. Oxford Dictionary Adds 'Fo' Shizzle,' 'Masshole' and 'Hot Mess' 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z

I said I was offensive and boring, and that I am mortified. Ask Amy: Booze and business don’t always mix well 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z

The museum’s ethics committee was “unequivocal” that the work was offensive, according to the meeting’s minutes. Racist Mural Puts Tate Galleries in a Bind 2021-06-11T04:00:00Z

“This,” she said admiringly, “is a brilliant offensive innovation.” How to move a museum: The Burke, and treasured objects from its rarely seen vaults at the UW, get a new home 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z

Owens took the snap, faked an inside handoff, and broke toward the left side of his offensive line. 9/11 and West Point football’s epic losing streak of 2003 2018-10-07T04:00:00Z

“I relayed that the shirt was not just offensive, it was threatening the lives of other passengers,” Sidman’s brother told the outlet. United Airlines passenger allowed to fly in T-shirt alluding to lynching journalists: report 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z

In the past, arguments were limited to the content of specific state-sponsored works that were deemed offensive or immoral – an offshoot of the culture wars. Why do conservatives want the government to defund the arts? 2017-02-08T05:00:00Z

"I find that offensive on a number of levels, that I would for some personal reason distort the way I am spending licence fee payers' money," said Hunt. Miriam O'Reilly case: winners and losers 2011-01-11T13:50:40Z

He’s accidentally offensive, because he’s trying so hard. Ricky Gervais Goes Back to ‘The Office’ 2017-02-03T05:00:00Z

“The really offensive part is that the perspectives of scholars working in these areas were treated as nonexistent or irrelevant.” A Defense of ‘Transracial’ Identity Roils Philosophy World 2017-05-19T04:00:00Z

If Ms. DeGeneres feels pressure to steady the Oscars following a year when the program’s host, Seth MacFarlane, was harshly criticized for what some viewers saw as offensive humor, she would not acknowledge it. Ellen DeGeneres, TV and Twitter Hit, Ready to Host Oscars 2014-01-17T13:00:22Z

They suffered collectively the offense of Golden Age Hollywood as America’s most offensive symbol of extreme income inequality. Eisler's 'Hollywood Songbook' comes home, bad mood and all 2016-06-16T04:00:00Z

The offensive language was not kept to cause pain, he said. ‘Boys in the Band’ movie keeps hurtful language of original 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z

So these words survived the cut with the offensive definition deleted. “You want me to take f**king out of the Scrabble dictionary?” 2015-07-05T04:00:00Z

"I recognize that the tone of my language and the content of what I said were deeply offensive, and I apologize unreservedly for the hurt caused." Bishop apologizes for harsh royal wedding comments 2010-11-22T18:16:00Z

In a statement released late Tuesday, Ailes said Carlson’s lawsuit is “not only offensive, but it is wholly without merit” and said that low ratings led to her dismissal. Ex-Fox News host Gretchen Carlson sues network head Roger Ailes for sexual harassment 2016-07-06T04:00:00Z

I've always found The Affair's notion that such a sacred wound absolves you of responsibility, deeply offensive. ‘The Affair,’ Season 3, Episode 5: Back to Block Island 2016-12-18T05:00:00Z

In her posts, Field said that the comic was being criticized not because his remarks are offensive but for the harm they do to the trans community, especially Black women. Chappelle special draws critics, boosters to Netflix walkout 2021-10-20T04:00:00Z

The best are also improvisational specialists, a skill Zelenskyy calls upon in his interviews with international press, in his speeches to the world leaders and his viral video offensives. Politics & performance: Why Zelenskyy succeeds where others fail 2022-03-05T05:00:00Z

I was thinking of conversations I’d had over the years with filmmakers and filmgoers alike who have found the term patronizing, limited and, frankly, offensive. ‘Madea,’ ‘Moonlight’ and the multitudes contained in black film 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z

Battery is legally defined as “the unjustified touching of another person, without that person’s consent, with the intent to cause a bodily contact that a reasonably prudent person would find offensive.” What to Know About Kevin Spacey’s Civil Trial: Lawyers Make Opening Statements 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z

Yet the soup is the least offensive part of the plan. The disgusting diet that brought us together 2019-06-29T04:00:00Z

To acknowledge your own failings, while not explicitly pointing out those of the person who has abruptly branded you a “fraud” and your jacket “deeply offensive”, is quite something. Caped crusader: who is the real target of Natalie Portman's reply to Rose McGowan? 2020-02-14T05:00:00Z

Her early work used the voice of a blinkered, entitled party girl who often said dumb and offensive things, many of which were self-evidently false. Review: As Amy Schumer Evolves, So Does Her Arena Show 2016-09-25T04:00:00Z

“I find that question pretty offensive, people speculating about my death and my health,” Martin said in an interview with Swiss newspaper Tagesanzeiger. 'Game Of Thrones' Author George R.R. Martin Gives Upset Fans The Bird 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z

Advertisement Advertisement If they run to “Cooper Barrett’s Guide to Surviving Life,” debuting the same night on Fox, they’ll find a less offensive but more mundane sitcom masquerading as an inventive one. Review: ‘Bordertown’ and ‘Cooper Barrett’ Debut 2016-01-01T05:00:00Z

“The most offensive part is how ugly the shoes are,” the user tweeted. Katy Perry's fashion brand pulling shoes from sale amid 'blackface' concerns 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z

In these towns, “America already is great” rings hollow and offensive. Outside coastal bubbles, to say 'America is already great' rings hollow 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z

The notion that offensive speech is “violence” gained ground, as younger progressives increasingly critiqued the principle of free speech as too often providing cover for hate speech. The Stabbing of Salman Rushdie Renews Free Speech Debates 2022-08-15T04:00:00Z

The plot provides a loose structure on which the pair hang all manner of baggy jokes, terrible puns, offensive insults and groaning malapropisms. Review: In ‘Oh Hello,’ Sour and Crotchety Old Men at Their Best 2015-12-10T05:00:00Z

Ms. Herzog became a member of a unique emerging class of people — journalists, academics, opinion writers — canceled for bad, conservative or offensive opinions. Those People We Tried to Cancel? They’re All Hanging Out Together 2019-11-02T04:00:00Z

The 30 Rock star lost his temper during an encounter with a photographer in New York City and called the man an anti-gay slur, which he later denied knowing was offensive to gays. Alec Baldwin Axed By MSNBC 2013-11-26T20:27:46Z

The ads violated sections of M.T.A. rules that prohibit dissemination of indecent material to minors and the public display of “offensive sexual material,” he said. Sex and the Subway Ad 2019-08-09T04:00:00Z

Watched again now, Phantom Menace seems flat rather than actually objectionable: there is something almost exotic in its intricate dullness, and characters like Jar-Jar are now too boring to be offensive. Star Wars: Episode I: The Phantom Menace 3D ? review 2012-02-09T21:45:00Z

His latest project is an online video called “A Creative Way to Help People Understand How Racism Works,” which explains why the name of the Washington N.F.L. team is offensive. Off Color: Hari Kondabolu (Video Series) 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z

I had to stay at the party in my offensive black outfit and burning red face. Op-Ed Columnist: Hunting Birds of Paradise 2011-04-06T19:39:26Z

“There is no question that elements of the program included offensive content that is inconsistent with our core beliefs,” EY said in a statement on Monday. Men are like muffins: my leadership tips to help guys win in the workplace 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z

“Recreation,” he observes, “appears to be the offensive aspect” for a lot of hunting opponents. How Hunting Became a Macho Sport 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z

When the book's very premise is so steeped in privilege, it is impossible for it not to be offensive. Revealing Eden author needs some Good Black Friends 2012-08-27T13:00:01Z

“He doesn’t want Americans to respond to Trump’s racist, authoritarian offensives by moving their moral goal posts. The greater danger, he suggests, isn’t hyperbole, it’s normalization.” 7 New Books We Recommend This Week 2018-09-20T04:00:00Z

In addition, the offensive line, defense and special teams got better. How did Washington get into the NFL playoffs? 2016-01-06T05:00:00Z

One of Gibson's eight offensive rebounds led to Rose's poster dunk — off a bounce pass from — and Gibson drew a standing ovation for his effort. Aggressive Rose outshines Lin, Knicks 2012-03-13T03:46:00Z

That universality has fled from “Find Me,” which feels alternately too vague, too offensive, and too ridiculous to do anything but place one’s empathic imagination on a rack until one surrenders to one’s own contempt. “Find Me” Is a Shallow Sequel to “Call Me By Your Name” 2019-10-21T04:00:00Z

We tend to imagine that people — including ourselves — would behave in bolder and more forceful ways in response to offensive and inappropriate behavior than people actually do when confronted with such behavior. Weinstein jurors must differentiate between consent and compliance—which research shows isn’t easy 2020-01-15T05:00:00Z

Some alumni argue that there is nothing offensive about the name or the Native American imagery, adopted in the mid-1960s in honor of a beloved coach, Emerson Metoxen, of the Oneida Tribe. Anatomy of a Mascot 2021-06-30T04:00:00Z

A U.S. microbrewery said on Friday it will stop using the name and image of the late Indian leader Mohandas Gandhi on one of its beers after complaints it was offensive to the Indian community. U.S. beer-maker to pull 'Gandhi-Bot' brand after complaints 2015-01-23T05:00:00Z

I find it really offensive, these are children … it takes out any semblance of autonomy or privacy these kids have. 'It put me on antidepressants': welcome to GOMI, the cruel site for female snark 2016-01-21T05:00:00Z

Because where male comedians were “funny,” Rivers was “offensive.” Why We Needed to Take Joan Rivers Less Seriously 2014-09-04T04:00:00Z

This isn’t everyone’s view, obviously, and it’s a nearly impossible one to hold if the music is offensive, bad, constant, distracting or in open defiance of a polite request to turn it down. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: She doesn’t want to be the ‘mean old lady’ next door 2020-06-23T04:00:00Z

In fact, some Twitter users from the East Coast found the entire pizza to be offensive. Pizza cut in squares sparks regional debate between Midwesterners and East Coasters 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z

But the billboards are dwarfed by the seemingly countless number of offensive plain old church signs. 10 most un-Christian church signs 2014-06-17T04:00:00Z

Others, meanwhile, didn’t find the stunt quite so offensive. Man bathes in Wendy's kitchen sink in viral video 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z

It defines invasion of privacy as capturing or trying to capture images or sound of people "in a manner that is offensive to a reasonable person" during personal or family moments. Hawaii lawmakers propose shielding celeb privacy 2013-02-01T10:56:08Z

The music wasn't just bad, it was downright offensive, while Iggy Stooge's movements struck fear and loathing into the hearts of all who failed to share our hero's concept of having a little fun. An initiation into Iggy Pop – a classic feature from the vaults 2013-04-30T14:30:19Z

Her film begins with the savage mass executions perpetrated by Duterte’s officers under the guise of a drug war, and only grows more chilling as he mounts an offensive to justify them. A Thousand Cuts: inside a chilling documentary on Maria Ressa 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z

It was not offensive, it was very funny. Anger at Cornish 'confusion' joke 2012-05-30T08:18:59Z

“Is it offensive to you that I use the term ‘oligarch?’ “How to be a Russian oligarch”: Stephen Colbert sits down with Mikhail Prokhorov outside Moscow 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z

Why, she wondered, did her feedback prompt such resistance, as if the mention of racism were more offensive than the fact or practice of it? A Sociologist Examines the “White Fragility” That Prevents White Americans from Confronting Racism 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z

Has there ever been a more offensive programme than Secret Diary of A Call Girl ? TV Hall of Shame: #2 Secret Diary of a Call Girl 2011-02-09T13:04:29Z

Despite being offensive, his commentary appeared to attract support online. Frankie Boyle launches alternative Thatcher funeral commentary 2013-04-17T11:08:30Z

There's merit to the argument that, especially in this dismal economy, taxpayers shouldn't be required to fund things they find offensive. The Smithsonian 'Anty Christ' censured and censored 2010-12-02T19:00:00Z

Outrage is widespread in comedy this week, with news that the comedian Jay Foreman sold offensive CDs after a gig he performed for under-12s. Les Dawson set for a posthumous return, and an abundance of outrage 2013-02-27T11:44:08Z

He’s moved up the ranks from offensive line coach to offensive coordinator and a year ago was named the team’s head coach. Football player’s coming-out story disproves every dumb theory about gay athletes 2014-02-01T13:00:00Z

The word “gang” is frequently used to avoid using the word “black” in a way that might be offensive. Confessions of a reluctant gentrifier 2017-04-11T04:00:00Z

Although he's unlikely to frighten the horses with politically charged or deliberately offensive material, Mack shows that it's possible to build a great night of stand-up on well-polished, impeccably delivered gags and routines alone. This week's new comedy 2010-11-20T00:07:00Z

Though it raises its fist in resistance often enough, “The Peculiar Patriot” — directed with sleek style by Talvin Wilks — is largely a charm offensive. Review | This galvanizing new play tries to humanize lives lived behind bars 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z

The lawsuit says Cooper found it upsetting and highly offensive to be portrayed as someone "who uses this kind of language and compares her skin color to a cockroach." Judge throws out suit against 'The Help' author 2011-08-16T18:36:08Z

“Rather than using an offensive word we can use something that is just as strong but not perpetuating the stereotype.” ArtsBeat: 'Magdalene' Producers Respond to Accusations of Anti-Semitism 2011-06-30T17:30:29Z

Israeli ground offensive in Gaza: Israeli Ambassador to the U.S. Saturday's TV Highlights and Weekend Talk Show: 'Cedar Cove' 2014-07-18T04:00:00Z

Finally, Scruggs' misconduct is indeed offensive, but it's nothing more than obviously stupid, not to mention criminal, misbehavior. 'The Fall of the House of Zeus': Portrayal of lawyer's fall not a pretty picture 2011-01-06T00:11:06Z

Do I realize that many of these shows are not only vapid, but horribly offensive, and are tearing apart the very fabric of our culture? Snooki cures my OCD 2011-05-20T19:01:00Z

The rapper wrote that he knew he was being offensive when he was contacted by people struggling directly or indirectly with autism. ArtsBeat: J. Cole Apologizes for an Autism Lyric 2013-07-22T15:42:25Z

“They asked me many questions… They said, I am not allowed to be offensive to any Arab country.” Lebanese singer deported from Saudi after 50-day detention 2021-05-28T04:00:00Z

Andy, I can see your point perhaps that Jews are portrayed in a stereotyped and offensive way? Did You Hear the One About the Housewife Who Walks Into a Comedy Club? 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z

Witnesses said that was when they heard the offensive heckle. Venice festival's only woman director gets sexist heckle at film... 2018-09-06T04:00:00Z

Not Your Typical Subway Crooner The Michael Bublé charm offensive hit the ground running this week. Critic’s Notebook: Michael Bublé Promotes ‘To Be Loved’ 2013-04-27T00:37:16Z

But, while everyone has been busy getting their knickers in a twist about a man with silly hair being deliberately offensive, they've missed another quite important point made clear by this series. Why Top Gear has stalled 2011-02-28T10:18:16Z

A Gallup poll last spring showed that college students were overwhelming in favor of free expression on campus in general but also significantly in favor of some restrictions on “intentionally offensive” speech. Can Cries of ‘Free Speech’ Be a Weapon? Students Say Yes 2016-10-16T04:00:00Z

Erythritol is one of the least offensive of the sugar alcohols because, unlike most others, it’s resistant to fermentation by the bacteria in your colon. Perspective | As zero-calorie natural sweeteners such as stevia surge in popularity, here’s what you need to know 2019-04-26T04:00:00Z

Comedy Central is stepping up to defend new Daily Show host Trevor Noah after a series of potentially offensive messages were dug up from the comedian’s Twitter account. Comedy Central Calls Criticism of Trevor Noah ‘Unfair’ 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z

It isn’t a more “real” America – a glib and offensive cliche – it is simply a different one. Outside coastal bubbles, to say 'America is already great' rings hollow 2017-02-21T05:00:00Z

Some students found the suggestion offensive, including Britt Gilbert, who described Ms. Shister as “unaccepting of things that she doesn’t understand.” Generation LGBTQIA 2013-01-09T21:10:18Z

“I find the notion that this is a ‘rebranding’ of the Style Guy offensive,” he told the men’s style site Four Pins in August, referring to his replacement, a 27-year-old associate editor. Glenn O’Brien Reinvents Himself (Yet Again) 2015-11-11T05:00:00Z

The male waiter notified the female restaurant manager of the offensive note, who proceeded to approach the man outside the establishment. Florida man arrested after writing anti-gay remark on restaurant receipt, stuffing it down manager's blouse, fleeing scene 2019-08-02T04:00:00Z

Ms. Piazza explained that she wouldn’t be teaching many offensive moves like those. Beth Ditto is ‘Feeling Self-Defensive’ and Fights Back 2019-11-01T04:00:00Z

The secrecy surrounding the court case — and now the verdict — is offensive. Perspective | A top cardinal’s sex-abuse conviction is huge news in Australia. But the media can’t report it there. 2018-12-12T05:00:00Z

Before Vietnam, the Medal of Honor — the highest award given by the U.S. — usually went to those who lost or risked their lives by going on the offensive to kill enemy fighters. How Vietnam dramatically changed our views on honor and war 2017-09-17T04:00:00Z

"We have to be mindful of our audience, we don't want to be too offensive," Lange says. Abstract Frank Stella sculpture 'Adjoeman' joins Cedars-Sinai artworks 2014-07-07T04:00:00Z

"This is our spring offensive," said Michael Premo, 30, of New York, who identified himself as a spokesman for the movement. Dozens arrested at N.Y. Occupy rally 2012-03-18T05:49:02Z

Carnival argued that as the comedians were employed by a sub-contractor - and not directly by them - it is not responsible for the offensive jokes. Irish man who was butt of jokes on cruise ship wins payout 2012-08-21T16:00:00Z

While Born This Way tops charts around the world – and hit No 4 on at least one Malaysian chart – radio reps said the track could be found offensive by "general Malaysians". Lady Gaga 'gay anthem' censored in Malaysia 2011-03-18T14:10:02Z

Tom Arnold told a radio interviewer in December 2016, not long before the inauguration, “I have the outtakes to ‘The Apprentice’ where he says every bad thing ever, every offensive, racist thing ever. Who’s taping now? In Trump’s world, everything is recorded. 2018-09-08T04:00:00Z

Whether Murray's charm offensive translates to box office success will be revealed when "Rock the Kasbah," an Open Road Films release, hits theaters in October. Comic-Con: Five big movie moments, from Bill Murray to 'Star Wars' 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z

Agree or disagree with his ideas, or his intentionally offensive or provocative modes for conveying them, but Charb brought sharp insights to France’s national conversation. In posthumous manifesto, Charlie Hebdo editor speaks out against hate 2015-12-15T05:00:00Z

Zelenskyy utilized that appeal to mount a winning social media offensive on Ukraine's behalf and making himself available to Western news outlets whenever possible. Sean Penn's "Superpower" renews Zelenskyy's relationship with Hollywood to sell the politics of war 2023-09-19T04:00:00Z

But later productions revealed that other actors could not provide the same nuance and texture “so the character comes across underwritten and as a stereotype that might be offensive to soldiers,” Mr. Joseph said. You Wrote the Play. Can You Let It Go? 2018-08-24T04:00:00Z

Cassedy points out that for centuries, the most offensive phrases in English related to religion, such as “Go to hell” or “God’s teeth.” The smutty Shakespeare game you need for your next smarty-pants party 2016-05-25T04:00:00Z

In too many games, Porter disappears on the offensive end, scoring just a handful of baskets. Perspective | The 3 problems weakening the Wizards’ game 2018-11-21T05:00:00Z

One night, one of the guys said something offensive about gender roles, and a couple of us got annoyed. How to Prepare Now for the Complete End of the World 2020-03-05T05:00:00Z

Well, that may be because he played offensive tackle. Who is Washington’s greatest athlete of all time? 2016-01-20T05:00:00Z

“This is offensive to vegetables everywhere” one commenter teased, while another admitted that they were simply following the thread for people’s silly reactions. Halloween-inspired meal on Air Force One confuses Twitter users 2019-10-30T04:00:00Z

At one point, I'll never forget, this guy who's part of Operation Save America said to me, "I find it offensive that you call us Nazis." "Daily Show" co-creator on how Trump isn't funny and comedy could help save abortion 2020-02-11T05:00:00Z

And the offensive aspects of the show are, at least, the most interesting parts. The Morning After: Unfriendly Fire 2012-08-14T14:02:01Z

But while some readers including, evidently, the Booker judges speak excitedly of the Australian author's bravery in tackling uncomfortable truths, others criticise the word-of-mouth hit as "offensive" and say it is full of "unbelievable misogyny". Booker-longlisted novel The Slap is 'most divisive in years' 2010-07-30T23:08:00Z

The editorial comments, so offensive to Caro, that in another age would have warranted a duel. Robert Caro Relaxes by Listening to People Drum in Central Park 2023-01-01T05:00:00Z

Fascinating fact: Wright considered gutters offensive, so he hid pipes inside the house to drain the roof. On the trail of Frank Lloyd Wright in Illinois and Wisconsin 2019-09-05T04:00:00Z

As with Dewey Barber, I want to explain, with due respect, why some people find Dixie Outfitters threatening and offensive, and I can’t find the right formulation. Dixie Outfitters is still fighting the Civil War 2013-09-11T22:59:00Z

Jimboy’s wanderlust is offensive to Hager, but Sandy idolizes his father, begging him to teach him how to box and fish and play guitar. How Langston Hughes Brought His Radical Vision to the Novel 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z

Because of this very commercial significance of awards for commercially minor films, the Academy’s decision to create a new award for “popular films” is more than absurd and desperate: it’s rankly offensive. What the Oscars New “Popular Film” Category Says About the Art—and Business—of the Movies 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z

With a weak hand full of offensive values and lacking defensive tricks, carry the auction as high as possible, as quickly as possible. Bridge: Experts and Juniors on Bridge Base Online 2013-06-28T22:28:52Z

“I sincerely apologize for the insensitive tweet. I deeply regret my actions & offensive words. It was inexcusable & I’m so sorry,” she wrote. 'SNL' Writer Suspended After Mocking Barron Trump on Twitter 2017-01-23T05:00:00Z

