| 单词 | offensiveness |
| 例句 | 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 Animation offers Mr. Rogen, Mr. Goldberg and their squad new ways to be naughty, and also blunts the potential offensiveness of some of the older ways. ‘Sausage Party’ Is an Animated Sex Comedy About Food ... and God 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z “Through a long career he has used offensiveness as a form of resistance.” Museums Are Still Open in New York. Here’s What’s on View (for Now). 2020-12-10T05:00:00Z They highlight not just the opulence of her subjects' lifestyles, but their even more extravagant fantasies, which are often baroque to the point of offensiveness – a Jacuzzi on a rooftop overlooking the sprawling city. Les Rencontres d'Arles 2011 ? review 2011-07-09T23:06:19Z There are some things that never reach an offensiveness tipping point where it becomes a story. A laughing matter: Comedians Steve Punt and Shappi Khorsandi debate whether comedy is too cruel 2011-01-22T08:31:01Z It didn't cross my line in terms of offensiveness – but it did cross other people's. My disability is not a joke 2010-04-13T18:30:00Z I wouldn't say that Zoo Time is a lament for the novel of gratuitous offensiveness. Howard Jacobson: In praise of bad boys' books 2012-10-05T21:55:17Z When the Popchips ad first aired in 2012, blogger Anil Dash wondered how the American media could be blind to the “obvious offensiveness of this campaign”. From Apu to Master of None: how US pop culture tuned into the south Asian experience 2017-05-09T04:00:00Z 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 Though the design’s offensiveness was most likely unintentional, it was still “shortsighted,” Dr. Miller said. Noticed: Adidas Cancels Release of Shackle Sneakers 2012-06-20T21:00:50Z These are titles that fail to offend only because of their blatant offensiveness, and illustrate Bizarro's fascination with the vulgar, smutty, distasteful and crude. Bizarro fiction: it's terribly good 2010-07-16T14:20:00Z The extreme offensiveness of the marchers, absent a particular threat of violence, was not and should not be illegal. Unmournable Bodies 2015-01-09T05:00:00Z But the opening section, in which he introduces his home village and its inhabitants, establishes a tone of breathtaking offensiveness. Borat: No 2 2010-10-18T10:52:00Z The high gag rate, animated performance and general broad-spectrum offensiveness help him get away with murder, and worse. This week's new films 2012-05-18T23:05:00Z The Badlands versions change the targets without always diluting the offensiveness. 10 Galleries to Visit Now on the Lower East Side 2017-04-27T04:00:00Z Fine and Fettle’s management soon released a statement in response to the negative backlash, defending Banez and blasting the commenters for the “offensiveness” of their responses. Australian restaurant gets backlash for sharing over pic of food blogger in a bralette: 'Purposely never going there' 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z Middle-aged white guys telling the rest of us how we shouldn’t be offended by their offensiveness. Call it Curt Schilling Syndrome: Overly sensitive man mortally offended by criticism of his own offensive comments 2016-04-20T04:00:00Z It does, however, deliver laughs and weapons-grade offensiveness. The Dictator ? review 2012-05-17T20:00:01Z West never acknowledges the epidemic of violence toward black trans women, and the single sentence about Booker feels perfunctory to the point of offensiveness. Here Comes Lindy West, and She’s Holding a Broom 2019-11-05T05:00:00Z That jellyfish scene is a firework display of offensiveness. The Paperboy – review 2013-03-14T15:00:01Z This was the thought-provoking part: it was a bit of a shock — but still fascinating — to hear such dated offensiveness stated in such a straightforward way. Frugal Traveler: In Kansas, Museums, Fried Chicken and, Yes, ‘Oz’ 2013-08-07T18:58:00Z Through a long career he has used offensiveness as a form of resistance — political, personal — and just by doing so given everyone permission to do the same. The Wild, Anti-Authoritarian Art of Peter Saul 2020-02-13T05:00:00Z There are, of course, countless ways the word can be used, and to varying degrees of offensiveness. How Many of Jay-Z?s Songs Contain the Word ?Bitch?? 