As he took us through the "places of my life" around Norfolk, yet again we marvelled at how his confident asides manage to combine the shiveringly banal with the roundly offensive. Rewind TV: Veep; Alan Partridge: Welcome to the Places of My Life; Line of Duty; Richard II; Walking and Talking – review 2012-06-30T23:05:43Z

Early episodes lean on a tiresome series of mischievous mishaps with Gabby and missteps by the adults that fail as character-building charm offensives. Review | ‘Shrill’ and ‘Turn Up Charlie’ are passably cool TV shows that try too hard to be passably cool TV shows 2019-03-14T04:00:00Z

In Iraq, U.S.-backed forces launched an offensive to oust Islamic State militants from their Mosul stronghold. Key Reuters photographs from 2016 2016-12-06T05:00:00Z

In 1989 the Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini declared that Salman Rushdie’s novel “The Satanic Verses” was offensive to Islam and issued a fatwa against the author, sentencing him to death. Books of The Times: In ‘Joseph Anton,’ Salman Rushdie Revisits Death Threat 2012-09-17T19:01:12Z

What keeps all this from being a poor loser’s tale of redemption is that Erik is frequently and blithely offensive. In ‘Summer of Blood,’ a Vampirish Makeover 2014-10-16T04:00:00Z

Cooper's lawsuit claims it was offensive to be portrayed as someone who must use a segregated toilet. Family maid sues author of best-seller 'The Help' 2011-02-17T18:07:08Z

Senator Al Franken, Democrat of Minnesota, canceled his scheduled appearance on Friday’s “Real Time,” and his spokesman called Mr. Maher’s comments “inappropriate and offensive.” Bill Maher Returns to ‘Real Time’ on HBO After Use of Racial Slur 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z

“The man has been arrested on suspicion of breach or trespass of a protected site and possession of an offensive weapon. He remains in custody at this time,’’ Thames Valley Police Superintendent Rebecca Mears said. UK police arrest armed intruder on Windsor Castle grounds 2021-12-25T05:00:00Z

Anthony's shot, which capped a possession in which the Bulls failed to corral three offensive rebounds, spoiled the return of to the lineup. Knicks' OT victory spoils Rose's return 2012-04-08T20:02:00Z

But sometimes a publication emerges that is so offensive to, well, just about everything, that we really need to stand as one and drop our collective jaw in amazed disgust. The most offensive novelty books yet 2010-10-26T11:30:00Z

As for football, just as quarterback has embraced the change to offensive coordinator , Forte believes it means big things for him. Biggs: Other backs seem to be setting price for Forte 2012-05-18T04:54:00Z

But we were too busy fainting and sobbing to mount an offensive, and too grateful to the stewards who plucked the unconscious to safety. The Beatles Awaken a New Sensation 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z

It’s not offensive when a fictional character tosses around homophobic slurs. Review: Louis C.K.'s Surprise TV Show 'Horace and Pete' Hits a Bum Note 2016-02-01T05:00:00Z

The suit says the statement “perpetuated an offensive stereotype about African-Americans.” NeNe Leakes sues saying racism accepted on ‘Real Housewives’ 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z

One of the criticisms of Martz’s scheme is the pressure it puts on offensive linemen and the hits it can lead to with the quarterback. Smith remains mum on Martz's future 2012-01-02T19:17:00Z

You curl up, become smaller, quieter, remove the excessive, offensive parts of your personality – you begin to notice lots of these. It’s time to make emotional abuse a crime 2014-09-07T04:00:00Z

Docherty told the Guardian that he's not suggesting that Britain ban all offensive books or movies. Should Britain ban Hitler's 'Mein Kampf'? 2015-01-27T05:00:00Z

The shoes are deeply offensive, and the ‘princess’ marketing is only part of a putrid package.” High heels for babies are a thing: Should the first steps into sexualization happen before girls can even walk? 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z

Criminal offense, merely offensive or, after all this time — about 2,500 years — no big deal? Is a Gesture Obscene or Not? 2010-03-12T22:30:00Z

“It is offensive, humiliating and outright racist. Full stop.” Soprano Withdraws From Opera, Citing ‘Blackface’ in Netrebko’s ‘Aida’ 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z

On Wednesday, a group of about a dozen American Indian actors walked off the set of the film over complaints that it contained stereotypical and offensive material, according to Indian Country Today. Native American actors walk off Adam Sandler movie; Netflix responds 2015-04-24T04:00:00Z

The first, and arguably most offensive, is the genre or aesthetic the young MC developed for himself. Drake's Take Care Was Worth The Wait 2011-11-15T14:00:12Z

I always believed Transparent, also by Amazon, was the worst offender and to me offensive, particularly Judith Light's character. Did You Hear the One About the Housewife Who Walks Into a Comedy Club? 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z

The reaction was swift and severe: AFA members clamored to their phones and keyboards to reprimand the home improvement store’s corporate offices for such errant and offensive diction. Actually, the right invented the “War on Christmas”: The real history behind today’s phoniest persecution 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z

Ofcom, in its ruling published on Monday, said it "recognised that these comments carried the potential to be offensive and insulting to Mr Curtis". Mastermind contestant loses complaint over 'astoundingly thick' jibe 2011-08-22T13:42:35Z

Some people think they can say "such-and-such offends me" and that will stop the "offensive" words or behaviour and force the "offender" to apologise. Philip Pullman: a life in writing 2011-03-03T12:00:00Z

But his offensive proved to be another major turning point. A most terrible year 2015-12-30T05:00:00Z

Last week, Ofcom ruled Clarkson broke broadcasting rules during a Top Gear special in Burma, also known as Myanmar, when he used "an offensive racial term... which was not justified by context". BBC chief defends Jeremy Clarkson 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z

At a Tuesday hearing, Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards told members of Congress that the activists' claims are "offensive and categorically untrue." Lemony Snicket and his wife to donate $1 million to Planned Parenthood 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z

To modern ears it sounds archaic, not to mention offensive. A world apart 2016-08-04T04:00:00Z

ITV said it did not consider the use of the word to be offensive in the context of the show. Scherzinger's language 'offensive' 2013-06-03T14:19:02Z

The four groups of participants attended a series of workshops with Mr. Leonardo, during which he taught them ways to find another person’s body language and gestures “relatable” rather than offensive. Can an Artist Shift the Gun Debate? 2018-06-22T04:00:00Z

There weren’t many surprises, and nothing shocking or terribly offensive took place. The TV Watch: Veiled Apologies and Few Surprises 2011-09-19T04:28:08Z

It looked messy, exhausting and mildly offensive, since the artists wore high heels and skimpy cocktail dresses, underwear optional. 2010-02-12T00:07:00Z

The photographer was being really offensive to everybody. Karen Elson on Body Shaming, Nudity and Speaking Up for Herself 2020-10-12T04:00:00Z

And while it is ridiculous that Giraldi finds being compared to a revered writer like McCarthy offensive, it is true that such comparisons aren’t usually born of deep literary analysis. Petty, obsessive, egotistical, self-loathing: Margo Howard, William Giraldi and why authors need to stay off the Internet 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z

“It’s not that difficult to remember a time when rallies for equality and civil rights were considered offensive and unpopular,” Silverman said. Perspective | To fight bigotry and hate, don’t muzzle it. There’s a better way. 2017-08-20T04:00:00Z

“On the Offend-O-Meter, it’s about as offensive as a Kamikaze,” he suggested, “which you do find served in Japan.” The Irish Car Bomb: the controversial drink with a split reputation 2016-03-17T04:00:00Z

For example, every quarterback needs a solid offensive line. In team sports, it’s not just the star that matters 2015-09-30T04:00:00Z

Today it remains one of the most racially offensive words in the language. No, white people, you still can’t say the N-word: That word belongs to black people and our culture now — not yours 2016-02-03T05:00:00Z

Part of that purpose was to explore an unsettling ambiguity: Are such images titillating, offensive, tragic or some combination thereof? Sarah Lucas, Unmasked: From Perverse to Profound 2018-09-05T04:00:00Z

Surely this is an object lesson in how not to criticise art you find offensive. Crazy golftime for Hitler: should we salute the Chapman brothers' statue? 2012-08-15T11:00:54Z

“We made a gigantic mistake by selling a product that’s hurtful and offensive to many of you, and we’re so, so sorry.” Shein apologizes for selling 'hurtful and offensive' swastika necklace, claims it was 'Buddhist symbol' 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z

Still, they may have registered as offensive and indecent back in the day, and some of the characters’ cross-dressing and gender play would clearly offend some modern-day viewers. Rewriting Women Back Into Film History 2022-08-19T04:00:00Z

The group’s application was refused, on the grounds that the band name was inherently offensive. Yeah, you can trademark an ethnic slur: Supreme Court hands victory to Asian-American rock band in landmark ruling 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z

“We feel great about that move, and I think he feels really good about it,” offensive coordinator Adam Gase said. Broncos’ Franklin adjusting to life at left guard 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z

Backlash to the findings was fierce, as social media users slammed the study as “sexist,” "disturbing" and offensive. Doctors slam 'sexist' study with #MedBikini photos on social media 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z

Some people still find the term Crack Pie more offensive than cute, or at least inappropriate. For Christina Tosi, Building a Dessert Empire Is Not All Milk and Cookies 2019-02-12T05:00:00Z

But the real career killer isn't being offensive. The new high price of mouthing off 2011-06-21T20:11:00Z

Thus, many on the left today would consider it an offensive act of privilege for, say, a straight white man to write a novel featuring a gay Latina as the main character. How America's identity politics went from inclusion to division 2018-03-01T05:00:00Z

But he sticks to his view, first articulated over 40 years ago, that the costs of the wider bomber offensive outstripped its results. The Real Story of the Royal Air Force’s World War II ‘Dambusters’ Raid 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z

The lawsuit says Cooper found it upsetting and offensive to be portrayed as someone "who uses this kind of language and compares her skin color to a cockroach." Author's letter is focal point in 'The Help' suit 2011-08-23T13:48:08Z

In January, Pho Keene Great restaurant in New Hampshire was called “offensive” and accused of violating terms of its lease with the city. Nail salon defends risqué name, claims customers like it 2019-02-20T05:00:00Z

Mira Djangaracheva said she resigned as director of the national arts museum on Monday after receiving death threats from supporters of right-wing nationalist movements who saw the exhibition as offensive to traditional Kyrgyz values. Kyrgyzstan censors "provocative" women's rights art event over nudity 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z

“Are we committing an offensive costume crime?” he asked at some point in our gleeful email exchange. Regrets of my “basic bitch” Halloween costume 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z

I’m real careful about how to use the word offensive in the context of comedy —I think it’s a dangerous area. Ed Helms on Saying Goodbye to The Office and the Hangover Movies 2013-05-25T09:45:35Z

The Gershwins were determined to avoid performances of “Porgy” in blackface, an offensive relic of minstrelsy that was still common then onstage and onscreen. The Complex History and Uneasy Present of ‘Porgy and Bess’ 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z

Rather than a strategic, surgical operation, it orders a full-scale offensive. Rainbow Theatre Project’s ‘Blue Camp’ is a well-intentioned misfire 2019-11-09T05:00:00Z

So says Skylark, on camera, while the whole world is watching, responding to Kim's charge that he's asking an offensive question. Spending Christmas Eve with 'The Interview,' and all its trappings 2014-12-24T05:00:00Z

The girl was no older than eight or nine, and neither of them struck me as the kind of people who would seek out offensive clothing. Dixie Outfitters is still fighting the Civil War 2013-09-11T22:59:00Z

But offering to split the cost doesn’t seem offensive. Social Q’s: Social Q’s – An Unfit Friend on a Fitness Excursion 2012-09-06T21:32:48Z

Given all that's transpired over the comedy's two seasons, people may have forgotten that Coach Lasso's winning charm offensive kicked off with a humble act of baking. The "Ted Lasso" way to make shortbread fit for “Biscuits with the Boss” 2021-11-06T04:00:00Z

"His offensive reference to a revered civil rights icon does not reflect the values of our brand." PepsiCo drops rapper Lil Wayne over controversial lyric 2013-05-03T23:42:14Z

Discovery has had a reputation for fine TV programming which is why "we find your decision to proceed with an offensive, exploitative program like 'Michael Jackson's Autopsy' so mind boggling," the lawyers said. Jackson estate demands autopsy show cancellation 2010-12-30T00:57:20Z

It’s not fun — and potentially offensive — to imagine a world in which the Confederacy won and slavery persisted. With “Confederate,” “Game of Thrones” creators have a lot more at stake than you 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z

The Atlantic has not yet published a maudlin “think piece” about the “chilling effect” these firings will have on other professors who broadcast speech, offensive or not, on social media or television. There is a campus war on free speech — but it’s not being waged by “snowflake” students 2017-07-01T04:00:00Z

“I don’t strive to be offensive,” he said. Trevor Noah Plans Big Daily Show Changes 2015-07-29T04:00:00Z

From there, it’s an onslaught of attempts at psychedelic imagery, which often land closer to the mundane or vaguely offensive. Review: Momix’s ‘Alice’ Is a Rabbit Hole (or 22) Too Far 2022-07-08T04:00:00Z

It's very sharp and witty, and sometimes it's offensive, but it's always really on the money with politics and holding a mirror up to society. Karla Crome's favourite TV 2013-02-25T12:00:03Z

And then there are those, including a New Zealand member of Parliament and a professional rugby player from Samoa, who say the depiction perpetuates offensive images of Polynesians as overweight. How (and Why) Maui Got So Big in ‘Moana’ 2016-11-15T05:00:00Z

One could have to do with the position Bieniemy played and coached prior to becoming Chiefs offensive coordinator: running back. New evidence of discrimination against Black coaches in the NFL since 2018 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z

On top of being plainly inaccurate, her comments were foremost offensive to people who live in actual war zones, and certainly offensive to people protesting for safety from militarized police forces. Meghan McCain’s legacy at “The View” exposes real-life problems with across-the-aisle "friendships" 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z

Their official complaints include "offensive language," "unsuited for age group," and "violence." Celebrate Banned Books Week with the 10 most-challenged books 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z

While the backlash has seemed to subside — and given that Carlson regularly spouts equally offensive and sexist remarks on his Fox News show every night — it's revealing that he refused to be "apologetic" himself. Tucker Carlson accidentally praises MSNBC's Chris Hayes as a feminist's ideal man 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z

“It’s going to be an awesome event. This will be the biggest ceremony at the biggest cemetery to mark the biggest American World War I offensive,” superintendent Bruce Malone said. 100 years later: Returning to World War I’s Western Front in France 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z

Before that he played on the offensive line for the Bearcats for two seasons. Football player’s coming-out story disproves every dumb theory about gay athletes 2014-02-01T13:00:00Z

I can only suggest that Mr. Brown should, instead of being offensive, read poetry and stop writing nonsense about it. Peeved, Irritated and Annoyed: Early Letters to the Editor 2021-10-21T04:00:00Z

There’s even a new website dedicated to aggregating anti-Boudinot blog posts, highlighting the most offensive passages from “Things I Can Say” and calling for Seattle City of Literature to “distance” itself from Boudinot. Nobody cares about your book: Why that “Things I Can Say About MFAs” essay struck such a nerve with writers 2015-03-04T05:00:00Z

One of the film’s main financial backers, Participant Media, released a statement saying: “We find Mr Vallelonga’s Twitter post offensive, dangerous, and antithetical to Participant Media’s values. We reject it in no uncertain terms.” Green Book writer apologises for anti-Muslim tweet 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z

For conservative Christians, such lighthearted paraphrasing of Scripture may have been offensive. Best Easter pageant ever? Half a century of "Jesus Christ Superstar" 2022-04-16T04:00:00Z

Woods pleaded guilty to sending by means of a public electronic communications network a message or other matter that is grossly offensive. Matthew Woods 'joking' about April Jones on Facebook is sick, not criminal 2012-10-09T12:17:57Z

But what's offensive is not so much the "pointlessness" of the violence as the way the women characters seem to invite it. Michael Winterbottom on The Killer Inside Me 2010-05-22T23:05:00Z

"No female politician - and no woman - should be subjected to sexist and offensive innuendo like she was last night," Lowey said. Roots welcome Bachmann with pointed song 2011-11-23T13:12:14Z

The endowment abolished grants to individual artists, whose work could be provocative — and labeled offensive by some conservatives, causing free speech fights. Republicans Start Lining Up to Fight for the N.E.A. and N.E.H. 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z

"Selling this doll is highly offensive to our ancestors and the African-American community," Rev KW Tulloss, NAC's president in Los Angeles, told the New York Daily News. Django Unchained action figures outrage US black activists 2013-01-09T12:08:59Z

Some of the potentially most offensive scenes turn up, uncensored, in the mild-mannered HBO film. Why Mapplethorpe Still Matters 2016-03-31T04:00:00Z

Nineteen years old, and doing three months for making "grossly offensive" comments about an abducted child. Matthew Woods deserves support as much as airport tweeter Paul Chambers 2012-10-12T08:20:03Z

The government says the legislation targets offensive and mediocre content. Cuban indie artists challenge government at Havana arts biennial 2019-04-16T04:00:00Z

The Clinton campaign has started a traditional offensive of ads in battleground states. Battle of the Network Stars: Trump vs. Clinton 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z

But Ripi’s clients often face one another, prompting conflicting emotions, especially when a defensive client mauls an offensive client, and she ponders how she will treat the resulting pain. Acupuncturist Treats 40 N.F.L. Players in 4 Cities 2010-11-30T19:29:00Z

But happily for the duchess's future fame Napoleon picked the same day to launch an offensive that culminated in the battle of Waterloo. Suzette Field's top 10 literary party hosts 2012-12-12T16:27:54Z

Related: Gods of Egypt review – ridiculous, offensive and tremendously fun The top five was rounded out by impressive newcomer Eddie the Eagle, surprisingly picking up a US audience despite its Brit-centric subject matter. Deadpool still on top as 'whitewashed' Gods of Egypt sinks at US box office 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z

No one flops in hopes of earning offensive foul calls in pickup hoops. Can Ultimate Frisbee go mainstream? 2013-06-12T12:57:00Z

A London judge this week upheld her dismissal, finding that her views of sexual identity were “absolutist,” even if they violate someone’s “dignity and/or creates an intimidating, hostile, degrading, humiliating or offensive environment.” Author JK Rowling draws criticism for transgender comments 2019-12-19T05:00:00Z

But as with most attempts at increasing diversity, the first forays into inclusion can be inconsistent or awkward at best or downright offensive at worst. Rating "Bridgerton" on its South Asian authenticity, from its hair oiling to the haldi ceremony 2022-04-09T04:00:00Z

So no, you are not obligated to catch this woman up on hundreds of years of American history and explain to her why those tchotchkes are offensive. I Shouldn’t Have to Tell You This Is Racist 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z

It was shortly before the siege of Khe Sanh, one of the war’s bloodiest battles, and the Tet offensive, a widespread North Vietnamese campaign against targets in the South. Michael Herr, Author of a Vietnam Classic, Dies at 76 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z

Though Mascots and its predecessors are largely apolitical, it’s hard to talk about sports symbolism without mentioning the conversation about offensive characters that continue to represent some teams. Mascots and the Very Serious Business of Making a Christopher Guest Movie 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z

A month into its existence, “Perv Magnet” has become a trending topic with 48.8k followers voyeuristically reading the offensive, often threatening messages she has received. This is what being a woman online is like: “I will be hunting down a chick [who] looks as close as possible to you” 2015-10-22T04:00:00Z

The list cited Lady’s Gaga’s ‘Judas’ and Ariana Grande’s ‘God is a woman’, alongside songs ‘Heresy’ by Nine Inch Nails and ‘Take me to the Church’ by Hozier, as “illustrations of offensive lyrics”. Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande on Singapore parliament 'offensive' playlist 2019-04-02T04:00:00Z

“I believe that New Orleans had a level of sin that was offensive to God, and they were recipients of the judgment of God for that,” Hagee told Gross. 6 most absurd things the Christian right has blamed on gays 2014-04-11T12:15:00Z

I would have to make a choice, and that choice would be to do cartoons that were sort of funny, but not offensive in any way to Republicans or Democrats or anybody. When a cartoonist becomes a hero: Rob Rogers on losing his job for making fun of Donald Trump 2018-06-25T04:00:00Z

Let’s next discuss if my Jordans and Steph Curry jersey are offensive because I’m white. The Many Meanings of Black Panther’s Mask 2018-02-13T05:00:00Z

Photograph: NBCUPHOTOBANK/Rex It's easy to think that comics like Louis come out with offensive material because notoriety sells. Offensive charm 2011-03-19T00:04:00Z

I can see why it might look offensive if you know a lot of gays or live in a progressive city. Gossip girl: In bed with Beth Ditto 2011-03-04T13:56:37Z

Vidal is a plum role, and the wonderful Edwards is suitably dapper and silver-tongued, not least when on the offensive: “Do you read?” he asks Buckley. Review: In ‘Best of Enemies,’ a TV Duel Becomes a Theater Gem 2021-12-13T05:00:00Z

The film dialogue changes many lines in the original Arthur Laurents book for the show, "cleaning up" dialogue viewed as possibly offensive — though today it would be considered utterly tame. 'West Side Story' film vs. stage musical 2012-01-08T04:12:06Z

And if you look at the way it's filmed, we did have problems because there were things that we could not show or say on American television because they are considered too offensive. "Magpie Murders" creator on the finale revelation: "The anagram is disgusting" 2022-11-21T05:00:00Z

"We very recently became aware that our collaborative beer, Aqua Shiva, was offensive to Hindus," said Matt Kahn, president and co-founder of Big Ditch Brewing Company, in a statement released on Zed's website. Breweries apologizes for naming beer after Hindu deity 2020-08-25T04:00:00Z

She grills him with a series of questions that get progressively more offensive. ‘Insecure’ Season 1, Episode 6: A Real One 2016-11-13T05:00:00Z

Lucky Louie pitches it right at a word many people find too offensive to say. Lucky Louie: box set review 2013-07-04T14:00:01Z

But one listener described it as a "grossly offensive play on words" and complained to the BBC Trust after their complaint was twice rejected by corporation management. BBC Radio 4 rapped over 'cox sackers' on-air comment 2013-05-15T11:17:59Z

Which doesn't mean "One Big Happy" is offensive; if anything, it's too defensive. NBC's 'One Big Happy' doesn't quite reach comedic bliss 2015-03-17T04:00:00Z

“It was horribly uncomfortable, and just offensive in every way,” she said, referring to the fellowship; I had not yet asked any questions. My Strange Literary Fellowship 2019-06-16T04:00:00Z

That just isn’t the case at all, and as a transgender man, I find it highly offensive and presumptuous. Modern Love: Stuck at the Border Between the Sexes 2011-05-19T21:19:57Z

Great satire, to last, needs to be offensive even to those who agree with it. The joy of literary destruction: Writers who broke all the rules 2014-01-19T15:00:00Z

This idea that gender and race and issues of identity are somehow at odds with the real leftist agenda of class and economics, it’s not just offensive, it’s factually incorrect. WATCH: Laurie Penny on why “all politics are identity politics” 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z

We have focused on the main offensives on the Western Front in France, during which U.S. soldiers helped bring to an end this war of attrition. 100 years later: Returning to World War I’s Western Front in France 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z

Place the container in a corner of the offensive smelling room. How to get rid of stinky household odors 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z

But hyperbolic reductionism of this sort will be offensive to the vast majority of historians. Slaying the Dragon of the Dark Ages 2017-12-18T05:00:00Z

Weil’s parallels of historical atrocities — murder by shower head, medical experimentation, looted Jewish treasures — with the present-day actions of his Nazis and their hunters don’t register as either clever or offensive, they’re just plot points. Review: Al Pacino and Nazis, in Amazon’s ‘Hunters’ 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z

The cantankerous debates online today can be seen as moral pushback and a reminder that those dastardly censors at the network were standing in for audiences with strong opinions about what is offensive. Political Correctness Isn’t Ruining Comedy. It’s Helping. 2015-10-20T04:00:00Z

"Nevertheless, we owe major apology for grotesque, offensive cartoon," Murdoch tweeted. Murdoch apologises for Sunday Times' cartoon depicting Binyamin Netanyahu 2013-01-28T21:04:35Z

“Road Trip” manages to be simultaneously offensive, hilarious and oddly touching, and to explain the physical comedy portion of episode would ruin the gag. There is joy in Morristown: Salon talks to Hank Azaria, star of “Brockmire” 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z

In all of these titles the developers empower the player to be on the offensive, hunting and killing with minimal regard for the protagonist’s life beyond the threat of restarting a level. The Paranoia of Being the Monster: Evolve Inside Scoop - Video 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z

Often the ads are more offensive than the editorial – the Tom Ford one where the model holds the perfume bottle between her legs was absolutely disgusting – maybe there should be more censorship. Is creative fashion photography a thing of the past? 2010-10-16T23:07:00Z

We therefore strongly disagree with those who say that campus officials at Berkeley could keep Yiannopoulos from speaking because of his hateful and offensive message. Berkeley didn’t deserve Trump’s scorn: Exploring limits of free speech when it comes to campus safety 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z

Dart said he wasn't holding Jones responsible but said "I find it horribly offensive ... these mothers signing their fetuses away for indigent burial weren't properly informed." Bodies left 2 weeks in morgue to be donated 2011-10-03T15:10:00Z

Yet, as far as Roth's depictions of Jews speaking with, and reflecting on, Blacks, Ira is the least offensive of them all. Philip Roth and race: A legendary novelist's troubling pattern 2021-02-07T05:00:00Z

That is, the day that all the stereotypes of the city—loud, belligerent, belligerently drunk fans yelling loud, belligerently offensive things—get flipped around. How safe can a marathon be? 2013-04-16T18:41:00Z

Listen, I'm no saint - I'm a feminist AND A a Gurrrrl who loves an offensive joke or a well-timed barb and you will find plenty in my repertoire. Kathy Griffin quits 'Fashion Police' after seven weeks 2015-03-12T04:00:00Z

Just this past weekend, hundreds of people gathered outside the State Department to demonstrate against Israel’s deadly offensive in Gaza. Has Congress gotten so pathetic that even the protesters aren’t bothering to show up?

There were previous, less noticed instances of her offensive behavior on social media. Jerry Seinfeld on Louis C.K., Roseanne and Tense Times in Comedy 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z

It is worth noting here that, while "Unbreakable" works quite well, its surprise sequel "Split" falls short because its premise is half as intelligent and exponentially more offensive. Why the "Glass" prequel "Unbreakable" holds up, nearly 20 years later 2019-01-23T05:00:00Z

But the end of the IRA’s guerrilla war had a less salubrious effect on the Irish-American population, and I say that in full awareness that on the surface that’s an offensive statement. How did Irish-Americans get so disgusting? 2014-03-15T17:00:00Z

Which was then really deeply offensive,” he explained. Matt Damon says gay actors should stay in the closet: Sexuality is “one of the mysteries that you should be able to play” 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z

Instead of recognizing how offensive her gaffe was and, in keeping with the intelligence and good spirit that she is meant to embody, admitting the error and making an apology, Susan grows evasive and defensive. | 'How the World Began': Catherine Trieschmann?s ?How the World Began? - Review 2012-01-09T03:01:00Z

Phelim O'Neill A suburban tale evidently shooting for a Desperate Housewives-style comedy-drama angle, Mount Pleasant seems to have decided that comedy is what you create when you combine the cliche with the offensive. TV highlights 24/08/2011: 2011-08-23T22:00:00Z

Most offensive to my eye was that awful cleanness that blights many costume dramas. The Great Gatsby on film: the Reading group's view 2013-05-14T14:21:41Z

With Ferrell and Hart involved, it's probably impossible for anyone to completely resist their baser instincts to be amused by the patently offensive. Will Ferrell, Kevin Hart buddy up in the cliched 'Get Hard' 2015-03-26T04:00:00Z

Broadcasters said they were being cautious because Malaysia's government forbids offensive content. Lady Gaga flays Malaysia gay lyric censorship 2011-03-24T05:14:06Z

How could a woman I loved so much say something so offensive, so hurtful, so painful? Real crab — not imitation krab — is an ingredient I'm willing to fight for 2021-09-06T04:00:00Z

He tweeted that the subtitles were “paternalistic, offensive and deeply provincial” after seeing a subtitled “Roma” in a Barcelona cinema. Mamá to Madre? ‘Roma’ Subtitles in Spain Anger Alfonso Cuarón 2019-01-11T05:00:00Z

They weren’t aiming to be offensive or to publicly shun or shame an entire demographic. Perspective | Let’s talk about ‘Project Runway’ stars using ‘old lady’ to describe unflattering clothes 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z

The president requested the session via letter Wednesday as he went on the offensive against Republicans on another jobs issue. Obama, Boehner clash over jobs speech 2011-09-01T06:23:00Z

This week, he's on a charm offensive with his new orchestra in his adopted city before he takes up his post with his inaugural concert at Symphony Center on Thursday. Italian stallion Riccardo Muti is winning hearts in Chicago 2010-09-23T14:20:00Z

The best comedy has to be offensive, or at least offensive to someone, in order to prove that it is good—that it is doing something useful beyond just filling time and selling cocktails. Is Social Media Ruining Comedy? 2014-12-30T05:00:00Z

During the early 1970s, he wrote a series of savage newspaper polemics attacking drug abuse, men's long hair, offensive advertising and anything else that apparently contributed to the decline of his adored pre-industrial Italy. Pier Paolo Pasolini: No saint 2013-02-22T11:01:01Z

It says it does not recommend content that is “inappropriate, insensitive, or offensive in nature,” and goes on to cite specific areas of concern, including content that is harassing, hateful, deceptive or dangerous. On Google Podcasts, a Buffet of Hate 2021-03-25T04:00:00Z

The banner, which apparently went up late because it was being restored, eluded the scrutiny of Ruangrupa, whose members, in an apology, said they had failed to spot the offensive elements. Documenta Was a Whole Vibe. Then a Scandal Killed the Buzz. 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z

But one thing is to criticise and one v different is to be offensive, disrespectful and mean. Phantom of the Opera star attacks fan on Twitter 2012-06-14T10:39:24Z

As sinuous as Se7en, it may appear less offensive, but could stay with you for just as long; not least because it deals less with murder than it does with marriage. David Fincher on Gone Girl: ‘Bad things happen in this movie…’ 2014-09-27T04:00:00Z

“I can think of so many classics that have things that are offensive,” she continued. The Met, the opera on Leon Klinghoffer’s murder and the politics of protest

Sullivan acknowledged the criticism and agreed that the piece was ill-conceived, poorly executed, tone-deaf, and offensive. “Astonishingly tone-deaf and out of touch”: NYT public editor slams horrible Shonda Rhimes article 2014-09-22T04:00:00Z

Forte busted off a 42-yard run on the first play of the second offensive series. 10 thoughts on Bears' loss to Saints 2011-09-19T11:23:00Z

“I would like to apologize for saying that children in America should have health care. It was insensitive, it was offensive, and I hope you can find it in your heart to forgive me.” Jimmy Kimmel Responds to Critics Over Health Care 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z

Ruskin could pursue a train of thought over hundreds of pages and his richness of intellect and language makes the journey worthwhile, even if you find his opinions insane or offensive. For critics, it's better to be interesting than right 2011-01-28T13:02:56Z

Times theater critic Charles McNulty called a “bright, jocular, not at all offensive modernization.” The 99-Seat Beat: Aaron Posner, Anna Ziegler and the return of Tim Dang 2018-01-19T05:00:00Z

But for the sake of argument, I’ll agree the comment was offensive. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: How to keep a brother-in-law at arm’s length 2020-12-18T05:00:00Z

A California appellate court dismissed the suit, ruling that the portrayal was “not highly offensive to a reasonable person as a matter of law.” Olivia de Havilland, a Star of ‘Gone With the Wind,’ Dies at 104 2020-07-26T04:00:00Z

Britt joked that they bonded because her husband, a former offensive lineman for the New England Patriots, shared John’s high-altitude eye line. A look under the hoodie: Inside Sen. John Fetterman’s first week back 2023-04-23T04:00:00Z

There is nothing offensive about this, it's humorous. Nude Turner Prize model criticised 2013-10-23T15:13:55Z

I cannot understand the logic by which things we would find otherwise objectionable in the extreme are deemed permissible, at their offensive best, in comedy alone. Come Fly With Me is tasteless comedy 2010-12-28T10:00:02Z

He recalled an academic talk he gave in the mid-1990s, about Creole languages and women, which “some in the audience chose to interpret as offensive and sexist.” Is Self-Censorship a Problem for Writers? 2021-12-09T05:00:00Z

Although fearlessly offensive, the two are always deeply moral, even occasionally sentimental, and this show is no exception. Mormon glory 2011-03-31T18:24:24Z

First is the easier of the two: a charm offensive. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: A colleague judges you for not having kids, and now you’re a pariah 2019-05-22T04:00:00Z

Why on earth would anyone want to add to the din of already offensive, insulting messages out there? “I wish I had breast cancer”: The latest terrible cancer campaign 2014-02-05T20:35:00Z

The Communications Act used to prosecute Paul Chambers covers any message that is grossly offensive, indecent, obscene or menacing. Simon Walsh: the vindictive persecution of an innocent man 2012-08-11T23:11:00Z

“I can’t reconcile myself with showing the Games. I think it would be ludicrous and ridiculous and offensive.” Noted: Citing Discrimination, Some Gays and Lesbians Call for Boycott of Winter Olympics in Sochi 2014-01-31T21:21:10Z

It made for a meaty and radiantly aromatic dish, with no signs of that offensive sponginess. In Copenhagen, dining out on both new Nordic cuisine and traditional Danish cooking

And others came off as variations on a well-worn theme, such as offhandedly stumbling into a bluntly offensive Jewish joke that came across like a lesser version of a previous bit. Louis CK Performs at Madison Square Garden 2015-01-08T05:00:00Z

She described the suggestion that she hated women as "categorically untrue and profoundly distressing and utterly offensive on every level". Miriam O'Reilly tribunal: how the mud flew over Countryfile 2011-01-11T11:51:38Z

The only reason it isn't offensive to straight men is that there aren't any; Big is something else, a shambling, half-dead ghoul enslaved to a demonic harridan. "Sex and the City 2's" incomprehensible badness 2010-05-27T00:20:00Z

“Revoking press credentials was imprudent, pointless and offensive from the start,” said Post Executive Editor Martin Baron. Trump lifts ban that excluded The Washington Post and other news media 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z

She said she found the tactic “especially offensive” considering what went down in Iowa, where members of the Cruz campaign told caucus-goers that Ben Carson was dropping out of the race when he wasn’t. ‘You didn’t hear this from me, but . . . ’: Why South Carolina primary politics are so dirty. 2016-02-11T05:00:00Z

This work might project elegiac feelings, but in the context of a show in which mockery is the prevailing spirit, it’s potentially offensive. Art Review: Bruce High Quality Foundation’s Hits at Brooklyn Museum 2013-07-11T21:38:26Z

He was, by turns, a troll, an antagonist and at points outright offensive. Tyler, the Creator, an Insider Forever on the Outside 2021-07-08T04:00:00Z

“But really,” Whippman wrote, “isn’t a person with a ‘high threshold of what constitutes offensive behavior’ just a fancy name for a jerk?” Perspective | I walked ‘like a man’ for a week, and here’s what I realized. 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z

He is a former offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens who is studying advanced math at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Perspective | Math and sports come together at a festival in Washington 2019-05-01T04:00:00Z

The fear is that if the Islamists decide that the libraries are in some way religiously offensive, they will harm them irrevocably, possibly setting aside Koranic manuscripts and burning the rest. African Art Is Under Threat in Djenne-Djenno 2012-08-02T12:00:00Z

Those on Twitter seconded her opinions, referring to the rainbow bagel recipe as “offensive.” 'Great British Bake Off' judge angers New Yorkers with babka comment 2020-10-21T04:00:00Z

It would be more offensive for somebody to tell me to not be able to use the word than it was for me to actually use it. Creating “Luke Cage,” the First Woke Black-Superhero Show 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z

Not actively offensive in any way whatsoever, this is so anodyne as to border upon the annoying. Mark Kermode's DVD round-up 2012-11-18T00:05:41Z

Twenty years later, in “The Boys,” Ennis took the template of “Watchmen”—corrupt world, questionable heroes—and pushed it to an extreme, including offensive language, graphic imagery, and characters that indulged in every imaginable vice. “Watchmen,” “The Boys,” and the False Hope That Superheroes Can Save Us 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z

While another, brighter individual might have chosen the former – to simply ease off on saying idiotic and offensive things in public — fortunately for FitzSimmonds’ colleagues, he chose the latter. Here’s one thing to thank Facebook for 2014-08-07T04:00:00Z

But some advocates believe that it is flatly offensive for a non-transgender performer to play a transgender part. Who Gets to Play the Transgender Part in Hollywood? 2015-09-03T04:00:00Z

Sandmann’s suit called The Post’s coverage libelous on its face, but the judge’s opinion cited case law noting that statements must be “more than annoying, offensive or embarrassing.” Judge dismisses libel suit against Washington Post brought by Covington Catholic High School student 2019-07-26T04:00:00Z

While it appears that the critics agree that "Speed 2" is indeed Bullock's worst, time and context might argue that it's not as offensive in quality as some of her other work. Sandra Bullock says she's still "embarrassed" by "Speed 2," but is that really her worst film? 2022-03-22T04:00:00Z

They say several other songs performed by Smith “contain offensive lyrics that do not reflect our values as an organization.” Flyers cover statue of singer Smith amid racism allegations 2019-04-19T04:00:00Z

Even worse, as an observer pointed out to Oyelowo, in one scene Mara wasn’t wearing a bra, something potentially offensive to Christian audiences. The rising influence of faith-based movie fans 2015-09-17T04:00:00Z

This is funny, friendly and supportive advice on everything from how to deal with offensive comments to greeting a group Zoom call to saying no to a date. Books for hard-to-shop-for tweens and teens, from Star Wars and Harley Quinn to gothic horror 2022-12-10T05:00:00Z

Without that context, Colbert’s tweet read as just plain offensive to some and stirred up a lot of anger and backlash. Colbert Tweet Draws Accusations of Racism and #CancelColbert 2014-03-28T12:37:43Z

So, why is Woods, who posted offensive "jokes" on Facebook, facing 12 weeks in prison? Why did Justin Lee Collins get such a lenient sentence? 2012-10-10T15:56:16Z

Unsurprisingly, Kahn says he prefers the honest — if occasionally offensive — rhetoric of battle rap over “casual racism” that pervades popular culture — and that he’s faced throughout his life. Joseph Kahn, the infamous director of Taylor Swift’s music videos, tells the ugly truth 2016-08-05T04:00:00Z

A battler and rebel from his teen years on, Wellman did more than put up his fists against matinee idols and moguls — he went on the offensive for fresh, dynamic moviemaking. ‘Wild Bill Wellman: Hollywood Rebel,’ by William Wellman Jr. 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z

The film was a hit upon release, but was found offensive by some who believed it to be a fascist enterprise. ArtsBeat Blog: Critics' Picks Video: 'Dirty Harry' 2011-08-16T13:29:32Z

The regulator will look at whether the joke breached the broadcasting code on harmful and/or offensive material and whether any offence that was caused to viewers is justified by the context. Frankie Boyle's Katie Price joke sparks Ofcom investigation 2010-12-10T14:58:00Z

"All our licensees are required to comply with our broadcasting rules, which make clear that the most offensive language cannot be shown on television before the watershed," it said in a statement. Python prompts Ofcom investigation 2014-08-19T04:00:00Z

Well, I often find the headlines of tabloids to be offensive, or, if that is somehow to be missing the point, what about the images displayed in bodybuilding or slimming ? Letters: Top-shelf turnover 2013-05-27T20:00:02Z

Apparently Amos and Andy weren’t available, so the role of offensive racial stereotype fell to an Asian-American actor, as it does far too often these days. Television Review: ‘Animal Practice’ and ‘The Neighbors,’ TV Comedies 2012-09-25T18:09:57Z

PepsiCo said in a statement late Friday that Wayne's "offensive reference to a revered civil rights icon does not reflect the values of our brand." PepsiCo ending ties with Lil Wayne 2013-05-03T21:37:08Z

“The allegation that we covered up information coming to Congress is false, and I find it somewhat offensive.” ‘It’s John against the world right now’

Whereas Borat blended its offensive gags with satire, challenging cultural assumptions and balancing its stupidity with a kind of behind-the-scenes, barely detectable intelligence, Grimsby lacks a deeper purpose beneath its outrageous exterior. The 10 Most Disappointing Movies of 2016 So Far 2016-06-20T04:00:00Z

And she added, “There’s only one way to interpret that. ‘‘Get on your knees,’ which is offensive enough, and ‘Thank a man’? We, as women, have come a long way. Serena Williams shuts down sexist invitation to “go down every night on [her] knees” to thank men’s tennis 2016-03-21T04:00:00Z

In one particularly offensive scene in Syria, Ms. Neistat wrestles with a too-short abaya, to the approving comments of male onlookers. ‘E-Team’ Examines Human Rights Watch Investigators 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z

“So when she listened to Tubman, she just didn’t pay attention. And she also had her own racist views about black people, so the language she used in the biography was offensive.” Harriet Tubman Facts and Myths: How the Movie Tried to Get it Right 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z

But it was omnipresent, dominant: I began to find it invasive, offensive even. TV Review: Dive 2010-07-09T05:45:00Z

TV is never wholly offensive or dislikable but, on the other hand, nothing remotely akin to actual showbiz gossip or snarky chat will ever darken its boundaries. Grace Dent's TV OD: OK! TV 2011-02-19T00:05:26Z

"In addition to being highly offensive, the contents of her leaked emails speak to a larger marginalization of black entertainers and exploitation of black audiences in Hollywood that must end." Amy Pascal's exit hints at new script for Sony 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z

Maybe MacFarlane, the highest paid man on television, just doesn't understand that putting down people who are already down isn't simply offensive. "Family Guy's" latest "shock" target: Veterans 2010-05-17T15:03:00Z

And this was nine months before the Tet offensive, a year before the massacre at My Lai. Martin Luther King, Jr.,’s Searing Antiwar Speech, Fifty Years Later 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z

Was it less offensive in its original form? Bodytraffic Performs at the Joyce Theater 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z

RC Sherriff's account of life in the trenches shortly before a German offensive could be a creaky old war horse of a drama, with its talk of decent public school types, and times being "topping". Journey's End ? review 2011-03-16T19:15:00Z

It’s often baffling, possibly offensive and frequently bizarre, but always arrestingly brilliant. Notable fiction in 2016 2016-11-17T05:00:00Z

"Don't Look Up" does have a smattering of amusing moments, but there are far more offensive ones that are meant to be funny. "Don't Look Up," sheeple! Adam McKay's comedy about a comet that will destroy Earth, fails to hit 2021-12-24T05:00:00Z

Four days later, a spokesperson for “S.N.L.” announced that Gillis would not be joining the show, after video clips and podcast interviews surfaced of the comedian using a racial slur and offensive language. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Saturday Night Live’ and ‘Midsomer Murders’ 2019-09-28T04:00:00Z

An account of the crime in The New York Times at the time explained that Kammerer made “an offensive proposal.” Columbia U. Haunts of Lucien Carr and the Beats 2012-04-05T20:59:01Z

I have mentioned to my son a few times when her posts have become offensive, and he is trying to deal with it offline. Perspective | Ask Amy: Facebook posts create relationship problems 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z

If you find comedians such as Gutfeld unfunny or, more to the point, offensive, you may ask whether he should be granted the honorific of comedian. How conservative comic Greg Gutfeld overtook Stephen Colbert in ratings 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z

The exhibition also includes a handful of artworks that feature offensive caricatures of black people. Dutch Golden Age Art Wasn’t All About White People. Here’s the Proof. 2020-03-13T04:00:00Z

He says keeping up with slang and policing Xbox Live for offensive language is challenging, but mistakes in judgment are rare. Gamer suspended over name of W.Va. town: Fort Gay 2010-09-08T11:15:00Z

But Ms. Monteiro, an archaeologist by training, said that the tendency to erase all evidence of objects that had been recognized as racist or otherwise offensive only contributed to further ignorance. What Happens Now to All That Washington N.F.L. Merchandise? 2020-07-16T04:00:00Z