2012-01-18T14:00:59Z But Mr. Roberts, a principal writer for the series, also does a pretty good job of slipping in a bit of heart amid the offensiveness. Review: ‘New Country,’ by Mark Roberts, With Dirty Jokes Aplenty 2015-05-22T04:00:00Z "Anyone with a basic understanding of the English language with access to any sort of media, whether it is a newspaper, radio or the internet, should be aware of the offensiveness," he said. Princess Cruises apologizes following accusations of 'racist' Maori-inspired ceremony in New Zealand 2019-12-03T05:00:00Z The movie takes aggressive satirical aim at exactly this kind of piety without risking true offensiveness. Movie Review: ?21 Jump Street,? With Jonah Hill and Channing Tatum 2012-03-15T12:30:07Z The result is that Mr. Garrison, who represents Trump and is referred to as “Giant Douche,” becomes irresistible in his offensiveness. So much for hope: “South Park” abandons serialization, apparently all really is lost 2016-12-11T05:00:00Z For all its brutality, Rick and Morty has made an artform out of dancing along the offensiveness line, keeping the humour sharp and savage without making it cruel, even when Rick himself is behaving cruelly. How Rick and Morty became TV’s most unlikely hit 2019-11-23T05:00:00Z Siegel sums up this offensiveness as embodied in the brothers’ ringleader and spokesman: The divine madness of Groucho Marx 2015-12-21T05:00:00Z There, we subject our fellows to anger, insult and offensiveness, and defy authority, as we would nowhere else. All the road rage: Fast & Furious 6 taps a modern vein 2013-05-20T13:40:02Z For that we have Boris Johnson, the former Foreign Secretary, whose predilection for outrageous offensiveness in the form of disparaging jokes—he recently compared burqa-wearing women to “letterboxes”—is well known. The English Fetishization of Irony 2018-08-27T04:00:00Z Comedy is built for mockery and skirting the line of offensiveness, that is what it is for. Trevor Noah and “The Daily Show” problem: Why do we insist on holding a TV host to a politician’s standards? 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z Some showed characters acting offensively, a couple tipped into offensiveness themselves. Has film really outgrown racism? 2011-08-01T10:18:35Z The offensiveness of a performer is still not a license to be rude, to the person on stage or to your fellow patrons. Don’t heckle Daniel Tosh 2012-07-13T15:48:00Z "We hope he will not cross the line from legitimate satire into offensiveness with jokes calling up anti-Semitic stereotypes and misogyny," the ADL statement read. Comedy Central defends new 'Daily Show' host Trevor Noah after tweets 2015-03-31T04:00:00Z The commission has rejected the very idea of “replacing accepted scientific names because of perceived offensiveness,” its 26 commissioners wrote in the Zoological Journal in January. Column: The Hitler beetle, the Trump moth and the raging debate over changing offensive species names 2023-09-12T04:00:00Z They may not be anyone you know, or they might have radically different standards of offensiveness than you or the rest of society. Hamline board jumps in to review fracas over academic freedom, Islamophobia 2023-01-16T05:00:00Z While the offensiveness of the conversation commands the headlines, the reason the group met in the first place warrants more attention. In L.A., the ugly politics of power laid bare 2022-10-12T04:00:00Z “Is there a clear distinction made between offensiveness and harmfulness to populations when evaluating what content to buy and air?” asked one. Netflix doesn’t want to hear it anymore 2022-07-07T04:00:00Z The critically derided lowbrow comedies with which he’s been too long associated tend to fail not due to offensiveness but laziness; it’s refreshing when a new project genuinely seizes his attention and, by extension, ours. Review: Adam Sandler gives Netflix's appealing basketball drama 'Hustle' its flow 2022-06-07T04:00:00Z Marshall answered the questions politely, never hinting at the offensiveness of the implication that he somehow supported crime and lawlessness. Ketanji Brown Jackson’s hearing is reminiscent of race and crime in Thurgood Marshall's 1967 hearing 2022-03-25T04:00:00Z It is not as if New Yorkers cannot abide difficult personalities in their political lives — complexity and offensiveness are expected, even sought after. The Mayor New Yorkers Loved to Hate 2021-12-23T05:00:00Z Some on the far left seem determined to find