In other words, he never led the league in many offensive categories. Shut up, stats nerds and haters: You’re wrong about Derek Jeter 2014-02-14T13:30:00Z

Recasting stereotypes and offensive images is an essential trope within African American art. Perspective | Can a noose be art? There’s one hanging from a porch in Washington that’s here to challenge your assumptions. 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z

He wasted draft picks along the offensive line. Bears announce departure of GM Jerry Angelo 2012-01-03T16:34:00Z

I find this saying extremely offensive and demeaning, and it diminishes our skill and experience. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: ‘Working with your hands’ is bad? Let’s see how they think on their feet. 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z

Whitehall's offensive joke was scarcely offensive, and scarcely a joke. Django Unchained, Djack Whitehall and Djames Delingpole 2013-01-13T20:00:00Z

Something that is theoretically offensive to me as a white guy may be viscerally offensive to a black man or an Asian woman. 'Peep Show with female losers? Bring it on!' – Sam Bain on why comedy needs diversity 2019-05-25T04:00:00Z

A documentary on PBS dissects the culture surrounding offensive memorabilia. What’s on TV Monday: ‘Black Memorabilia’ and ‘Experimenter’ 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z

Their lack of exposure showed up in impolite questions about hair, offensive jokes about twerking, entitled use of the N-word but awkward silences about issues of race. Lonnae O’Neal: Wishing for more white faces in my son’s school day 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z

It feels like a bait and switch, ignoring the very real issues with the writer while labeling as bad, wrong or offensive words that have no such inherent value. Against the bait and switch censorship of Roald Dahl 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z

She says she finds it "really offensive for anyone to try and change the way you look so drastically." Rumer Willis says those who feel the need to digitally edit her photos in an effort to improve her looks are participating in a "form of bullying." 2016-05-04T04:00:00Z

Leaving the works unchanged, with offensive and sometimes blatantly racist phrases throughout, could alienate new audiences and damage an author’s reputation and legacy. As Classic Novels Get Revised for Today’s Readers, a Debate About Where to Draw the Line 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z

In The Hateful Eight, the word is most often folded into a kind of stylized riffing, potentially offensive if that sort of thing troubles you and nearly invisible—and thus ineffectual—if it doesn’t. Review: Quentin Tarantino's Hateful Eight Revels in Snow, Not So Much in People 2015-12-22T05:00:00Z

As a result, his catchphrase "Thank you, come again," became a derogatory slur for Indian Americans, and allowed Americans to reduce the richness of Indian American culture to a single offensive stereotype. Hank Azaria wants to "make up" for his racist voicing of Apu on "The Simpsons" 2020-02-26T05:00:00Z

“While First Access is deeply saddened by Lil Peep’s untimely death, we will not hesitate to defend ourselves against this groundless and offensive lawsuit.” Lil Peep’s Mother Sues Managers Over His Death 2019-10-08T04:00:00Z

The uninvited guests, the hypothesis goes, then trigger an offensive by the body, which uses inflammation to try to get rid of them. Motherlode Blog: The Rabbit Hole of the Rare Childhood Diagnosis 2013-02-01T19:34:26Z

It is fascinating to see what behavior the audience found offensive 70 years ago that doesn’t seem to raise an eyebrow today. 10 Treasures, Unearthed From the New York Philharmonic’s Archives 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z

People’s social filters occasionally go on the fritz, prompting them to ask questions that are offensive and none of their business. I Lied About My Degree to Get a Job. How Do I Come Clean? 2022-01-27T05:00:00Z

Indeed, the idea of slaughtering, flaying, stewing and eating an innocent human child was, on the face of it, every bit as offensive to 18th-century readers as were Colbert’s recent references to Asian-Americans. How whites should talk about white privilege: (Hint, it’s not like Tal Fortgang) 2014-05-07T11:45:00Z

In our view, these comments were offensive and breached the BBC's editorial guidelines. Top Gear: Jeremy Clarkson's Elephant Man joke ruled offensive 2012-10-01T14:07:56Z

Online entries will be kept in check by users' votes; on-site messages won't be censored, but the light canopy and being visible in the crowd should act to deter offensive comments. Artwork records words, beams them to Philly skies 2012-09-16T18:16:04Z

When we imagine a Venn diagram of what humans can tolerate—the least offensive, and the most adequate musical output—do the Eagles alone occupy the middle bubble? The Eagles’ Ascendance and the Problem of Ranking the Top-Selling Album of All Time 83 chars 2018-08-21T04:00:00Z

The show, which is available to stream on Hulu, has at times been called offensive. New to ‘It’s Always Sunny’? Watch These 5 Episodes (at Your Own Risk) 2021-11-26T05:00:00Z

If Paris Hilton's recent comeback offensive has a purpose, it is to persuade the world that she is an adult. Paris Hilton is her own purse dog – why even the socialite struggles with her engineered image 2021-11-17T05:00:00Z

But look for Mr. Clooney, who may disavow Oscar campaigning even as he takes part, to turn up the charm offensive in the next few weeks, as effortlessly as usual. The Carpetbagger: What the SAG Awards May Portend for the Oscars 2012-01-30T17:20:16Z

The impact of removing Richards as host over his offensive comments and beliefs about marginalized people is heavily watered down when he'll continue to play a role in choosing the next host. Mayim Bialik fills in as “Jeopardy!” host, while celebs speak out about kerfuffle 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z

The mere act of atheists saying, “We exist” — this is enough to send many believers into fits, accusing us of being offensive, provocative, mocking, flaunting, and hateful. Why are believers ignorant about atheists? 2012-06-30T17:00:00Z

We will find out more later, but the film starts with what looks like an exquisitely offensive black-comedy note: could it be that Gary is going to blow off AA to get massively drunk? The World's End – review 2013-07-18T14:30:00Z

Bannable offenses include writing offensive or racist comments and intentionally misrepresenting a case. Perspective | Why do airlines block their customers on social media? 2018-12-06T05:00:00Z

“They definitely are an offensive juggernaut, but their bullpen needs to be more consistent,” he said. Rodriguez looking to improve in ESPN baseball booth 2019-06-23T04:00:00Z

In a letter published on Nov. 17, he delivered a 900-word blast refuting Mr. Mishra’s charges and demanding an apology “for his highly offensive and defamatory allegation of racism.” ArtsBeat Blog: 'Civilization' and Its Discontents: Ferguson Threatens Suit Over Harsh Review 2011-11-28T23:22:54Z

Director Joe Mantello, who also helmed the play, agrees that keeping the offensive language helps understand the story and plight of the characters. ‘Boys in the Band’ movie keeps hurtful language of original 2020-10-01T04:00:00Z

"American Dirt" was met with near-universal condemnation from Latinx authors, journalists, and scholars — and we are among the people who found the novel to trade in offensive stereotypes and untruths. What the New York Times gets wrong about the "American Dirt" controversy 2023-02-11T05:00:00Z

They want you to be the girl next door that's relatable but not offensive. Sky Ferreira and the dark side of the music biz 2013-04-05T13:00:00Z

What’s so offensive to Mina is that this intended compliment, calling Lucy an angel, is in fact a denial of her very humanity. In a Battle for Female Personhood, These Plays Are on the Front Lines 2020-02-27T05:00:00Z

Out of the break, Bailey drove on the baseline, but Doyal took a charge, the third offensive foul he drew on the day. Princeton-UCLA: Reflections on an Historic Upset 2011-03-16T10:05:00Z

“You were right, it was offensive,” he tells her. ‘GLOW’ Brings #MeToo to the 1980s 2018-07-03T04:00:00Z

However, in my view, forcing her to go into debt because of her offensive online behavior might not be a good investment in the longer term. Perspective | Ask Amy: Daughter’s online videos compromise her future 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z

Vrabel says she was asked whether she might serve as tournament director for her section, which she found offensive. Women find sexism in male-dominated pinball — so they’ve started leagues of their own 2017-10-27T04:00:00Z

It's so easy to get things right that it's offensive when products are wrong. Keep your ugly sweaters – Hanukkah isn't Christmas and doesn't need to be 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z

“I’d rather starve than do something that is offensive to my ancestral roots,” Mr. Beach said. Native American Actors Work to Overcome a Long-Documented Bias 2015-05-04T04:00:00Z

A joint statement was then released in January 2020, in which the brothers denied the aforementioned story and called it "false," "offensive" and "potentially harmful." "Harry & Meghan": The 11 biggest bombshells from the final part of Netflix's tell-all docuseries 2022-12-16T05:00:00Z

It would be about a middle-aged woman, Ora, whose son, Ofer, only just released from army service, has voluntarily returned to the frontline for an offensive against one of Israel's many enemies. David Grossman: 'I cannot afford the luxury of despair' 2010-08-28T23:03:00Z

City Paper has its own poll: In a February survey of D.C. residents, it found that 58 percent considered the team’s name offensive. Some in the news media are still offended by Redskins name, even if Indians aren’t 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z

But I’ll say this: I believe David meant his unfunny butter joke to be puckish and harmless, and sincerely did not understand why many people would find it offensive. David Edelstein, the “butter scene” in “Last Tango” and the darkness of the internet 2018-11-28T05:00:00Z

Mr. Lucero’s father was a mechanic and helicopter gunman in the United States Army who found himself doing grisly cleanup in the aftermath of the 1968 Tet offensive. The Propeller Group Brings a Phantasmagorical Vietnam to James Cohan 2016-04-21T04:00:00Z

And I never thought I could be in a period piece on television because every version I’ve ever seen of that is incredibly offensive. Is Stephanie Hsu the ‘Dark Horse’ of Award Season? 2023-01-11T05:00:00Z

Maria Miller is seeking greater efforts to combat offensive and illegal material. Maria Miller demands talks with big internet firms on web pornography 2013-06-05T22:32:48Z

The depiction of Native Americans as horse-eating, husband-killing savages doesn’t sit well in modern eyes, and the name of Henry Silva’s character in “The Tall T” is so offensive it cannot be printed. Don’t Get What’s So Great About Westerns? Start Here 2020-03-26T04:00:00Z

Their mission was to bring a more positive approach to reviewing movies, a shift from the Legion of Decency’s policy of listing offensive films. Henry Herx, 79, Dies; Reviewed Movies for Catholics 2012-09-02T15:28:01Z

The coach of the Oilers, Bum Phillips, moved Harris from defense to the offensive line, where he opened holes in practice for Earl Campbell, who led the N.F.L. in rushing. Feel Locked Out? Nothing to Tackle? Well, Try Opera 2011-03-16T01:25:13Z

This decision follows an onslaught of pushback and protest after the Ringer reported he'd once hosted an offensive podcast, on which he regularly made sexist, racist and inappropriate comments. Mike Richards is out as "Jeopardy!" host amid scandal ... but we're not rid of him yet 2021-08-20T04:00:00Z

Bryan Cranston and James Franco are at odds in this comedy in which they play stand-ins for opposing generations: older, more proper men and the offensive whippersnappers of the future. What’s on TV Saturday: ‘Why Him?’ and ‘Ice Age: Collision Course’ 2017-03-18T04:00:00Z

Some monuments may be so offensive to the local community that they’ll need to be removed. Why the case for the removal of Confederate memorials isn’t so clear-cut 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z

At a time when even a painting of a female nude is talked about as a potentially offensive political statement, how has the novel managed to avoid a searing reassessment? How ‘Lolita’ Escaped Obscenity Laws and Cancel Culture 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z

They had to use the term “expecting” instead of pregnant, and a priest, a minister and a rabbi had to review every show about her pregnancy to make sure there was no offensive language. 21 TV Shows That Revolutionized Female Sexuality 2014-07-10T04:00:00Z

The offensive remark came at the end of a week that saw two relative peers, rappers Banks and Angel Haze, lashing out at each other in a pair of diss tracks. Azealia Banks apologises for homophobic slur against Perez Hilton 2013-01-07T11:42:19Z

Scott Shepherd and Ari Fliakos take turns incarnating the brash, bumptious Mailer, whose offensive remarks rile the panelists and audience member to the point of near riot. When feminist debate turns into an ideological free-for-all: It's the Wooster Group's 'Town Hall Affair' 2017-03-24T04:00:00Z

I don’t want to hamper non-abusive speech even if it’s offensive. Do trolls belong in jail? 2014-05-09T18:35:00Z

The offensive homophobic slurs, the barrage of young girls your grandmother throws your way, and the second-class legal status in America all hit home. Coming out with "Will & Grace" 2011-05-09T20:01:00Z

"We celebrate all superheroes with many different models of various ethnicities and apologize if the photo in question was offensive in any way." Forever 21 apologizes for using white man to model ‘Black Panther’-inspired sweater 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z

Not offensive, not intolerable, just relentlessly bland — a vanilla concoction lacking anything approaching a bona fide sugar high. Review | You’ll groove to the pop hits in this stage revival of ‘Footloose.’ And nothing else. 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z

“There’s a complex difference between the Holocaust and other genocides. If you diminish it, you’re doing something offensive to Jews.” U.S. Holocaust Museums Are Updating Content and Context 2021-10-08T04:00:00Z

The Divine Comedy is not, perhaps, as offensive as he imagines it to be, and certainly not as good as it ought to be. The Divine Comedy by Craig Raine ? review 2012-02-10T22:35:01Z

Two California politicians have called for a host of Fox News Channel's "The Five" program to resign over his use of racially charged language, saying Bob Beckel's use of the term "Chinamen" was offensive. California politicians call for Fox News host to resign over slur 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z

Less than 24 hours after Quentin Roosevelt was killed, the Germans launched a major offensive in the area, 40 divisions attacking with a ferocity unusual even for that war. Where Americans Turned the Tide in World War I 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z

That same lyrical paintbrush has been used as a weapon, and he’s drawn backlash for making offensive comments. Review | Kodak Black, mired in controversy, is a tough act to reckon with 2019-04-25T04:00:00Z

"The issue is pending a meeting with the city manager and her team," the restaurant wrote in its post, which found that 97 percent of respondents found the name to be "fun" rather than offensive. Pho restaurant removes sign following city's concerns over name 2019-01-03T05:00:00Z

The sanatorium was one offensive cliché of pigeon-toed, loopily-smiling patients; the suicidal one wears a noose around his neck. With Fitzgerald adaptation 'Up & Down,' Eifman succeeds on his own, melodramatic terms 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z

I am aware that some people will find the story offensive. Mary Gaitskill on the Power of Fiction for Examining #MeToo 2019-07-08T04:00:00Z

Along the way, NBC chastised Mr. Ailes for his overbearing and insulting approach to co-workers; a network investigation said that Mr. Ailes had “a history of abusive, offensive, and intimidating statements/threats and personal attacks.” Roger Ailes, architect of conservative TV juggernaut Fox News, is dead at 77 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z

His occasional anxious fits of wheezing he puts down to allergies, and he’s not at all self-conscious about the staggeringly offensive jokes he tells at the wrong time to the wrong people. Review: In ‘Keep the Change,’ Two People With Autism Find Love 2018-03-15T04:00:00Z

"We answered in a juvenile and offensive way that rightfully angered some fans. I regret it and sincerely apologize." Jeremy Renner, Chris Evans apologize for slut-shaming Black Widow character 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z

In Chicago, a resident called it “very offensive to people who are animal lovers.” Who deserves to die? 2012-06-29T15:50:00Z

I don’t find it offensive or anything like that,” Harris tells TIME. Fighting, Flirting, Feminism: The Bond Girl Evolution 2012-11-09T13:00:52Z

What she does not play is willfully insensitive — her character never realizes how offensive she is. Sarah Silverman's not kidding ... maybe 2011-03-24T16:26:00Z

Instead of being funny, Depp’s native American accent is borderline offensive and received criticism from various platforms for being racially and culturally insensitive. Five ethnically insensitive casting decisions 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z

Maybe I missed the illuminating 90 seconds in Bruno and A Million Ways to Die in the West and Gigli that made them seem clever and ingenious and morally uplifting, and not stupid and offensive. I missed a crucial moment in Jurassic World. Have I misjudged every movie? | Joe Queenan 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z

The women I’m thinking of would hate that description, not just because they’d think of “sturdy” as an offensive euphemism, but because they don’t like taking compliments. Why Christine Baskets Was One of TV’s Greatest Characters 2022-01-23T05:00:00Z

She wrote, "As expected, MacFarlane was occasionally crude and mildly offensive; unfortunately, he wasn't very funny." Craig Zadan and Neil Meron's scorecard as Oscar producers 2015-03-27T04:00:00Z

Anderson adds, "His performance is gross and offensive, the worst gay-face in a long, long time. It's horrifically bad." James Corden in "The Prom" sparks critic outrage: "offensive" and "worst gay-face" 2020-12-02T05:00:00Z

But if you change it the other way around it’s less offensive. ‘I Was Skeptical.’ How Sondheim Agreed to Change ‘Company.’ 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z

LaBelle said she heard King use a racial slur, but that words, even if offensive, did not warrant a physical attack. Singer Patti LaBelle takes stand in civil trial 2014-09-17T04:00:00Z

We never learn exactly what Rowan has done that’s so offensive. This Week in Fiction: Emma Cline on a Father Confronting His Son’s Transgression 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z

"Someone at work said they talked to a linguist who explained how offensive that is. They said accents don't exist anymore?" Don't tell me my accent doesn't exist 2022-09-02T04:00:00Z

These days, the art of exhuming offensive statements is not just focused on political figures. Said something you’d like to forget? CNN’s Andrew Kaczynski won’t let it go. 2018-08-15T04:00:00Z

New Liberal Arts is a book to love because it can be used as an offensive weapon against Conservative cabinet ministers and readers of the Daily Express. Welcome to the New Liberal Arts. Fancy a BA in Science Fiction? 2011-08-26T10:40:24Z

But if you played “Ave Maria” in those painting galleries, it might be offensive. A Trinity of Opinions on the Met’s ‘Heavenly Bodies’ 2018-05-20T04:00:00Z

A video posted online in one country can be found offensive in another, years later, and lead to protests and violence. A right, not a duty 2016-05-19T04:00:00Z

One edition of the BBC2 programme shot in Burma and broadcast earlier this year was found to be in breach of Ofcom’s broadcasting code for using a racially offensive term, following a viewer complaint. Jeremy Clarkson feared deaths in Argentina number plate row 2014-10-04T04:00:00Z

Does a lot of people laughing at material others find offensive validate it? Can you define offensive comedy? 2010-04-09T11:59:00Z

Also I am partial to Cutler’s theory about the name change being equally offensive to both camps. ArtsBeat: Talking ‘Mad Men’: What About Bob? 2013-06-03T12:47:01Z

Ofcom said after assessing 205 complaints about the broadcast, it found "there are grounds to investigate under our rule on potentially offensive material". Ofcom probes Sky over MH17 report 2014-08-18T04:00:00Z

“Are they mad that somebody decided to take their branded transgender operation and use it on heterosexual people?” she told the interviewer, who had asked whether the movie was offensive. Michelle Rodriguez quits apologising and goes for full-frontal defiance 2017-04-13T04:00:00Z

The year had opened with the Tet offensive in Vietnam and descended ever deeper into bloodshed and madness. What the Tumultuous Year 1968 Can Teach Us About Today 2020-10-24T04:00:00Z

She even went beyond following up to argue with him, when he called American leaders “stupid” for announcing military offensives. Was That a Debate? Or Were the Candidates Just Trying to Go Viral? 2016-10-10T04:00:00Z

At Sideline customers have loud, impassioned discussions about systemic racism, and its owner even slaps an incredibly offensive and incendiary label on a customer who is waiting to get a cut. "City So Real" is the must-watch series about Chicago in all of its separate and unequal glory 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z

The Veterans of Foreign Wars called the show "offensive" while Iraq And Afghanistan Veterans Of America said it will further stigmatize veterans. Vets Aren't Happy With OITNB Season 2016-07-15T04:00:00Z

If I were the owner of a sports team with a racially offensive name, my first act would be to secretly tape another team’s owner saying something even more racially offensive. Week 1072: The Tile Invitational — our second ScrabbleGrams contest

It would be an audacious, possibly offensive act in a city still recovering from the tragedy, but it is emblematic of Indecline. From Homelessness to Donald Trump, This Art Group Takes on All 2020-03-10T04:00:00Z

Objections are based criteria such as offensive language, and, of course, graphic sexual content. Fifty Shades of Grey and Captain Underpants head US library complaints 2013-04-15T08:32:26Z

The regulator said licensee Bauer Media broke rules on monitoring output and airing offensive language at a time when children may be listening. Kerrang! Radio breaks Ofcom rules 2013-12-02T14:36:12Z

Stomach-turning, sick-making, rancid, repugnant, repellent, squalid, odious, fetid, disgusting — there is a thesaurus full of terms to describe the contents of Bruce Wagner’s willfully offensive new novel, “Dead Stars.” Book Of The Times: Book Review: ‘Dead Stars,’ by Bruce Wagner 2012-08-10T06:30:09Z

A mostly black ensemble with a white coach and star singer, the choir resembles an NFL team’s offensive lineup. Joyful Noise: Is it Awfully Nice or Just Plain Awful? 2012-01-12T21:30:09Z

The star of the cumbersomely titled “Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” has been on a charm offensive to promote his upcoming film, which lands in theaters Friday. 7 celebrities who kill press tours: Henry Cavill’s “disaster” interviews could be worse 2016-03-23T04:00:00Z

Zendaya posted a statement hours after the show aired, calling the comment "not only a large stereotype but outrageously offensive" and "disrespectful." Giuliana Rancic apologizes to Zendaya on-air over hair comment 2015-02-24T05:00:00Z

Would my offer itself be offensive, as if I didn’t think they could manage on their own? My guilty-liberal response to a hate crime 2015-08-22T04:00:00Z

Its manifestation: “If I see you about to criticize me, I leap in and criticize myself . . . so afraid of rejection that I turned every interaction into a life-or-death charm offensive.” Maria Semple is back with another loopy, darkly comic novel 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z

Was this attack personal, untrue or deliberately offensive? Perspective | Ask Amy: Personal trainer needs some personal training 2020-09-27T04:00:00Z

Hart has a rather vile history of documented homophobia, ranging from offensive standup clangers to dumb interview statements to puerile tweets to a whole embarrassing film filled with it. Oscars host Kevin Hart's homophobia is no laughing matter | Benjamin Lee 2018-12-05T05:00:00Z

Whether the notion is absurd, inevitable or offensive, it raises more than a few questions. Do You Take This Robot … 2019-01-19T05:00:00Z

Photograph: Talkback Thames Kitting ferrets out as little people, as at the coming wedding in the chapel of Beamish's pit village, may seem twee or even offensive but that too has a long history. Inseparable ferrets to marry at Christmas 2012-11-12T07:00:00Z

Emily would see this as offensive, and Lorelai would see it as true, and then their fight would have higher stakes. Watched All of the ‘Gilmore Girls’ Revival? Let’s Talk About It 2016-11-29T05:00:00Z

A California brewery is facing a wave of negative reviews after people found the name of one of their beers offensive, but the owner says it’s all a big misunderstanding. Anti-PG&E beer sparks backlash against California brewery 2019-11-12T05:00:00Z

People will be like, “I know the title is really off-putting and offensive but just read this book. I read it and it was really helpful.” “Marry Him” author Lori Gottlieb: “I don’t think anything I’ve written is controversial” 2014-02-20T00:00:00Z

PR executive Justine Sacco wrote an offensive tweet before boarding a flight from London to Cape Town, South Africa. Justine Sacco’s aftermath: The cost of Twitter outrage 2013-12-23T19:03:00Z

Mr. Jacobi said of the series as a whole, “I think one of the saving graces of it was that it was done with so much humor that it didn’t become offensive.” ‘I, Claudius’ Returns in a 35th-Anniversary DVD Set 2012-11-25T01:10:06Z

I think marginalizing people, I find very offensive. Fran Drescher reveals the role she turned down out of principle: "Who am I if not my word?" 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z

To voice Malory, Walter adopted a slightly raspier timbre, training her tone to effortlessly glide between apoplectic rage fits peppered with aggressive snobbery and disintegrating, frequently offensive put-downs. The joy of Jessica Walter's final "Archer" missions before our favorite terrible mother abandons us 2021-08-25T04:00:00Z

And if you talk to young people today, it’s not even the most offensive word in the language; that title belongs to the N-word. The science of the F-bomb: “Swearing actually allows people to endure pain more successfully” 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z

“I am deeply remorseful that comments I recently made in the Playboy Interview were offensive to many Jewish people,” he wrote. Gary Oldman Is Sorry He Defended Mel Gibson's Anti-Semitic Rant 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z

You might dismiss them as just unbelievably misogynist and aggressive, and it is true that their lyrics are indeed incredibly offensive. And God created controversy 2010-10-08T23:03:00Z

The legal arguments mirror a path that has proved successful for other entertainers who have been terminated for offensive comments. Sheen's legal case against studios not so crazy 2011-03-04T01:47:51Z

That theme of finding things offensive is, overall, only semi-realized in this story. “South Park” vs. Amazon’s Jeff Bezos: Not quite a takedown in season finale 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z

I recently discovered that Paula has publicly posted offensive videos, under her actual name, joking about serious issues such as gender, race and disability. Perspective | Ask Amy: Daughter’s online videos compromise her future 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z

Don’t fight a losing battle to preserve the team’s offensive name, writes Michael Taube. Conservative columnist wants to rename Washington’s football team after Ronald Reagan 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z

His feigned naiveté is all too often a cover to promote edgy, offensive and irresponsible theories that appeal to his audience's self-styled suspicion of authority. How Joe Rogan became podcasting’s Goliath 2022-02-15T05:00:00Z

There is less protection offered to cruel and offensive humor, even as the definitions of what constitutes cruelty and offense are subject to vigorous and often uncivil debate. Adjusting to a World That Won’t Laugh With You 2015-06-05T04:00:00Z

To their growing discomfort, some viewers and critics are finding Mr. Baldwin’s behavior to be offensive. Alec Baldwin Skewers Trump. And Supports Allen and Toback. 2018-02-02T05:00:00Z

Page last updated at Rapper J. Cole says he is sorry for the "highly offensive" lyrics he performed on the Drake track Jedeci Freestyle, which refer to people with autism. J. Cole apologises for autism lyrics 2013-07-22T14:17:55Z

It’s not offensive to me—it just bothers me because it’s incorrect. America’s First Taco Editor Says That Burritos Are Actually Tacos 2019-09-12T04:00:00Z

Deeply offensive stereotypes such as IY Yunioshi may be off limits in 2016, but we still have a long way to go before more subtle examples of prejudice have also been consigned to Hollywood history. Why is Hollywood still using 'yellowface' in 2016? 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z

“She started looking at my customers and saying, ‘Don’t you find this offensive?’ Can gigantic skeletons save Halloween? 2020-10-27T04:00:00Z

Some critics claim that Tolkien's serene version of femininity is offensive to the modern female viewer. Christine O'Donnell praises Tolkien's women 2010-09-17T08:38:00Z

On guiding kids through a taste for offensive music: Carolyn Hax: Readers’ turn to offer wisdom while the columnist’s away 2015-07-02T04:00:00Z

The jokes it contains are those considered too offensive for broadcast before the watershed. TV matters: A Question of Sport ? with the rude bits left in 2010-07-08T07:00:00Z

Too revealing of its creator’s own quirks, perhaps, to truly wound, Stonewall was still offensive, juvenile, and at times, just plain silly. Top 10 Worst Movies 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z

Then the Richards appointment imploded over a series of offensive comments he had made on a podcast. Mayim Bialik wants the ‘Jeopardy!’ job. Is she ‘neutral’ enough? 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z

This doesn't mean that certain things that are said, written, drawn, photographed or filmed won't be offensive. Killings at French journal Charlie Hebdo are assault on freedom 2015-01-07T05:00:00Z

Seth MacFarlane, the creator of TV's Family Guy, has co-written and directed a stoner fantasy which is cynical and lethargic, sour and dour; it is misanthropic, crass, facetious, offensive, immature and very funny. Ted – review 2012-08-02T14:30:02Z

Likewise, there's a difference between a cheap, offensive stunt that merits legitimate criticism and a viewpoint that's challenging or difficult for audiences to accept. Why Soulja Boy shouldn't be sorry 2011-09-07T15:08:00Z

Moreover, I am loath to join the self-righteous Tsk Brigade, those self-appointed custodians of social propriety who demand blood every time someone in the public eye says or writes something others might find offensive. Gene Weingarten: An error of comedies 2015-04-13T04:00:00Z

“Murder Ballads,” though, stands out, if only because it’s so ostentatiously, gleefully offensive — Eminem’s gangsta fantasies seem pallid compared to the 14 minutes of high-spirited murder that is “O’Malley’s Bar.” The 12 greatest albums of the ’90s 2014-05-10T15:00:00Z

Mr. Tarm said Ms. Quill told him that the piece would not be played because it was offensive. An Argument for Hearing a Work With a Nazi Reference 2015-03-06T05:00:00Z

It’s a combination of a lot of factors and being better in the passing game is expected to start with improved pass-blocking schemes under new play caller , the promoted former offensive line coach. Bears' positional analysis: quarterback 2012-01-09T12:00:00Z

Some professors think this is a great idea, because the hierarchy of personal beauty is “offensive”; others wonder how the new, beauty-blind student body is supposed to produce any great painters or sculptors. Sympathetic Sci-Fi 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z

So you find yourself clapping and cheering, despite the fact that what he just said was moronic, or homophobic, or racist, or offensive.” 'He said he could do what he wanted': the scandal that rocked Bikram yoga 2017-02-18T05:00:00Z

The line is offensive because this Australian born-and-raised white girl almost convincingly mimics the sonic register of a downhome Atlanta girl. Iggy Azalea’s post-racial mess: America’s oldest race tale, remixed 2014-07-15T04:00:00Z

The legal definition of battery is “the unjustified touching of another person, without that person’s consent, with the intent to cause a bodily contact that a reasonably prudent person would find offensive.” What to Know About Kevin Spacey’s Civil Trial 2022-10-06T04:00:00Z

I kept a tally of gags that I thought might be offensive to someone, somewhere, even though I couldn’t be sure they were offensive to me. Review: Crudeness Reaches New Heights in 'The Brothers Grimsby' 2016-03-11T05:00:00Z

An offensive lineman such as Glenn also is a possibility with their second first-round pick. Dan Pompei's mock draft 2012-04-26T05:01:00Z

Blackface is an offensive practice, reminiscent of the minstrel shows of the 19th and early 20th centuries that relied on singing, dancing caricatures of black people, frequently portrayed by white people in blackface. Seattle Opera’s ‘Aida’ spurs discussion of ways black people are misrepresented — or not represented — in opera 2018-04-26T04:00:00Z

Although we took out every word that could have been offensive we still didn't find any finance. Isabella Rossellini's guide to the sex life of the wild 2011-02-06T00:04:04Z

“Instead of half-assed apologies and bringing in experts in the antisemitism space, maybe dedicate an entire ‘Hot Topics’ segment to discussing why what was said was so deeply offensive and dangerous,” McCain wrote. Did ABC miss a learning opportunity by suspending Whoopi? 2022-02-04T05:00:00Z

At least Movie 43 knew that it would go down in history as the worst willfully offensive movie starring big-name actors ever to be released. InAPPropriate Comedy – the most willfully offensive movie of 2013 2013-03-27T15:11:23Z

The Seattle offensive line has been a mess at times, so keeping Wilson upright will be key. The gay guide to the Super Bowl 2014-02-01T15:30:00Z

In an era of terribly offensive statements followed by insincere shows contrition, it’s so refreshing to have someone like Tyson Fury on the scene. Tyson Fury is a champion and a loser 2015-12-07T05:00:00Z

But can gay characters be both offensive and funny? Gaysploitation Upends the Stereotypes That Make Us Wince 2018-06-01T04:00:00Z

They sometimes indicate whether the senders were bigoted, simply amused by the pictures or unaware that the material could be considered offensive. Not All Medieval Sacred Art Was Anti-Semitic 2014-10-30T04:00:00Z

It’s an accurate description — Urschel, a former offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens, is a doctoral candidate in mathematics at MIT — but that description makes him wince. He quit the NFL for a career in math. It wasn’t just about the concussions. 2019-05-23T04:00:00Z

The newly formed Citizens Against Religious Bigotry said Thursday that it believes the "JC" series would be offensive. Comedy Central chided for proposed Jesus cartoon 2010-06-03T15:34:00Z

She admitted, "When I first started to hear your comments opposing the selection, I was asking the question, in earnest, what is offensive?" Has Oprah lost her touch? 2020-02-07T05:00:00Z

Is there a good way to reply to this without sounding defensive/offensive? Perspective | Carolyn Hax: ‘Working with your hands’ is bad? Let’s see how they think on their feet. 2021-05-03T04:00:00Z

An agency tribunal refused to grant trademark protection for the band's name in 2013, saying it was offensive to people of Asian descent. U.S. top court to hear dispute over trademark for band The Slants 2016-09-29T04:00:00Z

The film has managed to evoke a half-hearted whimper from the Mail, while the Australian Family Association has deemed its language "offensive". Kick-Ass kicks the c-word into the mainstream | David Cox 2010-04-02T12:09:00Z

Minnesota fans may be hoping that the Vikings’s offensive edge and passionate home support will be enough to avoid a regular season series sweep. What’s on TV Monday: ‘His Dark Materials’ and a Football Finale 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z

Given the theme of synergy of natural beauty, exercise. and soulful rapture elsewhere in the article, the assumption that physical and spiritual pursuits are somehow zero-sum here is odd, and maybe a little offensive. In Boulder, Where Inner Peace Meets Outer Beauty 2016-08-31T04:00:00Z

Despite this acknowledgement of less offensive intent, never throughout the entire segment, does anyone deign to mention the author by name. "The View" hosts offended by humorous marriage book: "You don't need to call people funny names" 2022-03-04T05:00:00Z

That was the draw for Andrew Thomas, an offensive tackle at University of Georgia who declared he will enter the N.F.L. draft this year, represented by Roc Sports. Jay-Z Takes on the Super Bowl 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z

But they didn’t seem to understand why the post was offensive, or why blocking loyal customers was offensive. After backtracking, Black Milk apologizes for sexist “Star Wars” Day post 2014-05-06T19:27:00Z

In a move that could have come straight out of satirical news show Brass Eye, Lemon appeared on CNN that night and asked the real question: what’s more offensive, America? Is CNN's Don Lemon the most aptly named man on TV? 2015-06-23T04:00:00Z

“I find it offensive to the First Amendment, everything we stand for as Americans, that we have these folks — some of them who, in my opinion, may be quacks themselves — to say, ‘Fire him, Columbia.’ “This is a witch hunt!” Fox News’ pundit says Dr. Oz is the target of a grand “conspiracy” 2015-04-23T04:00:00Z

But when does an image of Hitler become offensive? Crazy golftime for Hitler: should we salute the Chapman brothers' statue? 2012-08-15T11:00:54Z

“Why not show these people for who they actually are?” wrote the RealityBlurred.com blogger Andy Dehnart, who has cataloged what he called a torrent of offensive comments since the Season 15 premiere on June 26. On ‘Big Brother,’ Racial and Gay Slurs Abound 2013-07-08T21:48:48Z

The guide will help you avoid inadvertently doing something offensive or disruptive that creates that “theme park” effect in major tourist centers. Eight ways travelers can fight ‘the Airbnb effect’ on local housing costs 2020-01-22T05:00:00Z

Mr. Willard’s turn as a smug, clueless oaf peppering a dwarf with inadvertently offensive questions about his size is priceless. Review: ‘Mascots’ Suffers From Mockumentary Fatigue Syndrome 2016-10-12T04:00:00Z

Women’s bodies should not be seen as more offensive than men’s. Me and my vulva: 100 women reveal all 2019-02-09T05:00:00Z

Some answered by fishing out old, unfunny jokes that Noah had made on Twitter, which some people found offensive; others simply complained that he wasn’t Jon Stewart. Trevor Noah’s Crash Course in Surviving an American Election 2016-10-31T04:00:00Z

It has also been called offensive and cynical and "unbelievably misogynistic"; "the whole novel has this ludicrous comedy-macho sensibility," objected journalist India Knight. Christos Tsiolkas: 'There's love in this book' 2010-08-06T23:05:00Z

There’s nothing offensive per se in the lyrical content of the song, but it’s always smacked of being an act of “cultural appropriation” to me. Can You Like a Movie or Song That Has Something Wrong? Times Readers Respond 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z

In a Twitter post on Sunday, Ms. DuVernay called the notion that Selma was Johnson’s idea “jaw dropping and offensive” to the “black citizens who made it so.” Depiction of Lyndon B. Johnson in 'Selma’ Raises Hackles 2014-12-31T05:00:00Z

Fox said Thursday that the column was deemed offensive. Fox removes Coulter column with McCain reference 2013-04-11T21:02:13Z

There are some stereotypes “Hindsight” doesn’t bother to avoid, though — the mystical figure who appears in both timelines to bless Becca with wisdom is black, a stock Hollywood idea that verges on the offensive. ‘Hindsight’ Is a New VH1 Series 2015-01-06T05:00:00Z

The video installation is part of an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo that includes Makoto Aida, who has specialised for years in being offensive. Educating Aida  2015-08-27T04:00:00Z

And now comes the most revolutionary reimagining of Jefferson’s life ever: a colossal postmodern novel that’s often baffling, possibly offensive and frequently bizarre. ‘Thomas Jefferson Dreams of Sally Hemings’ reimagines his illicit affair 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z

How will the offensive line competition shake out? Style Invitational Week 1430: Back to racing speed with our annual foal contest 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z

Despite racist attacks and offensive comments like Owens', Smith's role in "Anne Boleyn" marks an exciting win for diversity in media. Candace Owens: If Black woman can play Anne Boleyn, white man should play Obama 2021-06-04T04:00:00Z

There was plenty about his work that was problematic and at times offensive, yet it could have terrific pop, vigor, beauty and a near pure-cinema quality. An Appraisal: Tony Scott Made Movies as a Maximalist 2012-08-20T21:30:32Z

“I’m truly sorry that some persons find the installation insensitive or offensive,” he wrote. Artist’s Chinatown Depiction Ignites Protests 2017-10-19T04:00:00Z

His “The Producers” — about the making of a deliberately offensive musical about Hitler — was about that kind of trust backfiring, and it generated backlash in real life. Review: ‘History of the World’ Repeats, as Farce 2023-03-06T05:00:00Z

The comments section underneath his letter largely scorned his view as absurd and offensive. Gay Chinese battle inertia, conservatism to push rights 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z

In a statement, Smithfield said it “condemns the use of offensive and discriminatory language and behavior of any kind.” Paula Deen Re-scheduled For ‘Today’ on Wednesday 2013-06-24T18:30:57Z

Wade, putting it in an offensive rather than a defensive position, and painting a public portrait of the opposition and their beliefs. Abortion rights leader’s pregnancy surprises opponents: ‘Is that real?’ 2015-06-07T04:00:00Z

Herron is grateful for his loyal readers, though he is slightly alarmed by how much some embrace the misanthropic Lamb and his repertoire of luridly offensive put-downs. Writer Mick Herron’s ‘Slow Horses’ are spies for our times 2021-02-08T05:00:00Z

This angers her husband, as does her renewed interest in philosophy and religion, which has given her an inwardness that he finds offensive. Sofiya Tolstoy’s Defense 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z

A classic cacio e pepe pasta comes “proper”—no egg, no cream; just cheese and, in Aaron’s words, “offensive amounts of black pepper.” These Are the 10 Best New Southern Restaurants 2014-08-12T04:00:00Z

Another notable initiative by the forestry commission is a battlefield circuit to honor the Americans who fought in the Meuse-Argonne offensive. 100 years later: Returning to World War I’s Western Front in France 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z

It’s not as easy as saying certain content and subject matter = offensive. What We Should Be Thinking About Pop-Culture Violence, and What We Will Probably Do Instead 2012-12-20T13:00:20Z

For the uninitiated, here's a quick primer on the phenomenon: An individual or an organization says, supports or promotes something that other people find offensive. Hate cancel culture? Blame algorithms 2020-02-02T05:00:00Z

He would acknowledge wrongdoing, then characterise his actions by discussing a time he wrote an offensive comment in a girl’s yearbook, or looked at a colleague the wrong way. The day I confronted Harvey Weinstein: ‘He said, 2019-10-12T04:00:00Z

The watchdog received two complaints specifically about Allen's swearing - which was contained in her songs - and another about offensive language across the whole weekend. Radio 1 breached swearing guidelines 2014-10-20T04:00:00Z

Here are some tips for how to deal with the most offensive, upsetting and bizarre remarks from your family members. A smart-ass guide to navigating awkward questions over Thanksgiving dinner 2015-11-22T05:00:00Z

She launched into all the things she found “deplorable” about Trump: He threatened marriage equality, cozied up to white supremacists, made racist and sexist remarks — all things she found “so personally offensive.” Hillary Clinton’s ‘deplorables’ speech shocked voters five years ago — but some feel it was prescient 2021-08-31T04:00:00Z

He wakes to his brother, Merle, standing over him, calling him all manner of offensive names to goad him into getting up. Walking Dead Recap: Deliverance Redux 2011-11-14T12:57:42Z

Dempsey, 27, led his club in scoring in 2009 and is one of the few legitimate U.S. offensive threats. Top 10 American Soccer Players In Europe 2010-05-03T21:10:00Z

"You can't predict what will be offensive in the future. You don't know who the dominant mob will be," Gervais said. Ricky Gervais goes on a TERF-y tirade in new Netflix special, continuing his transphobic brand 2022-05-24T04:00:00Z

“There’s a fine line between satire and being offensive, and you have to be on the right side of that.” As Broadway Returns, Shows Rethink and Restage Depictions of Race 2021-10-23T04:00:00Z

Maybe at first, in my youth, I wore the offensive/outrageous moniker on my sleeve. Brendon Burns, comedian 2012-08-07T16:51:02Z

But he eventually acknowledges the song is aimed at critics who branded his previous records "offensive", "bland" and "drably formulaic". Olly Murs: 'Look who's winning now' 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z

I hope to say more about offensive vocabulary next month. Azed slip No. 2,126 2013-03-25T10:24:00Z

Though the forums would surely seem juvenile and smug—and even occasionally offensive—to outsiders, they tend to rouse little attention beyond their immediate sphere of undergraduates. Harvard’s Ugly Offshoot of Campus Meme Culture 2017-06-11T04:00:00Z

“Coming from the world of comedy,” he wrote, “I’ve told and written a lot of jokes that I thought were funny but later came to realize were just plain offensive.” Franken and Trump, Hiding Behind Their ‘Jokes’ 2017-11-20T05:00:00Z

Now, with Velie on the Cherokee Freedmen case pro bono, he and Vann were preparing a legal offensive against the Cherokee Nation. Slave descendants seek equal rights from Cherokee Nation 2013-05-21T22:15:00Z

In “Spinal Tap” Bobbi conveys the dislike of an offensive album cover. Fran Drescher reveals the role she turned down out of principle: "Who am I if not my word?" 2019-05-02T04:00:00Z

A Korean American editorial assistant suggests that June hire a sensitivity reader to make sure her depiction of Chinese workers isn’t offensive. She Wrote a Blistering Satire About Publishing. The Publishing Industry Loves It. 2023-05-12T04:00:00Z

Alby is the wrecking ball of his own life, dumb with rage and offensive even to his mother, who is dying of cancer. Kelly Link’s ‘Get in Trouble’ and Five Other Works 2015-02-25T05:00:00Z

Many defenders of the Armed Forces find this offensive. Trump would be as bad as Bush: A commander-in-chief who respects the military does not order soldiers to commit war crimes 2016-03-12T05:00:00Z

That led to controversy this spring, when people went digging through his account and found a few offensive tweets about Jewish people and women. Will Trevor Noah’s millennial status set the new ‘Daily Show’ apart? 2015-09-27T04:00:00Z

The song was undeniably catchy and camp, but the lyrics were plain offensive. Girl Talk! How queer pop came out 2018-04-23T04:00:00Z

First, by law campuses must allow all views and ideas to be expressed, no matter how offensive. Berkeley didn’t deserve Trump’s scorn: Exploring limits of free speech when it comes to campus safety 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z