offensiveness under every rock. Opinion | Being woke can go too far 2021-08-01T04:00:00Z Wilfred Reilly, associate political science professor at Kentucky State University, a historically Black college, said the “Jim Crow claim passes through ‘nonsensical’ into offensiveness.” ‘Patronizingly racist’: Jim Crow-election laws comparison blasted as ‘insulting’ to Blacks 2021-04-05T04:00:00Z But being embarrassed or feeling threatened or deprived of a beloved object when the offensiveness of certain images, stories or words is pointed out doesn’t give you an excuse to perpetuate or even defend them. Column: The Dr. Seuss 'cancel culture' backlash is a distraction. Here's the real issue 2021-03-03T05:00:00Z It has more to do, I suspect, with the offensiveness inherent in subjecting the still-living trauma of America’s racism to the unavoidably flattening and glossifying effect of Hollywood. ‘The Good Lord Bird’ Is Good TV. But Mix Art and Slavery at Your Peril. 2020-10-06T04:00:00Z Again recalling aspects of The Satanic Verses’ reception in 1989, her book is twice convicted, both for its claimed offensiveness and for being – much like Twitter clickbait – a cynical exercise in controversy. Making a demon of JK Rowling is a wretched sport, born of misogyny and resentment | Catherine Bennett 2020-09-20T04:00:00Z Do problematic artworks fashioned decades ago reflect a spectrum of offensiveness that needs deliberation, or should they all be taken away? Opinion | Removing an offensive mural from the University of Kentucky isn’t ‘racial justice’ 2020-07-06T04:00:00Z The first interpretation bias involves the perceived offensiveness of a social situation. Unraveling the Mindset of Victimhood 2020-06-29T04:00:00Z Apart from its genuine offensiveness, the remark made no sense. International Women’s Day is a time to recognise how far equality has come 2020-03-08T05:00:00Z Instead of shrugging off offensiveness, we patrol the internet/streets craving umbrage/affront so we can indignantly type/chant: “Hey! That’s not OK!” Op-Ed: Have you heard this one? Los Angeles can't take a joke 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z The risk of offensiveness has to be there. Opinion | Yes, God cancels people, and we can, too 2019-09-19T04:00:00Z But let’s not lose sight of the offensiveness. Opinion | The administration’s last-minute attempt to bully Mueller is offensive 2019-07-23T04:00:00Z Now, the offensiveness of telling Americans to go back to where they came from is probably not at all lost on the president. Catastrophic government, indeed 2019-07-15T04:00:00Z Surveys by broadcasting standards authorities in different English-speaking countries consistently place it at or near the top of their offensiveness charts. Why is everyone suddenly using the C-word? | Stan Carey 2019-05-21T04:00:00Z Mr. Neeson said Saturday that after several weeks of reflection, he now realizes the offensiveness of his comments. Liam Neeson ‘profoundly’ apologizes for ‘black bastard’ comments 2019-04-01T04:00:00Z “There aren’t many places in the law where we allow someone to make a federal case out of their offensiveness about a symbol being too loud for them,” Gorsuch said. Supreme Court seems to seek narrow way to uphold cross that memorializes war dead 2019-02-26T05:00:00Z Their constituents are also free to judge how much offensiveness they will tolerate. Opinion | Should we forgive Ralph Northam? 2019-02-17T05:00:00Z “Instead, the government is selectively approving or refusing profanity, excretory and sexual content based upon the level of perceived offensiveness.” Supreme Court to decide if trademark protection can be denied to ‘scandalous’ brands 2019-01-04T05:00:00Z I was surprised, though, that the offensiveness of the team’s name did not merit a single mention except for a reference to one of the groups fighting the team’s return to the RFK Stadium site. Opinion | For Washington football fans, there’s little hope of better things next season 2019-01-02T05:00:00Z Washington Nationals shortstop Trea Turner, Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Josh Hader and Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen faced similar situations this year, for old tweets with varying levels of offensiveness. Kyler Murray, Heisman winner, apologizes for anti-gay tweets 2018-12-09T05:00:00Z “I can’t say if he knew what he was actually saying or not, but he did stop using that term once we explained it’s offensiveness.” Why President Trump was asked about rapper Lil Jon at a White House news conference 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z Tuesday’s election outcome fell short of the repudiation of the president that millions in America, and around the world, had yearned for after two years of tumult, offensiveness and shattering of democratic norms. Trump threatens 'warlike' response if Democratic House investigates him 2018-11-07T05:00:00Z Asked this afternoon about the offensiveness of the ad, the president told reporters, “Well, a lot of things are offensive…. Your questions are offensive a lot of times.” As networks pull racist ad, Trump says, 'A lot of things are offensive' 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z King is perhaps most emblematic of how far out the lines of offensiveness are being drawn. Midterms test whether Republicans not named Trump can win by stoking racial animosity 2018-11-04T04:00:00Z Study finds the inked are just as likely to be employed and to earn as much as the uninked, regardless of the number, visibility or offensiveness of their tattoos. Go ahead, get a tattoo. Your boss shouldn’t mind. | Produced by Advertising Publications 2018-09-14T04:00:00Z Those investigations would rightly be based on concrete legal standards, not wholly subjective measures of offensiveness. Apple crushed Alex Jones — then tossed him a lifeline 2018-08-08T04:00:00Z Slice and dice the words themselves and try to rank them in order of offensiveness, a dangerous exercise. Perspective | When an athlete’s ugly tweets hit home, ‘it feels like an actual gut-punch’ 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z Offensive humor for the sake of offensiveness isn’t edgy, it’s just lazy and destructive. PewDiePie 'sorry' for Demi Lovato meme 2018-07-26T04:00:00Z But there are lines that should not be crossed, and spaces between complicity and abject offensiveness. Opinion | There’s a right way to be uncivil 2018-06-26T04:00:00Z Civil rights groups and conservative bloggers immediately jumped into a debate over the offensiveness and/or bold truths of the installment, shocked and electrified by the lightning rod that is "Roseanne." 'Roseanne': The Conners fear their new Muslim neighbors may be terrorists 2018-05-09T04:00:00Z Maybe consider that there is a spectrum of offensiveness? Opinion | She called his elevator joke offensive. He called her complaint ‘frivolous.’ Who’s right? 2018-05-03T04:00:00Z The scope and magnitude of Trump’s offensiveness to many women cannot be overestimated. Opinion | Trump has been an inspiration to women everywhere 2018-03-20T04:00:00Z Some remain consistent sources of wonder and awe and provocation for century upon century; others, removed from their context, curdle into irrelevance, if not offensiveness. T’s Men’s Style Issue: Feats of Endurance 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z Trump has honed offensiveness to a fine art. Opinion | Year One in Donald Trump’s World 2018-01-20T05:00:00Z “The fact that the offensive statements were intended as jokes does not reduce their offensiveness.” When Texas Tech investigated sexist behavior, it found no one to blame 2017-09-07T04:00:00Z So, toward that end, the minions of atheism cry about offensiveness of prayer. Un-American court demands Rowan County, North Carolina, quit praying 2017-07-18T04:00:00Z Not a full 10 because the offensiveness was nearly comical. The week in patriarchy: don't buy Trump lies that he has a heart for Syria 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z Not a full ten because the offensiveness was nearly comical. The week in patriarchy: don't buy Trump lies that he has a heart for Syria 2017-04-07T04:00:00Z I’ve never seen an actor so good at and so seemingly obsessed with performing instinct, subtext and offensiveness. The Year’s Most Captivating Film Performances 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z Clinton has been a fine public servant–let the silly investigations stop now–but she was a clueless candidate from start to finish, and her perpetual defensive crouch was the precise opposite of Trump’s offensiveness. What Comes Next With President Trump 0002-11-29T05:00:00Z It took a few hours for the full meaning and offensiveness of Trump’s remarks to filter through to the G.O.P. establishment. A