“It was a difficult decision. We really like RG3, but, ultimately, we thought Cousins was a better fit for Gruden’s offensive scheme,” the duo said in an email. 'South Park' tears into Washington Redskins and a robot Goodell 2014-09-25T04:00:00Z

It's offensive all right, but I don't think it's race hatred as such. Morrissey, this joke isn't funny anymore 2010-09-03T22:25:00Z

It is offensive, for sure—completely awful, really, and possibly deadly. “Drop Dead Gorgeous,” Which Is Finally Streaming, Is Possibly My Favorite Movie of All Time 2019-07-05T04:00:00Z

“White nationalist, white supremacist, Western civilization — how did that language become offensive?” he asked in a cringe-filled interview with the New York Times. What the heck does Steve King do all day? 2019-04-04T04:00:00Z

When the inquiry leads to groupies, Jermaine inadvertently says something offensive. The Jacksons: 'People have tried to tear down our family name' 2013-02-21T18:57:00Z

But it’s hard to untangle whether viewers were laughing at the joke’s concept, or at the offensive, anti-Asian voice Colbert/”Colbert” used for it. Why #FireColbert played out differently than #CancelColbert 2017-05-04T04:00:00Z

But I want to be clear: this is not an encouragement to head off-piste into offensive material. Readers recommend: Insulting songs 2010-04-15T23:01:00Z

“Incredibly offensive cocktail name ‘To Kill Her’ - SERIOUSLY?!” a different woman wrote in a critical Tuesday post. Australian bar slammed on Facebook for 'To-Kill-Her' tequila drink 2018-10-10T04:00:00Z

Sorina is blond and not very bright, which might count as an offensive stereotype if the guys she hung around with had any brains to speak of. Movie Review: Michael Bay’s ‘Pain & Gain,’ With Mark Wahlberg 2013-04-25T14:00:02Z

But not everyone regards this word to be quite as offensive as Americans do. About Samantha Bee, Ivanka Trump and That Word 2018-06-02T04:00:00Z

The most offensive thing, she says, is that Jones suggested it was her job to inform Gurkhas of their new rights. Joanna Lumley: 'I'm a happy person. But injustice I loathe' 2010-04-02T23:12:00Z

At around this time, the word starts to get more offensive: It begins to be printed as b——y or b—— and falls out of polite use, where it continues through the Victorian era. The modern history of swearing: Where all the dirtiest words come from 2013-05-11T12:30:00Z

After what the lawsuit described as an early “charm offensive,” LaBeouf convinced Barnett to move in with him, leading to what the lawsuit characterized as a “living nightmare.” FKA twigs sues Shia LaBeouf, alleging abusive relationship 2020-12-11T05:00:00Z

But that doesn’t make “Virgin Killer” any less the most inane, offensive description of a person since Nancy Grace unleashed “Tot Mom.” The media scapegoating of Rodger’s childhood crush 2014-05-27T04:00:00Z

The management has now announced that, artistic freedom notwithstanding, Ruangrupa must review the entire show for offensive content with support from the Anne Frank Center in Frankfurt — setting up a battle with artists. Documenta Was a Whole Vibe. Then a Scandal Killed the Buzz. 2022-06-24T04:00:00Z

“My words gave the offensive and utterly wrong impression that I equated Islam with terrorism and that I saw Jews and Muslims — communities with millennia of peaceful interconnection — as fundamentally opposed.” Pittsburgh Museum Apologizes for Handling of Islamic Art Show 2023-11-10T05:00:00Z

Given that Mark’s offensive comment is an artificial fire-starter, the subsequent acceleration of conflict and ugly revelation that fuels the untidy second act becomes increasingly forced. | 'A Perfect Future': Racism Comes to Dinner and Everything Is Flamb? 2011-02-22T22:30:23Z

RM: Which is a kind of political genius, orchestrating coverage the way he has, if you don’t care about seeming offensive or hurting your party. Rachel Maddow and Doris Kearns Goodwin on a Presidential Race for the History Books 2016-10-29T04:00:00Z

Judging by the premise and news stories like this one, we’re given to understand that the sketch was offensive to people: it was blasphemous, it mocked Jesus and it ridiculed Christians. “Djesus Uncrossed,” Grievance, and How Satire Actually Works 2013-02-19T22:42:23Z

Mr. McKenzie said that Mr. Indiana had indeed been a lover of wine and that it was offensive to suggest the artist was not entitled to explore new directions. Robert Indiana Had All but Vanished in Recent Years. Some Friends Wondered Why. 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z

Not truly offensive like when Shein tried to sell a swastika necklace, but demoralizing for sure. Keep your ugly sweaters – Hanukkah isn't Christmas and doesn't need to be 2021-12-01T05:00:00Z

“When it knocked down our buildings, it didn’t replace them with anything more offensive than rubble.” In the Footsteps of Charles III 2023-04-20T04:00:00Z

Frankie Boyle may have set a new bar for offensive comedy with Tramadol Nights, but upsetting Jordan seems like nothing when you compare it to some of the antics of US comic Louis CK. Offensive charm 2011-03-19T00:04:00Z

No, insists Shropshire, who recalls getting showered with unprintable verbal abuse by one assistant coach while he was an offensive lineman at Stanford in the 1970s. 2010-01-08T21:05:00Z

An online retailer is apologizing yet again, for the second time in a week, for selling offensive and insensitive items. Shein apologizes for selling 'hurtful and offensive' swastika necklace, claims it was 'Buddhist symbol' 2020-07-10T04:00:00Z

"Roads to Moscow" recounts how the Red Army was initially pushed back across Ukraine and Russia to the outskirts of Moscow, where the German offensive foundered. History man Al Stewart digs deep for musical 'time passages' 2014-08-11T04:00:00Z

The unease is all part and parcel of the Troma experience, it’s offensive and it’s supposed to be – if there’s a line to be crossed, then it will be joyfully skipped over. My streaming gem: why you should watch Terror Firmer 2020-05-29T04:00:00Z

Her passionately expressed political views, subjected to Callahan’s skeptical eye, are revealed as, however offensive, mostly trivial and silly. ‘Vanessa: The Life of Vanessa Redgrave,’ by Dan Callahan

Anything deemed offensive or legally questionable posted as either subject suggestions or link requests will not be considered. Crowdsourced science blogging for Comic Relief 2013-03-12T12:00:00Z

He went further the following day, telling El País: “It’s parochial, ignorant and offensive to Spaniards themselves. One of the things I most enjoy is the colour and texture of other accents.” Alfonso Cuarón condemns Spanish subtitles on Roma 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z

“I was accused of presenting offensive artworks in a public gallery, but what about freedom of speech and tolerance?” A Polish Museum Turns to the Right, and Artists Turn Away 2020-01-08T05:00:00Z

To natives of the south, this refusal to acknowledge what are in many cases profoundly different regional dialects can be pretty grating/laughable/offensive. Gambit gabble: what actors' accents lack 2012-11-26T16:46:43Z

Plus, over the course of that season, fans uncovered offensive tweets by contestant Lee Garrett, who, after a prolonged discussion on the “Men Tell All” special, finally admitted they were racist. Analysis | Secrets from the ‘Bachelor’ franchise are spilling out, and they could change the show’s future 2021-06-22T04:00:00Z

What's with the sudden design offensive by the Big Mac brigade? What were the highs and lows of your Olympic Park experience? 2012-08-08T15:16:58Z

Riay Tatary Bakry, president of the Union of Islamic Communities in Spain, said he thought over time people would become more aware about offensive names and symbols. Spanish hamlet 'Kill Jews Fort' to vote on name change 2014-05-19T04:00:00Z

Arguably, euphemisms for snuffing it are only really offensive when they are used by the people whose fault the fatality is: for instance, "collateral damage". Americanisms are often closer to home than we imagine 2013-05-13T09:02:20Z

The army ordered most civilians to leave before the offensive began in June. Pakistan widows, 'second' wives flee fighting but are denied aid 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z

But asked if taking on a role that’s somewhat outside where Hollywood is willing to place 28-year-old actresses is “brave,” Page bristles, calling the term “borderline offensive.” Ellen Page on 'Freeheld' and Coming Out 2015-08-27T04:00:00Z

The catchall "indie rock" that's rehearsed or performed in barns, fields, basements, abandoned buildings or rooftop shacks by ragtag bands of shaggy hipsters isn't inherently offensive or subversive. 'No One Knows About Persian Cats': A pair of Iranian rebels just want to rock 2010-04-29T20:10:00Z

“Of course it’s very, very offensive on a human rights level. You’re being tracked and monitored and put on social media. But I do think it comes from a genuine concern.” Silicon Valley Nannies Are Phone Police for Kids 2018-10-26T04:00:00Z

I find this wildly offensive and a reminder of why I avoid people in general. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Honey, I’d like you to meet bill, a lifelong acquaintance 2019-10-23T04:00:00Z

CNN withheld the man’s name, explaining that it “reserves the right to publish his identity” if he posts “offensive” comments in the future. Analysis | Your A-to-Z guide to the media mayhem during President Trump’s first six months in office 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z

Worried it might be offensive, they contacted the Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation for guidance. Advertising: A Hollywood Referee Aims to Keep Movie Ads in Bounds 2010-04-23T00:40:00Z

Instead, he is called to defend his town from a government offensive. Young filmmaker aims to tell besieged Syrians' story 2016-10-14T04:00:00Z

And then there’s the president-elect himself, who welcomed television journalists to Trump Tower on Monday for what they probably assumed would be a post-election charm offensive. How America became a grudgeocracy 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z

Khaleesi spent the early moments enduring two charming lads who made all sorts of offensive remarks and speculations. ‘Game of Thrones’ Season 6, Episode 1: Picking Up the Jagged Pieces 2016-04-24T04:00:00Z

The board acknowledged the film would be "deeply offensive to some viewers," but said it did not breach any current British laws. UK film outlawed for blasphemy finally unbanned 2012-01-31T13:56:13Z

An updated policy says flags of an "offensive, discriminatory, unsuitable, political or religious nature," are banned. Palestinians blast Eurovision song contest for preventing their flag from being flown during the event this year 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z

At one point she is required to say a deeply offensive and misogynist phrase that Gosling told Winding Refn was "the worst thing you can say to a woman in America". Nicolas Winding Refn says he made Only God Forgives 'like a pornographer' 2013-05-22T12:18:43Z

Ms. Robbins said that artwork should not necessarily be discarded because the subject matter or the artists’ personal history is offensive. Trump Aside, Artists and Preservationists Debate the Rush to Topple Statues 2017-08-18T04:00:00Z

Judging him purely by his act, however, he is for me merely the ultimate example of what brilliant standup Stewart Lee calls "professionally offensive comedians". Is Frankie Boyle actually funny? 2010-12-19T00:06:27Z

To this day, he said, he has a hard time reading out loud the aggressive and offensive words he uses in his art. Tsang Kin-wah Channels His Outrage in a New Show 2016-09-07T04:00:00Z

The first instance of offensive language will be the subject of an immediate apology. Ofcom resolves BBC boat race case 2013-06-17T14:36:06Z

The duo also says it has control over the editing room, with the network censoring only when offensive terms — or brand names — make it to the mix. MTV Other: The Cool, Edgy, Other MTV You Didn't Know Existed 2014-08-16T04:00:00Z

During my first year inside, two different men were harassed into leaving the television room because they smelled so offensive. How to stay clean in prison 2017-07-07T04:00:00Z

But I don't call it non-music, nor do I think it offensive that it gets performed for the people who do love it. Proms week 1 in review 2012-07-17T16:32:23Z

At the conference, which was meant to be centered on his film “Melancholia,” he spoke with an offensive frivolity about Jews and Nazis. Review: Lars Von Trier’s Empty, Repugnant Provocations “The House That Jack Built” 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z

America's misguided war on offensive humor Paul Provenza knows what makes comedians laugh. America's misguided war on offensive humor 2011-07-12T16:15:00Z

“I am honestly not interested in stirring hatred or merely being offensive,” he added. Neil LaBute Withdraws a Play About 'Mohammed' From a Fund-Raiser 2015-05-19T04:00:00Z

The contraption made such an offensive noise that neighbors put together a collection to buy a real trumpet from a pawnshop. Clark Terry, jazz virtuoso with Basie, Ellington and ‘Tonight Show,’ dies 2015-02-22T05:00:00Z

Satrapi's book came under fire for similar reasons, with one complaint calling the book "politically, racially, and socially offensive." The 10 most banned and challenged YA books this year 2015-09-28T04:00:00Z

Elsewhere on the internet, though, the unchecked invective that frequently accompanies disturbing content in the form of user comments can be offensive in its own right. The Trauma of Violent News on the Internet 2016-09-10T04:00:00Z

This year brings a raft of big 50th anniversaries, like the Tet offensive, the Columbia student demonstrations, the assassinations of King and of Robert Kennedy. Robert Caro and Carnegie Hall: Revisiting the ’60s 2018-01-11T05:00:00Z

It is not, I realise, that Nyong’o is haughty, more that she is atypical of her peers; she isn’t on a charm offensive, just businesslike: articulate and smart, clipped and polite. Lupita Nyong’o: ‘Art is political in whatever way you slice it’ 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z

Todd Phillips’ deliberately offensive films have always courted controversy but The Hangover Part III marks a tonal shift for his successful franchise. The Hangover Part III: The Third Time’s the Harm 2013-05-22T23:43:08Z

When I sat down with Paul, he had a different take on  "offensive humor" than you'll find among most people. America's misguided war on offensive humor 2011-07-12T16:15:00Z

James Gunn has been fired as director of the Guardians of the Galaxy franchise after a series of offensive tweets have resurfaced. Disney fires Guardians of the Galaxy franchise director after offensive tweets 2018-07-20T04:00:00Z

“Horrible Bosses 2,” one of the sloppiest and most unnecessary Hollywood sequels ever made, isn’t dirtier or more offensive than its 2011 forerunner. ‘Horrible Bosses 2,’ With Jason Bateman and Jason Sudeikis 2014-11-25T05:00:00Z

Not everyone, however, took the message as offensive and think it’s being blown out of proportion. Restaurant slammed for 'revolting' Valentine's Day sign: 'That's so many levels of wrong' 2019-02-14T05:00:00Z

What’s more, it’s not hard to believe that any White person who would freely utter or defend the most offensive racial slur in English may well be someone with a history of other problems. Perspective | Some journalists are debating when it’s okay to use the n-word. But this one should be easy. 2021-02-24T05:00:00Z

During the Meuse-Argonne offensive, it was a key U.S. objective to capture this peak. 100 years later: Returning to World War I’s Western Front in France 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z

Reid, told Godley his stunt was "offensive, disgusting, distasteful and upsetting." 'X Factor' pant-dropping prompts indecency complaint 2011-09-23T17:17:42Z

Gone is the song featuring potentially offensive Asian accents of the Siamese cats. Review: Does ‘Cats’ Have Nine Lives on Broadway? Two, Certainly 2016-07-31T04:00:00Z

Ms. May’s “George is Dead” presents even drearier depictions of women, but the playlets as a whole are such offensive throwbacks, it seems petty to quibble with how any one group is treated. Critic?s Notebook: Women Playwrights and Gender Stereotypes on Broadway 2011-12-24T01:47:25Z

Then Clint Oldenburg, a former offensive lineman who became a designer for EA Sports, showed them footage of a game between the Indianapolis Colts and the Miami Dolphins on a big screen. Capturing Football’s Snaps, Crackles and Pops in Madden NFL 2014-01-28T22:55:42Z

Mr. Paul said that as much as he found the restaurant scene “definitely offensive,” it was a crucial part of the experience. ?A Christmas Story: The Musical!? Aims to Become a Franchise 2011-12-05T23:16:05Z

Fundamentally, it is not hugely different from chess – put in charge of a band of warriors who each boast distinct defensive, offensive and magical talents, the player must outwit and defeat various squads of rivals. Tactics Ogre: Let us Cling Together ? review 2011-03-13T00:05:25Z

Sure, he still comes up with new ways every day to secure his place as one of the most offensive humans on the planet, but he’s a limitless source of material for comedy. “Bloom County” returns, thanks to … Donald Trump? 2015-07-13T04:00:00Z

It’s installed in a soaring hall, along with ads, toys, film clips, toys, weapons and hundreds of other Indian-themed objects which range, depending on the beholder, from the kitschy to the charming to the offensive. Seeing Native Americans Nowhere, and Everywhere 2020-07-14T04:00:00Z

The visits also became a vehicle for Camilla to launch an international charm offensive. Prince Charles is sad and sexy and maybe too nice to be king 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z

Zuberi's favorite piece, perhaps surprisingly, is one of the most offensive in his collection. TV host's black war posters focus of Pa. exhibit 2013-06-01T15:36:11Z

Parker and Stone reserve their real bile for a far more offensive target: The Lion King. Mormon glory 2011-03-31T18:24:24Z

The third and final part sees Nurse Kim in trouble because of an alleged offensive remark she made about Matron Loftus. TV highlights: Digging For Britain 2010-08-18T23:05:00Z

These days, though, a book may get an additional check from an unusual source: a sensitivity reader, a person who, for a nominal fee, will scan the book for racist, sexist or otherwise offensive content. There’s a new way for novelists to sound authentic. But at what cost? 2017-02-10T05:00:00Z

Denied sufficient oxygen at birth, Shonzi is developmentally delayed; he’s also a bully who’s not above using his mental status to guilt those around him into excusing his offensive behavior. Review: In ‘Rainbow Time,’ Big Brother’s Watching (and Lusting) 2016-11-03T04:00:00Z

They didn't want to be a stereotype but suggested people should "join the movement" should do some research on why the odor of cooking animals is offensive. Vegan runner asks neighbors to close windows when cooking meat with 'offensive' odor 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z

By giving women the sexual upper hand, these remakes neutralize the most offensive aspects of the originals. The Trouble With Hollywood’s Gender Flips 2018-06-12T04:00:00Z

The general categories include medicinal, floral, offensive or fishy, while the specific categories include car exhaust, manure, citrus, rose-like and swampy. Measuring just how bad corpse flower 'Alice' smells 2015-09-29T04:00:00Z

Since then, the university has had an easier time recruiting talented black players, including Michael Oher, the Ole Miss offensive tackle made famous in Michael Lewis’s 2006 book “The Blind Side.” Faulkner and Football in Oxford, Miss. 2011-10-14T18:55:01Z

But the offensive behavior allegedly began almost immediately. Casey Affleck sued for sexual harassment 2010-07-24T00:52:00Z

Lawsuits have resulted from ill-considered jokes and offensive comments written in emails. Email can ruin your life 2012-06-24T14:00:00Z

The festival, which specialises in shortform comedy pilots, which get voted on by the audience, has been known to air taboo or offensive content in the past. Dan Harmon deletes Twitter account after obscene video sketch resurfaces 2018-07-23T04:00:00Z

It didn’t help that after she was discovered, many Black folks seized on pain as a reason her masquerade was offensive. The Performance of Racial Passing 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z

Though once is enough for me, I promise not to find that any more offensive than those flag-decorated pubs full of World Cup sillies. Sex and shopping are no worse than gadgets or guns 2010-05-31T06:00:00Z

It found episodes showing the search for the 55th Playmate glamour model to be particularly offensive, featuring numerous scenes of the models during casting sessions and at a lingerie party at the Playboy mansion. Ofcom fines E! over Playboy show 2012-11-16T16:59:51Z

Here we go again, ostensibly for the last time, and if this doesn't capture the magic of the first Hangover it's at least less offensive than the second, which isn't much of a recommendation. The Hangover Part III, Something In The Air, Epic 3D: this week's new films 2013-05-25T05:00:09Z

“It’s either deliciously offensive, or, as some experts say, brilliant marketing,” one wrote. Pop culture remix: Key moments in ‘Baby Got Back’ history 2017-05-03T04:00:00Z

Gosling also added a suggestion - a slur Crystal lobs at her son's female guest - after Refn asked for one of the most offensive words to call a woman in America. Cannes: Scott Thomas' glorious dip into darkness 2013-05-22T19:29:13Z

It uses all-natural ingredients, and some people say its smell is less offensive than Bar Keepers Friend. Don't toss that burnt pan! Here's how to clean it 2021-09-02T04:00:00Z

This is why the entire portrayal of Hannibal, and what’s been reduced to a retinue on “Vinyl,” is so patently offensive. Behind the music on “Vinyl”: Getting Sly & the Family Stone all wrong — at the expense of the band’s women 2016-03-07T05:00:00Z

I also think the fact that it’s a woman in a position that a man would stereotypically be in is really good, and in a way is slightly less offensive. She Knew the Cello. The Acting She Learned With Cate Blanchett. 2022-10-25T04:00:00Z

It can also be head-shakingly offensive, and a self-sustaining fountain of cultural incompetence. How Should Black People Sound? 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z

Or why she gave a boost to “American Dirt,” a novel about Mexican immigrants that has faced criticism for perpetuating offensive stereotypes. Greetings from the alternate universe where Oprah and Michelle Obama are running for president 2020-02-12T05:00:00Z

For the third time, he abandons his ordered life to go on the offensive. Review | ‘Eddie’s Boy,’ by Thomas Perry, continues the saga of a retired hit man who can’t escape his past 2020-11-29T05:00:00Z

And this is exactly the most offensive thing to be for me to hear, right? The case against big data: “It’s like you’re being put into a cult, but you don’t actually believe in it” 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z

Sources from both seasons agree that Spottiswood sometimes agreed to remove or alter story elements they found problematic or offensive. "He made their lives miserable": How the showrunner of a popular courtroom drama finally got fired 2021-05-12T04:00:00Z

Mr. Heller called the cases “a distorted overreaction pandering to the current hypersensitive climate where innocent commonplace gestures are now misperceived and mischaracterized as offensive.” Cuba Gooding Jr. Is Accused of Unwanted Sexual Touching by 14 Women 2019-10-15T04:00:00Z

Of course, she says, going on to share that she’d been asked whether she found that comparison offensive. Smart Watch: The notorious “RBG” comes to CNN and more top TV picks for the week 2018-09-01T04:00:00Z

It relies on stupid stereotypes because it's a stupid movie that's offensive to virtually everyone. "Sex and the City 2's" incomprehensible badness 2010-05-27T00:20:00Z

He said that he will continue to sell products with the offensive symbol. TV Land Pulls 'Dukes of Hazzard' Amid Confederate Flag Controversy 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z

Which is not to say I didn’t laugh on several occasions, including the ones where MacFarlane dares you to decide he has gone too far into patently offensive territory. The dude-humor master class of “Ted 2″: Flashes of offbeat brilliance among the expected spank gags and deflated ball jokes 2015-06-24T04:00:00Z

And remind ourselves that what these gentlemen and others like them are meant to be doing is being abusive, and offensive, and making demands on our liberal conscience. John McEnroe and Daniel Tosh – you cannot be serious? 2012-07-11T15:54:40Z

The left wing protested; the Communist magazine Vie Nuove argued that it was humiliating and offensive for the Olympics to unfold amidst Fascist slogans like “Many enemies, much honor.” The Meaning of Names at Princeton and Yale 2015-11-26T05:00:00Z

When your band is known as Five for Fighting — the sort-of-stiff penalty that players receive for throwing punches at faces instead of pucks at nets — offensive strategy isn't going to be a strong suit. Hockey tradition at Sundance fest is the reel deal 2015-02-03T05:00:00Z

His deranged stunts aren’t funny; they’re offensive invasions as annoying as the film’s frequent freeze frames to allow an unseen narrator to lecture us on the finer points of Charlie’s condition. ‘Lovesick,’ a Comedy, Stars Matt LeBlanc 2015-02-05T05:00:00Z

Stating your own needs is not offensive or upsetting to others. Ask Amy: Keeping accidental freebie is unethical

“I think it’s very offensive to the Spanish public that they’ve given Roma Iberian Spanish subtitles,” the director told the Spanish news agency Efe on Tuesday. Alfonso Cuarón condemns Spanish subtitles on Roma 2019-01-09T05:00:00Z

The intent was to create the illusion of troop strength or to make it seem as if an offensive would be launched in one place, when the true attack point was different. Television Review: ‘The Ghost Army,’ on PBS, About the 23rd Headquarters 2013-05-20T20:46:56Z

It took no time at all for these parties to quarrel: so exasperating and offensive did Pound find Georgian verse that he challenged one of its protagonists to a duel. Edward Thomas, Robert Frost and the road to war 2011-07-29T21:57:01Z

Apparently she asked him questions he found offensive. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: Boyfriend wants him to ‘tell off’ grandma after a chat with her 2019-04-03T04:00:00Z

Indian fashions were even more offensive to Persian sensibilities. Art treasures of the Mughal empire 2012-11-30T22:55:14Z

Comedians, who tell uncomfortable and sometimes offensive jokes for a living, raised concerns about the precedent Smith had set. Will Smith Apologizes to Chris Rock After Academy Condemns His Slap 2022-03-28T04:00:00Z

The case for segregation itself rested heavily on the assertion that animal origins made Negroes feebleminded, smelly and intolerably offensive to white sensibilities. Roseanne and America’s white victim complex: Why canceling her show isn’t enough 2018-05-31T04:00:00Z

The Paley Center has long warned users of its archive about potentially offensive imagery. What Actually Happens When a TV Episode Gets Pulled? 2020-08-17T04:00:00Z

On Monday afternoon, “S.N.L.” announced that he would not be joining the show, and in a statement, called his language “offensive, hurtful and unacceptable.” Andrew Yang Knows You May Disagree With Him About Shane Gillis 2019-09-17T04:00:00Z

There is admirable courage on display throughout this gallery, which demonstrates that not all forms of cultural appropriation are equally offensive and not all native images are caricatures. Review | The American Indian museum comes of age by tackling this country’s lies 2018-01-18T05:00:00Z

Ms. Waterbury said she had discovered the offensive material after Mr. Finlay gave her the password to his computer so she could check her own email. Vulgar Texts and Dancer Turmoil Force City Ballet to Look in the Mirror 2018-10-03T04:00:00Z

Alberto talked with his friends about these incidents, for example, discussing times that professors and peers made what Alberto called “derogatory” and “offensive” comments about Latinos. Facebook IRL: How your college friendships can help or hinder 2016-12-23T05:00:00Z

Urban Outfitters is starting the year off in an entirely unsurprising way: by facing complaints over offensive content on its website. Urban Outfitters ad banned for featuring thin woman with “harmful” thigh gap 2015-01-05T05:00:00Z

Turner said, “There are no excuses for my insensitive and offensive language on Twitter.” Perspective | Trea Turner’s inappropriate tweets can’t be excused but can be forgiven 2018-08-01T04:00:00Z

"We're aware of the extremely offensive and derogatory social media posts made late last week by Stuart D. Baker," they wrote. "Squidbillies" fires actor Stuart Baker after posts about Dolly Parton, Black Lives Matter 2020-08-19T04:00:00Z

The charm offensive carries over into their set. Why Glastonbury belonged to the Rolling Stones 2013-07-01T08:32:17Z

Twitter has called the costumes "offensive" and "racist." Yandy's 'sexy Native American' costume sparks Twitter backlash: 'You're filth' 2018-09-24T04:00:00Z

It should be offensive, but somehow isn't quite; there is, after all, a defiant chill of stylistic cool here, an air of being in control. This week's new exhibitions 2012-02-11T00:05:00Z

If SNL properly respected and feared Christians, goes this argument, it would not have run the video during Lent, whether it is actually offensive in itself or not. “Djesus Uncrossed,” Grievance, and How Satire Actually Works 2013-02-19T22:42:23Z

"So your sports team had to change its name and/or mascot because it was offensive to Native Americans . . ." Comedy Central teaches how to cope with a team changing its Native mascot 2021-10-11T04:00:00Z

“Being outdoors together and in parks is a big part of black culture. And that’s why it is so hurtful and offensive when people try to police that behavior.” This Is How We Juneteenth 2020-06-18T04:00:00Z

Execs worried the film's depiction of Arabs might be too caricatured, offensive to some. 5th Avenue Theatre and Disney conjure new 'Aladdin' 2011-07-02T04:45:13Z

From a shameless ranking system to a collection of offensive slogans, here are six shocking revelations from the documentary: 6 shocking revelations from Netflix's new Abercrombie & Fitch doc 2022-04-20T04:00:00Z

Not offensive at all, I said, at which she expressed great relief. For the rest of us, there's Festivus: Celebrating 25 years of a "Seinfeld" holiday about nothing 2022-12-23T05:00:00Z

The “stop apologizing” advice is based on shorthand, too: research that women are generally more sensitive to offensive behavior and more likely to apologize if they fear they’ve committed it. Perspective | I walked ‘like a man’ for a week, and here’s what I realized. 2019-11-25T05:00:00Z

According to a report from Nola.com, leaders of New Orleans' Voodoo community aren't thrilled with yet another bastardization of local culture, finding the company's name and imagery to be offensive. Voodoo Doughnut plans French Quarter location and New Orleans' Voodoo community isn't thrilled 2023-07-28T04:00:00Z

The use of black face in the video is incredibly offensive as well as insensitive. Fraternity's blackface Jay-Z parody video fuels university racism storm 2013-04-26T18:59:00Z

Assemblyman Mike Gipson, who is black, said he found Wayne’s comments personally offensive. California lawmakers reject John Wayne Day over racist statements 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z

The maker of what may well be the most offensive album of all time is nowadays often seen starring in and producing family-friendly Hollywood comedies. What is the most offensive album of all time? 2010-10-21T22:00:00Z

First overall pick this year goes to the Kansas City Chiefs, who have been tipped to snap up Texas A&M's offensive tackle Luke Joeckel. TV highlights: 25/4/2013 2013-04-25T06:01:07Z

For a team to have a Native American name or mascot does not automatically make it offensive – nor is there ever any universal consensus on what constitutes offensiveness. Scott Walker makes it harder to fight racist team names 2013-12-20T19:36:00Z

He's vain, offensive and so ignorant that he doesn't even realize when he's saying something anti-Semitic. Due Date Review: Downey, Galifianakis and Road Rage 2010-11-19T14:15:00Z

Apparently not everyone agrees, and some, specifically the South Bend Uniform Company, even find the phrase’s appropriation offensive. Cop is producing “Breathe easy: Don’t break the law” shirts — but it has nothing to do with Eric Garner, he swears 2014-12-16T05:00:00Z

“On a personal level, I just found parts of those ads offensive,” he said at an MTA board meeting, according to the New York Daily News. What makes an ad for ‘period-proof’ underwear too risque? 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z

In Ottawa, the title “Head of a Savage, Mask” was shown with an extended label explaining that the words ‘savage’ and ‘barbarian,’ “considered offensive today, reflect attitudes common to Gauguin’s time and place.” Is It Time Gauguin Got Canceled? 2019-11-18T05:00:00Z

That’s mildly offensive, but no, I’m proud of the fact that I’m very young and motivated. What 10 Gallery Crawlers Wore to a Downtown Los Angeles Opening 2017-04-03T04:00:00Z

They are denying the offensive performer’s right to say it, demanding it is time to ‘shut them down.’ It’s worse than Jerry Seinfeld says: PC is undermining free speech, expression, liberties 2015-07-19T04:00:00Z

So that makes otherwise offensive humor more acceptable? America's misguided war on offensive humor 2011-07-12T16:15:00Z

All screenings were daytime repeats of evening shows and Ofcom ruled that the channel did not take appropriate steps to avoid frequent use of offensive language before the watershed. EastEnders investigated over rape storyline 2014-11-17T05:00:00Z

Disney is breaking ground with its first Polynesian princess in Moana, but many are upset over what they see as an offensive Halloween costume of one of the film’s characters. The Internet Isn't Happy About This 'Moana' Halloween Costume 2016-09-20T04:00:00Z

The only thing I found offensive was referring to Ivanka Trump as American royalty. Review: ‘Anastasia,’ a Russian Princess With an Identity Crisis 2017-04-24T04:00:00Z

For the next 20 minutes, the six-year-old star of Red Dog embarks on an impressive charm offensive, gazing up charismatically and fixing a gimlet eye on the bowl of cashew nuts placed before us. Red Dog: an audience with Australia's best friend 2012-02-09T20:00:01Z

In a stealthy move Thursday that received little national attention, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker signed a bill that will make it harder to get offensive school sports team and mascot names changed. Scott Walker makes it harder to fight racist team names 2013-12-20T19:36:00Z

Six Dr. Seuss books will no longer be published because of their use of offensive imagery, according to the business that oversees the estate of the children’s author and illustrator. 6 Dr. Seuss Books Will No Longer Be Published Over Offensive Images 2021-03-02T05:00:00Z

This isn’t offensive, exactly — the spirit of the movie is too warm and the filmmaking intelligence too invigorating to provoke a strong objection — but it is a little disappointing. ‘Jojo Rabbit’ Review: The Third Reich Wasn’t All Fun and Games 2019-10-17T04:00:00Z

For the overwhelming majority of the paying operatic public, Thicknesse's caricature of "considerable sections of the audience" as "socially ambitious" and "conspicuous spenders" is grotesque and even offensive. Love opera. Don't fall into the trappings trap 2010-05-27T21:00:00Z

Show is like an offensive mashup of Homeland and James Bond--revolution in... ‘The Night Manager’ Premiere: Do You Have to Love le Carré to Like This Show? 2016-04-19T04:00:00Z

I told her that I didn't mean to be offensive, however, I needed to be able to trust that Bert would refrain from being rude to me and to my guests. Perspective | Miss Manners: Substitute guest not welcome 2018-12-19T05:00:00Z

Mike Richards, the show’s executive producer, had been named Trebek’s successor, but that plan imploded after revelations that Richards had made offensive comments on a podcast. Celebrities Are Just the Start of the Expanding ‘Jeopardy!’-verse 2022-09-25T04:00:00Z

I am all for freedom of speech, but I found the shirt offensive. Social Qs: Tank Topics 2013-06-28T18:40:45Z

George Bernard Shaw heckled it in Victorian style, calling it “vulgar, foolish, offensive, indecent and exasperating beyond all tolerance.” Lily Rabe and Hamish Linklater: A Midsummer Night’s Couple 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z

Justifying his offensive style of comedy, Sadowitz argued that comedy, like theatre, requires an audience to suspend disbelief. Jerry Sadowitz attacks offensive comedians – for stealing his material 2012-12-06T14:27:56Z

The others include a snake and an antique racist doll, entities that might be seen as sinister or offensive, but here are transformed into magical protectors. Review | In the galleries: Renee Stout’s fiery visions draw inspiration from Jimi Hendrix 2018-12-07T05:00:00Z

Are there meetings in which the phrase “That sounds like it might be offensive?” are ever uttered? Caitlyn Jenner isn’t a sales punchline: Tasteless ad campaign shows how little people understand about gender 2015-12-03T05:00:00Z

There's a free-market offensive in European politics and a campaign by the right in France which says the arts are too expensive and this particular unemployment system is a luxury. European arts cuts: France threatens to pull plug on creatives' special benefits 2012-07-30T15:15:58Z

She boasts, “There’s really nothing I find offensive.” Date Lab: She was beautiful and salty. He was hooked. 2018-03-07T05:00:00Z

Many nonreligious people find this prohibition alienating if not offensive, but in presenting himself clownishly struggling to remain polite, his self-deprecating joke tries to normalize it. What’s So Funny About Orthodox Judaism? This Comic Has One Answer 2018-06-13T04:00:00Z

To many of their fellow Iraqis, the habits appear weird, if not downright offensive. US military legacy rubs off on Iraqi youth 2011-11-23T16:54:13Z

So if we repeal the Second Amendment, we’d next be doing things like banning offensive statements, or requiring journalists to be licensed and registered—right? Inevitability or pipe dream?: Meet the Second Amendment repealists 2016-02-15T05:00:00Z

At least until the pandemic hit, Mr. Gottfried remained in demand as a comedian, even in an era when intentionally offensive humor runs the risk of getting a comedian canceled. Gilbert Gottfried, Comedian With a Distinctive Voice, Dies at 67 2022-04-12T04:00:00Z

That was offensive to a lot of people.” Television: A New Season of ?The Donna Reed Show? on DVD 2011-12-24T05:09:09Z

A clergyman in New York called her stunt “offensive and a disgrace against morality.” The Misplaced Feminism of Ms. Monopoly 2019-09-11T04:00:00Z

But he later said he "mumbled where the offensive word would normally occur" despite trying not to, and that he was mortified by the mistake. "Top Gear" host Jeremy Clarkson apologizes over racist language 2014-05-02T13:08:08Z

More ludicrous than offensive, it stars Edward G. Robinson as the titular enforcer with Loretta Young in full flapper mode as his wayward adopted daughter. William A. Wellman, Two-Fisted Director With Heart, in Six Takes 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z

This was not a case of anything goes, the judges implied, but be careful not to mistake stupidity – no matter how offensive the remarks might be – with criminality. Matthew Woods 'joking' about April Jones on Facebook is sick, not criminal 2012-10-09T12:17:57Z

“The attempt to commercialize and make popular more than 200 years of human degradation, where blacks were considered three-fifths human by our Constitution, is offensive, appalling and insensitive,” Mr. Jackson said in a statement Monday. Noticed: Adidas Cancels Release of Shackle Sneakers 2012-06-20T21:00:50Z

They offered me a settlement that I found offensive. I was harassed at an In-N-Out bathroom for being a black trans woman 2019-10-07T04:00:00Z

After all, the next-worst thing to being offensive is to be passé. Civilities: Is it offensive to wear the ‘Call Me Caitlyn’ Halloween costume? 2015-10-23T04:00:00Z

That series, which has not yet begun production, came under fire in recent weeks for what many saw as an offensive and ill-conceived idea. Black America: Amazon alt-history series to depict a post-reparations US 2017-08-01T04:00:00Z

But the record was blighted by lyrics that crossed the line between the forcefully expressed, if often unpalatable ideas of SOC, and puerile, genuinely offensive, controversy for its own sake. How NWA came straight outta Compton and went mainstream 2015-08-14T04:00:00Z

In addition to Kreutz, the Bears could add another veteran offensive lineman. Too early to judge Bears' offseason moves 2011-07-29T02:33:00Z

Ofcom ruled the channel was in breach of the broadcasting code, which states that the most offensive language must not be heard before the 2100 GMT watershed. 2010-01-11T12:53:00Z

“In the wink of a cat’s eye,” a clever, incredibly offensive, potentially disastrous plan is born: D’aron and his three friends will travel back to his hometown and stage a “performative intervention”: a mock lynching. The most unsettling, must-read novel this year: ‘Welcome to Braggsville’ 2015-02-17T05:00:00Z

No. I do understand why this might be offensive to some, but not all, black women. Does Anyone Own the Cornrow? 2015-11-03T05:00:00Z

And that Laird, whose inappropriateness and eager-puppy manner are at once offensive and ingratiating, belongs to a future that many of us are uncomfortable with. Review: ‘Why Him?’ Better Yet, Why This Movie? 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z

Among them: Despite all its offensive power, the United States, as one of the most wired nations on earth, is also more vulnerable to such attacks than many of its less-connected enemies. The Most Serious Security Risk Facing the United States 2021-02-09T05:00:00Z

Finding offensive ways to talk about Santa’s race has become something of a theme this holiday season. Stop saying Santa is white 2013-12-16T18:52:00Z

Cantor surely believes Christians have the right to insist no tax money ever help anything they find offensive; but he wouldn't extend that right to Americans in general. The Smithsonian 'Anty Christ' censured and censored 2010-12-02T19:00:00Z

Others attribute the Chiefs' offensive success to Reid, who has a reputation as an offensive guru. New evidence of discrimination against Black coaches in the NFL since 2018 2022-02-27T05:00:00Z

Thanks to a well-rounded arsenal of offensive and defensive weapons, the end result is a surprisingly delicate balance of action and strategy – something to keep you thinking as you revel in the destruction. Blur 2010-05-29T23:05:00Z

In the case of Vietnam, a half-century may have been required for emotions to cool sufficiently for Americans to see Hue, and the Tet offensive of which it was a part, in dispassionate terms. The Beginning of the End in Vietnam: An Account of the Battle of Hue, by the Author of ‘Black Hawk Down’ 2017-07-04T04:00:00Z

I had grabbed a T-shirt out of a drawer without looking at it and it had quite an offensive slogan on it, so that was fair enough. ‘I haven’t worn colour since I was 14’: meet Britain’s longest-standing goths 2020-03-18T04:00:00Z

The Charnel House is the offensive and defensive weapon deployed: memento mori, indictment, tribute to sacrifice, howl of despair, and proof positive of lyric poetry after Auschwitz. Picasso's politics 2010-05-07T23:09:00Z

Some people have argued that casting a non-transgender person to play a transgender part is offensive. Scarlett Johansson Withdraws From Transgender Role After Backlash 2018-07-13T04:00:00Z

Which is both rude and offensive, as well as being clumsy and arrogant. How to have a great conversation with someone who is going to die 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z

The word by itself isn't offensive just like the word "disabled" isn't offensive. Against the bait and switch censorship of Roald Dahl 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z

“The problem with video — because culturally it’s kind of offensive if you’re not sitting in that frame and looking in the field of view of the camera — people sit still,” Bailenson said. Four reasons you’re tired of Zoom calls — and what to do about it 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z

It’s a bunch of white people saying, “No, we don’t find this depiction of indigenous tribes offensive.” Q&A with Nick Offerman: Embracing ignorance and taking pride in working with wood 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z

“I am very sorry for making this unquestionably offensive decision and thank all of you for holding me accountable,” the late-night star wrote. Fallon apologizes for using blackface in 20-year-old skit 2020-05-27T04:00:00Z

Language is the first sign we have arrived in a foreign land, and swearing is a way of discovering new civilisations and what they find offensive. Bleep me up Scotty: why is sci-fi suddenly so sweary? 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z

And who gets to decide what attributes are offensive, or stereotypical or gay? ‘Vicious’ on PBS Follows Two Gay Characters 2014-06-27T04:00:00Z

So our I think our defensive playing field is much smaller this cycle, and our offensive opportunities are much greater. Her job is to retake the House for Republicans. How easy is that? 2019-02-04T05:00:00Z

West told Big Boy that he "completely redid the album after TMZ," when he said the inflammatory, offensive comments about slavery sounding like a choice. Kanye West reveals he has been diagnosed with a "mental condition" 2018-06-04T04:00:00Z

“They objectify and demean one of our valued employees under the thin guise of ‘comedy’ and are offensive to all of us. Artie Lange latest comedian to be very bad at his job of being a funny comedian 2014-11-05T05:00:00Z

Confidence in Putin’s complicity raised the stakes enormously, sparking debate within the Obama administration over whether to go on the offensive. How Generations of Russians Have Tried to Influence American Elections 2020-06-30T04:00:00Z

Bury fought throughout the first world war, until captured in the spring offensive of 1918. My hero: Charles Howard Bury by Wade Davis 2012-11-23T22:55:03Z

Desperate Daughter: You think this is about offensive or unwanted email, but I think this is about your father’s drinking. Perspective | Ask Amy: Facebook posts create relationship problems 2021-03-09T05:00:00Z

Mr. Garrels resigned the next day, apologizing to the museum staff for using “an offensive term.” Its Top Curator Gone, SFMOMA Reviews Its Record on Race 2020-07-22T04:00:00Z

Rader didn’t know many politically conservative poets in general, and his friends found Trump’s election in particular to be “terrifying” and offensive. Do it for the country? Or don’t do it at all? The dilemma facing artists at Trump’s inauguration. 2016-12-22T05:00:00Z

“I don’t want to be aggressive or offensive, but I don’t want you to come close to me.” How homeowners should handle plumbing, housecleaning and other services during a pandemic 2020-03-27T04:00:00Z

France ousted Belgium with defensive tenacity mixed with flashes of offensive brilliance; they will be the favorite in Moscow. What’s on TV Sunday: The World Cup Final and ‘Who Is America?’ 2018-07-15T04:00:00Z

Their hope: catch those people saying something dumb, offensive or off-message so it can then be used against them. Tracking the trackers: What it’s like to have the most mind-numbing job in a campaign

About 12 hours after being released from custody, Avenatti returned to his combative form Tuesday and went on the offensive, accusing Nike of “rampant” corruption. Avenatti charged with fraud as he testified in related case 2019-03-26T04:00:00Z

It's a premise that could very easily have been tasteless or offensive, but the execution of "The Sacrifice" is so heartfelt that the story moved me tears. 5 excellent political horror films to watch this Halloween 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z