Sexual Predator in the Republican Party’s Midst 2016-10-08T04:00:00Z It’s not an inconsistent stance: Rather than measuring the value or offensiveness of a photograph by how people might respond to it, they’ve chosen to focus on the consent of the subject. How panics about pictures of naked women shaped the Web as we know it 2016-08-19T04:00:00Z Scott noted, “Animation offers Mr. Rogen, Mr. Goldberg and their squad new ways to be naughty, and also blunts the potential offensiveness of some of the older ways.” Indie Focus: The silly and the serious with 'Sausage Party,' 'Hell or High Water' and 'Little Men' 2016-08-14T04:00:00Z The offensive solution offered in jest calls attention to the offensiveness of the problem. Recent editorials from Texas newspapers 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z While people 25 and under tend to expect that both genders should swear frequently, using words of similar offensiveness, people of older generations often still have the idea that swearing is not “ladylike.” Why Donald Trump Is Smart to Swear 2016-06-28T04:00:00Z They talk tone and respect, yet they have to deal with the reality of a nominee of unparalleled vulgarity and offensiveness. Meet the anti-Trump who’s spearheading the GOP platform 2016-06-24T04:00:00Z It is plausible that the manager was ignorant of the offensiveness of the phrase, and the employee who felt uncomfortable should consider that possibility. Ready to Settle a Cubicle Cold War, and Looking for a Strategy 2016-06-10T04:00:00Z Even setting aside the offensiveness of such a sweeping dismissal of Arab potential, the formulation is wrong on two counts, one prescriptive and one analytical. Obama’s fatal fatalism in the Middle East 2016-05-22T04:00:00Z Mr Trump’s offensiveness is also a worry for the many Republican congressmen who are up for re-election in November—and maintaining Republican control of both houses is one of Mr Ryan’s main responsibilities. Learning to love the Don 2016-05-12T04:00:00Z The tycoon’s habitual offensiveness and displays of flabbergasting ignorance have set a high bar for gaffes; this is a candidate who entered the race calling Mexicans rapists and promising to reverse globalisation. Donald downed? 2016-04-07T04:00:00Z Unlike with blackface, there does not seem to be any sort of settled social norm about the offensiveness or inoffensiveness of sombreros. Political correctness devours yet another college, fighting over mini-sombreros 2016-03-03T05:00:00Z And so there’s still a chance he simply implodes under the weight of his own offensiveness. Nate Cohn and Justin Wolfers on Donald Trump’s Chances 2016-02-29T05:00:00Z The Chicagoland native apologizes for none of it, nor for the fact that her offensiveness comes partly from genetics. Kathy Griffin says stand-up comedy remains a sexist industry 2016-02-07T05:00:00Z According to the polls at the center of Trump’s universe, his offensiveness reaps no consequences. Donald Trump is the affluenza candidate 2015-12-31T05:00:00Z His latest is not simple offensiveness — it is the marriage of offensiveness and policy. Donald Trump has crossed an uncrossable line of bigotry 2015-12-08T05:00:00Z Mr Trump is trying to rein in his offensiveness. The greatest show on earth 2015-12-02T05:00:00Z The fight over cultural transformation is being waged on the grounds of how to deal with offensiveness. The real issue at Mizzou and Yale isn’t free speech. It’s social equality. 2015-11-12T05:00:00Z “I think that is remarkable in its offensiveness to the democratic process,” King said. Utah’s latest Medicaid plan faces key GOP vote Tuesday 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z There’s an almost incalculable level of offensiveness bound up in that lyrics. The sociopath’s answer to Macklemore: Introducing the haughty ignorance—and heinous Michelle Obama rhymes—of chart-topping white guy Lil Dicky 2015-08-17T04:00:00Z There’s no point in measuring the offensiveness of one remark against another. Republicans court racists and veterans: Real lesson of GOP’s damning Donald Trump hypocrisy 2015-07-20T04:00:00Z This is the same guy whose concerns about the appearance of offensiveness to minorities was low enough to see him vacation at N*****rhead Ranch. Donald Trump's Latino comments are just GOP orthodoxy in a cruder shell | Jeb Lund 2015-07-07T04:00:00Z Reddit's policy, according to the