Spin city It was interesting to hear offensive coordinator 's weekly spin about the issues plaguing the offensive line. Bears vs. Vikings: Four issues to watch 2011-10-16T20:19:00Z

Free speech is indeed a sacred right, but it should not be confused with a license to be offensive. Perspective | Miss Manners: You’re not being ‘canceled,’ you’re being criticized 2021-07-01T04:00:00Z

More diversity, as this all-too-familiar, offensive argument goes, amounts to less quality. Lionel Shriver may not realise it, but greatness can come from anywhere 2018-06-11T04:00:00Z

I think this idea that we grouped white people together is offensive to people. Jose Antonio Vargas on Donald Trump, Rachel Dolezal and His MTV Documentary, 'White People' 2015-07-22T04:00:00Z

Anne Midgette: Is it offensive to darken a white singer’s face or not? The rarity of black faces, not ‘Otello’ in blackface, should be issue in opera 2015-10-16T04:00:00Z

Late last year, Perry was criticized for her geisha-themed performance at the American Music Awards after some viewers found it offensive. Katy Perry Accused of Blasphemy for “Dark Horse” Video 2014-02-26T17:11:41Z

Like idiot, moron has probably passed its sell-by date as an offensive term. Why Weird Al's 'Word Crimes' Is English for Dummies 2014-08-01T04:00:00Z

A lot of people are angrily saying, “No, we should keep our offensive icon of a savage Native American Indian chief. We’re paying him homage.” Q&A with Nick Offerman: Embracing ignorance and taking pride in working with wood 2020-07-23T04:00:00Z

“I am deeply remorseful that comments I recently made in the Playboy Interview were offensive to many Jewish people,” Oldman wrote in an open letter to the Anti-Defamation League late Tuesday. Oldman apologizes for defending Gibson and Baldwin 2014-06-25T04:00:00Z

And, "Didn't expect our Dutch movie 'De Kuthoer' which we gave the less offensive title 'The ColUmNisT' to trigger the fake news qanon nazis like this." In dark comedy "The Columnist," a reporter finds that dealing with online trolls is literal murder 2021-05-05T04:00:00Z

It presents a vengeful young girl, her aunt who is suffering from addiction and a sensuous elderly neighbor who finds frumpiness offensive. The Creators of ‘On Sugarland’ Build a Site of Mourning and Repair 2022-02-10T05:00:00Z

The problem was not that Mr. Sheen’s material was offensive. Critic?s Notebook: Belligerent and Boozy, and That?s Just the Audience 2011-04-03T20:27:46Z

She was accused of using “offensive and exclusionary” language in tweets opposing government proposals to reform the Gender Recognition Act to allow people to self-identify as the opposite sex. Judge rules against researcher who lost job over transgender tweets 2019-12-18T05:00:00Z

All of this is a long way from contemporary legalistic and institutional discourse about offensive symbols, including things like nooses, which are deeply repugnant to most people in most contexts. Perspective | Can a noose be art? There’s one hanging from a porch in Washington that’s here to challenge your assumptions. 2020-07-01T04:00:00Z

As offensive as it was in many ways, we were proud to see black people on TV. Bull Connor spat in my teenage face: The civil rights march that changed me forever 2016-01-17T05:00:00Z

The offensive coordinator, defensive coordinator, wide receivers coach, running backs coach, linebackers coach, line coach, special teams coach, clock management guy, and second-assistant to the kick-holder coach all enjoy their little fiefdoms. NFL Coaches: More Entertaining Than the Actual Games 2011-01-14T16:30:00Z

Although Mascots and its predecessors are largely apolitical, it’s hard to talk about sports symbolism without mentioning the conversation about offensive characters that continue to represent some teams. Under the Giant Heads of Mascots Live Absurd Humans Just Like Us 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z

“But if they’re willing to work on it and get it to a place where it’s not offensive, then I’m all for it.” Princeton Singers Abandon a ‘Little Mermaid’ Song Over Kissing Concerns 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z

It’s offensive, especially to me because I am African American. Whiteness at work in Arizona: Viral photo of racist teens shows the casual arrogance behind “bad decisions” 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z

Melissa, being the only person of color on the tour, was then left to explain to everyone else why that was offensive as they were more inclined to just laugh it off. "The Real World Homecoming: New Orleans" recap: Have Mercy 2022-05-11T04:00:00Z

Now, yes, that’s an offensive notion when you put it out there as a rule. Theater Review: ‘Rapture, Blister, Burn,’ at Playwrights Horizons 2012-06-13T02:00:01Z

Or something more offensive than branding Mexican immigrants as rapists or Muslims as being unfit to enter the country? The Fake Donald Trump Movie Isn’t Funny Enough 2016-02-10T05:00:00Z

Thousands of English and Spanish speakers commented that they found the wedding cake topper to be offensive to the bride based on the figurines alone. Couple speaks out after video game-themed wedding cake topper unexpectedly goes viral 2021-08-28T04:00:00Z

Her eventual replacement walked to L.A. from Ohio, used an actual branding iron to mark offensive books and kept meticulous records of his more than 50 extramarital affairs. Review | Everybody who loves books should check out ‘The Library Book’ 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z

The term might strike some as offensive, but it is widely used in the capital; the restaurant’s name even means “Maroon Pot” in Sranan Tongo, the unofficial local language. Armadillo to Açaí: Flavors of a World Cup Journey 2014-07-09T04:00:00Z

White House spokeman Robert Gibbs called the comments "offensive and reprehensible," and Thomas' press corps colleagues with the White House Correspondents Association issued a rare admonishment calling them "indefensible." Fox gets front-row seat in White House press room 2010-08-02T00:30:00Z

Of course liberal or leftist observers from outside the Trump bubble, armed with elite education and enlightened attitudes to match, deride his work as ridiculous or offensive. Trump propaganda painter Jon McNaughton: "Greatest" artist of our time? 2020-01-26T05:00:00Z

Kim is now a struggling playwright burdened by a sense of responsibility to push back against decades of racially offensive caricatures on stage and screen. Can ‘Miss Saigon’ Be Saved? Two British Shows Disagree. 2023-07-18T04:00:00Z

Triple Door, $15 The gang of rapping, skateboarding kids from Los Angeles known as Odd Future is famous for offensive lyrics. Six music happenings this week 2011-10-03T18:36:30Z

After all, the most offensive word in the galaxy, according to the Hitchhiker’s Guide, is “Belgium”. Bleep me up Scotty: why is sci-fi suddenly so sweary? 2019-04-23T04:00:00Z

For a comedian as unapologetically offensive as Frankie Boyle upsetting the audience is an occupational hazard. Frankie Boyle 2010-04-08T15:24:00Z

“Because offensive and bizarre are in first and second place,” and photos of Donald Trump and Ben Carson appeared. Stephen Colbert’s scathing Bobby Jindal farewell: GOP still party of stupid, Trump “offensive” and Carson “bizarre” 2015-11-19T05:00:00Z

Do you see it that way, or is that whole notion a little offensive? Colin Farrell on Why He'll Never Make a More Unusual Film Than 'The Lobster' 2016-05-13T04:00:00Z

The white man and black woman each tell offensive racial jokes, which may be a grim indicator of equality, but it’s not what anyone marched or died for. “Clybourne Park” makes us all look bad 2012-06-11T20:20:00Z

That could be offensive, regardless of the right-and-wrong of the act itself. You slept with my sister! 2012-07-19T00:00:00Z

One user argued that Kelly's penchant for offensive statements and the outrage and attention they attract is the reason NBC hired her in the first place. “Today Show” host Megyn Kelly suggests blackface is not racist — her NBC colleagues are stu... 2018-10-23T04:00:00Z

AMP Radio Networks said Thursday in a statement to The Associated Press that those lyrics "may be considered as offensive when viewed against Malaysia's social and religious observances." Malaysia radio cuts gay lyrics in Lady Gaga anthem 2011-03-17T04:26:08Z

He weathered that storm and, after taking over the show, he had his team members go over their own old social media postings for anything potentially offensive. How we ended up vetting celebrities as carefully as politicians 2017-02-16T05:00:00Z

Do you think I am being offensive to guests who don't care to go through so much bother when they entertain? Perspective | Miss Manners: Am I offending my daughter’s in-laws with my elaborate Thanksgiving meal? 2021-11-25T05:00:00Z

“I wanted the right to be offensive,” he told C-SPAN a few years ago. Why Larry Wilmore is the perfect comic fit for this year’s correspondents’ dinner 2016-04-28T04:00:00Z

When the survey was halted — the Oxford folks said that too many people were sending in offensive or insulting words — the word “moist” was in the lead. Calvin Trillin on the Scariest Word 2016-11-25T05:00:00Z

It was offensive, and that was pretty much the point. Chris Rock is ready: The Oscar host’s historic opportunity is the moment his entire career has led toward 2016-02-24T05:00:00Z

“Casting able-bodied actors in roles for characters with disabilities is offensive, unjust, and deprives an entire community of people from opportunities,” she says in the nearly three-minute clip. Octavia Spencer: Cast more actors with disabilities 2020-07-27T04:00:00Z

He concluded: “I am very sorry for making this unquestionably offensive decision and thank all of you for holding me accountable.” Jimmy Fallon Is Sorry. But What Does That Mean? 2020-06-11T04:00:00Z

In the spring of 1918, the Germans launched a series of offensives in France designed to win the war before too many more American troops could get there. Where Americans Turned the Tide in World War I 2014-10-24T04:00:00Z

Film’s first African-American star so perfected his comically lazy character that it became a widely offensive stereotype that halted his career. ‘Fetch Clay, Make Man’ examines alliance between Muhammad Ali, Stepin Fetchit

Though their deliberate and constant introspection is admirable, their crude performances of wokeness are less so — insincere at best, and offensive at worst. Murder and White Privilege on a Family Holiday in the Caribbean 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z

I find it so offensive when a GP says, “This is who you are.” ‘I don’t know who I am without it’: the truth about long-term antidepressant use 2017-05-06T04:00:00Z

If I suggest that, I am a nag, or I am offensive. Apply some of your customer-service skills to your relationship 2014-02-28T01:45:59Z

When the Soviet Union disappeared and the "godless enemy" suddenly vanished, America fabricated a profane and offensive enemy within to compensate. How Robert Mapplethorpe went from America's pariah to America's sweetheart 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z

Veering wildly from clever jokes and somewhat off-track political pronouncements to genuine apologies, Griffin and her lawyer Lisa Bloom went on the offensive with te. Kathy Griffin claims “conspiracy” at mad, looping press conference 2017-06-02T04:00:00Z

Stewart wrote a column about the offensive aspects of the movie, and was met with vitriol. Perspective | Love-struck hero or creepy harasser? Suddenly we’re seeing our favorite rom-coms in a new light. 2018-02-27T05:00:00Z

Finally the festival was home to another 1990s revival: the culture war around offensive hip-hop lyrics. Critic?s Notebook: Back to the ?90s, Tootling a Flute 2011-07-18T23:12:24Z

Galifianakis can make offensive jokes because he's very secure in his beliefs. Zach Galifianakis Hates to Be Loved 2011-05-19T09:05:00Z

Never again would the Army of Northern Virginia be capable of offensive action on a large scale. Lies I learned as a Southerner: Racism, the Confederate flag and why so many white Southerners revere a symbol of hatred 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z

It was still an extremely offensive word, however, with a shock value out of proportion to its literal meaning — it led, after all, to murder. The modern history of swearing: Where all the dirtiest words come from 2013-05-11T12:30:00Z

I find The Washington Post Magazine offensive in its celebration of outrageous luxury and conspicuous consumption. Letters: Readers on cemeteries, The Post’s Luxury Issue and active shooters 2017-01-03T05:00:00Z

At the time, Silverman was building a national reputation as a comedian who shirked no opportunity to make audiences uncomfortable with her cheerfully offensive Valley Girl persona. Sarah Silverman’s Comedy Is Changing with the Times 2017-06-01T04:00:00Z

A. As I’m the same age as Joe — 40 — I find that deeply offensive. Television/The Web: An Arthur Worthy of the Modern Ages 2011-02-20T02:00:56Z

Most offensive to guests is that these gratuities are added to their bills with a claim that it’s for their “convenience.” Perspective | When you leave a tip — whether you want to or not 2017-11-21T05:00:00Z

“I don’t believe we need to leave what I would term offensive language in our books, because frankly all I care about is that people can enjoy Agatha Christie stories forever.” As Classic Novels Get Revised for Today’s Readers, a Debate About Where to Draw the Line 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z

The problem with Frankie Boyle for me isn't so much that he's offensive; it's that his relentless attempts to offend have worn me down and left me feeling a bit melancholy. Is Frankie Boyle actually funny? 2010-12-19T00:06:27Z

Judges in Switzerland rejected a case by the country's Federal Institute of Intellectual Property that demanded the logo be restricted because they said the image was offensive to the religious beliefs of some citizens. Jägermeister logo does not offend Christians, court rules 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z

Different outfits in Tel Aviv specialize in training the skill, which involves disarming your opponent of a weapon, like a knife, as quickly as possible and going on the offensive. Global Athlete: Looking to Play Some Matkot? Tel Aviv's the Place 2012-07-01T10:46:05Z

Government troops captured both towns in a two-month offensive to uproot al-Qaida fighters from large swaths of land they captured during last year’s political turmoil. AIDS test at drugstores 2012-06-26T13:17:00Z

There is an assumption in some circles that people don't understand it and don't want art – an assumption both wrong and offensive. Arts funding in the regions: audiences and artists squeezed on every side 2013-07-02T11:48:18Z

“Sometimes the historical value is intimately intertwined with why something is offensive,” Nossel said. As Classic Novels Get Revised for Today’s Readers, a Debate About Where to Draw the Line 2023-04-03T04:00:00Z

A self-proclaimed "vegan runner" from Berkeley, California received backlash on Saturday after asking neighbors to close their windows when cooking meat because the smells were 'overpowering and offensive.' Vegan runner asks neighbors to close windows when cooking meat with 'offensive' odor 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z

The offensive term had been replaced by the line: "Hold me back." Lizzo listened and changed an ableist lyric. Will it be enough for white critics? 2022-06-14T04:00:00Z

In an 8-0 vote, the Supreme Court ruled Monday that a federal regulation prohibiting offensive trademarks was an unconstitutional infringement of free speech. Yeah, you can trademark an ethnic slur: Supreme Court hands victory to Asian-American rock band in landmark ruling 2017-06-19T04:00:00Z

The logo for the popular alcoholic drink Jägermeister was found to not be religiously offensive, a Swiss court said Monday. Jägermeister logo does not offend Christians, court rules 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z

The University of Alberta, for example, defines sensitivity readers as "someone who reads for offensive content" while The Spectator goes with "freelance copy editors who publishers pay to cancel-proof their new books." "I have no particular power": Don't blame sensitivity readers for the latest censored books 2023-03-12T05:00:00Z

When Trevor Griffiths wrote this play in 1975, a standup comedian was most likely to be florid man with wide lapels issuing an offensive stream of racist and sexist material. Comedians 2010-04-21T21:35:00Z

“I think what America thinks a trans person is ‘supposed to look like’ is usually very inaccurate and often offensive. Mike Doughty finds a better way: See the exclusive premiere of his new video, “Wait! You’ll Find A Better Way” 2017-03-07T05:00:00Z

Sometimes movies or songs don’t age well, but you find yourself watching or humming along to them anyway, offensive lyrics, wince-inducing scenes and all. Can You Like a Movie or Song That Has Something Wrong? Times Readers Respond 2018-12-23T05:00:00Z

Born in Saigon in 1960, the artist left for Paris after the 1968 Tet offensive with her mother — who had a scholarship at the Sorbonne — and two brothers. Troubled Turf: The Photographs of An-My Le 2020-04-03T04:00:00Z

He stepped down last week following a bombshell report about a 2013-2014 podcast he hosted, on which he regularly made sexist, racist and offensive comments. Mayim Bialik fills in as “Jeopardy!” host, while celebs speak out about kerfuffle 2021-08-23T04:00:00Z

They probably found it strange, confusing, and sometimes offensive too,” he continued. Restaurant apologizes for advertising bag of fentanyl as 'new brunch special' 2019-02-22T05:00:00Z

And she asks, “Women’s armpit hair is considered to be offensive, rude and ungraceful — how come it makes people so uncomfortable?” Shaving is the pits: Take up arms with Lena Dunham, Madonna and Miley in the fight against body hair oppression 2015-06-11T04:00:00Z

Still, “Princess Crocodile” is more banal than offensive. Dance Review: ‘Princess Crocodile,’ New Work From LeeSaar the Company 2014-04-13T21:40:49Z

The singer made the comment to her 24 million Twitter followers, sparking a uproar Thursday in Thailand where some fans called it offensive, insulting and bad for the country's image. Lady Gaga angers Thai fans with fake Rolex comment 2012-05-24T10:23:20Z

As offensive as those moments can be, I will always remain professional and make the client feel comfortable. ‘Passengers treat me like a therapist’: the cabbie, the hairdresser and others on the secrets they get told 2018-12-08T05:00:00Z

It feels like a bait and switch, ignoring the very real issues with the writer while labeling as bad, wrong or offensive words that have no such inherent value. Against the bait and switch censorship of Roald Dahl 2023-02-22T05:00:00Z

The report highlights challenges to “The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian,” written by Sherman Alexie, including one made in a left-leaning New York City suburb over concerns about offensive racial language. Attempts to Ban Books Are Accelerating and Becoming More Divisive 2022-09-16T04:00:00Z

The same dark nihilistic spirit that expresses itself in his most offensive material also allows him to offer some unpalatable but fascinating insights about the bleaker side of our everyday existence. This week's new comedy 2011-03-19T00:06:49Z

But if recent advances in queer rights and marriage equality are any indicator, the general public is finding conservative Christianity’s obsession with traditional patriarchal privilege and sexual entitlement increasingly wearisome and offensive. “11-year-olds shouldn’t get IUDs!”: Fox News creates mythical preteen IUD seeker, ignoring the success of school-based reproductive healthcare clinics 2015-07-10T04:00:00Z

Drake Bell apologized Thursday for an earlier tweet about Caitlyn Jenner that was instantly criticized as offensive. Drake Bell Apologizes for Caitlyn Jenner Tweet 2015-06-04T04:00:00Z

The "offensive language" in this play is very limited and probably way less than how people in South Africa typically spoke in 1950. Review: ‘“Master Harold” … and the Boys,’ a Searing Indictment of Racism 2016-11-07T05:00:00Z

“I regret the word I used in the banter of a live moment. The word was offensive, and I regret saying it and am very sorry,” he wrote. Reza Aslan, Kathy Griffin and Bill Maher: TV takes offense – selectively 2017-06-13T04:00:00Z

He was known for his occasionally deeply offensive remarks — and for gamely fulfilling more than 20,000 royal engagements to boost British interests home and abroad. Philip, in role with no job description, was queen’s bedrock 2021-04-09T04:00:00Z

It's offensive to me; I wish now that I'd kept it for myself! Perspective | Miss Manners: Group gift has become solitary headache 2020-12-29T05:00:00Z

It's a terrific mix of highbrow and lowbrow: niftily plotted, wittily edited, brilliantly performed, and casually offensive. It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia 2010-05-14T07:00:00Z

If your husband’s friend found them offensive, then he was free to stay in a hotel. Perspective | Carolyn Hax: She dissed her ex so she’d look better. Now he’s looking good to her. 2019-12-23T05:00:00Z

Baldwin, 55, announced the decision in a statement, saying that his comments were "offensive and unacceptable." Actor Alec Baldwin apologizes for slur, talk show suspended 2013-11-16T01:55:33Z

Carr belongs in the "offensive" category of comedians; indeed, he puts himself there. Comedy gold: Jimmy Carr's Stand Up 2012-07-12T14:12:27Z

It requires workshops, disabling one’s own ego, and sometimes even being subjected to offensive ideas. They hate each other's political views – so why have they become friends? 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z

“There’s nothing offensive. I’m not worried about it, because I believe very much in the heart of the film we made.” See Ewan McGregor as Jesus in Sundance Exclusive 2014-12-09T05:00:00Z

Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook’s founder, readily obliged as part of his appeasement offensive — which also included getting together with conservative bigwigs to hear their demands. Free speech is precious. What’s happening with Gawker and Facebook threaten it. 2016-05-27T04:00:00Z

But the label wasn’t the only thing offensive about the listings. Wal-Mart’s plus-size problem 2014-10-28T04:00:00Z

Not only is this offensive, it scares writers away from getting the best cut of sales, which is to sell directly to their readers with fewer middlemen. Letting go of my Kindle guilt 2012-11-18T14:00:00Z

Guajardo said that while the university considered the picture “offensive,” the image did not present a violation of the university’s code of conduct. Fraternity students face investigation after posing with guns in front of Emmett Till memorial 2019-07-25T04:00:00Z

As for the A-story, you might think that the premise, which affords plenty of jokes about Davis’ height, is exploitative and offensive. TV Weekend: Life?s Too Short 2012-02-17T17:23:29Z

And jurors were played a secret recording she made of him verbally abusing her during a row, containing a string of offensive sexual insults. Collins insists he is not violent 2012-10-10T17:34:52Z

In London on a Jurassic World charm offensive, he’s finely turned out in shirt, jeans and – there’s no other way to describe it – tweed waistcoat. Chris Pratt: 'I have great respect for the animals that I kill' 2015-06-06T04:00:00Z

The issues at stake, however, go far beyond a mere spectrum of artistic choices, whether to be faithful to the original work, or make it relevant or less offensive to modern audiences. A challenge for the arts: Stop sanitizing and show the great works as they were created

“It started defensively and it trickled down to the offensive side.” LeBron scores 32, Cavs wallop Warriors 120-90 in Game 3 2016-06-08T04:00:00Z

It's offensive because it keeps cattle-driving a franchise once based on sparkle and economy toward new heights of painful, frantic emptiness. "Sex and the City 2's" incomprehensible badness 2010-05-27T00:20:00Z

Photograph: Graeme Robertson Shocking, edgy and offensive are all words as familiar to regular visitors to Edinburgh fringe theatre as the bagpipes and bargain woollens shops along the Royal Mile. The fringe turns angry as shows plan to deliver a political punch 2013-07-20T11:30:29Z