moderators, is based on specific instances of harassment rather than general offensiveness. Reddit bans 'Fat People Hate' and other subreddits under new harassment rules 2015-06-10T04:00:00Z Trolls like Zack see it as their role to prod and probe the boundaries of offensiveness to keep society alert. Viewpoint: Who are the people in the dark corners? - BBC News 2015-04-27T04:00:00Z “It would be a hazardous undertaking for anyone to start separating the permissible speech from the impermissible, using the standard of offensiveness. “The freedom guaranteed in the First Amendment is indivisible. Herald Price Fahringer, a Defender of Free Speech, Dies at 87 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z The conservative furor over President Obama’s remarks at last week’s National Prayer Breakfast hasn’t abated, reaching a new pinnacle of absurdity and offensiveness on Fox News last night. “Verbal rape”: Fox News guest loses it over Obama’s remarks on Islam and Christianity 2015-02-10T05:00:00Z They also said the choice touches on differences in American and French standards for offensiveness. New Charlie Hebdo Cover Creates New Questions for U.S. News Media 2015-01-13T05:00:00Z And the fear of kitsch is one reason for the compulsory offensiveness of so much art produced today. The strangely enduring power of kitsch 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z Her offensiveness is what gets people to tune in. 'Princeton Mom' Susan Patton Brings Offensive Rape Remarks to CNN 2014-12-12T05:00:00Z When it comes to crass television, there are few shows that surpass the level of offensiveness displayed on FXX’s cult-hit, The League. 'The League's Jeff & Jackie Schaffer, Katie Aselton and Jason Mantzoukas Discuss Crassness and Rafi at New York Comic-Con 2014-10-15T04:00:00Z His offensiveness is all the more abhorrent because it is born of strategy. Nigel Farage has a plan. And abhorrent views on HIV are just a part of it 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z It asks people to note times and dates and then rate the "intensity" and the "offensiveness" of the odour. Village asked to 'rate its pong' 2014-08-23T04:00:00Z The difference between the two is that the latter will also warn of potential offensiveness and offer the opportunity to reconsider. 14-year-old scientist makes trolls think twice before hitting 'send' 2014-08-08T04:00:00Z While he acknowledges the inherent offensiveness of the D.C. team’s name, Buzzfeed’s Joseph Bernstein said the controversy is about more than a racial slur: Should the Washington, D.C. Redskins Lose Their U.S. Patent Trademarks? 2014-06-18T04:00:00Z At what point does humour cross over into offensiveness? A Twitter war on Stephen Colbert 2014-03-28T19:43:30Z Gradually, though, humor ratings for the tweets increased and then peaked about a month after the event, and at the same time the offensiveness ratings dropped. When are Jokes about a Tragedy Funny? 2014-03-25T17:00:00Z But the problem with Awareness Culture is the expectation that once offended – or, in most cases, once a hypothetical offensiveness has been identified– the world must immediately act to make the “bad thing” disappear. Wellesley’s Boogeyman Wears Tighty-Whities 2014-02-06T23:40:57Z He also said the firm should have "no role in policing questions of taste or offensiveness on the internet". Sex offence web addresses screened 2014-01-15T14:22:39Z Nelson Mandela’s death provided fodder for the right-wing radio ranter to reach new paroxysms of offensiveness and denounce the civil rights movement in America, which of course helped bring about Obama’s presidency. 10 worst right wing statements of the week: Smearing Mandela’s memory edition 2013-12-09T15:48:00Z While we understand the offensiveness of the image, it is in no way indicative of the attitudes of either the school or the council. Police probe 'racist' school mural 2013-11-19T10:25:29Z This time, he was more defensive about the offensiveness of his offense. Towson close, but loses 46-40 to No. 15 Georgetown 2012-12-08T21:34:08Z Together, the evidence indicates that people recognize a characteristic "old people smell" not because of the aroma's intensity or offensiveness, but because of its uniqueness compared to the body odors of younger people. Scents and Senescence: "Old Person Smell" Is Real, but Not Necessarily Offensive 2012-05-30T21:15:00.467Z The few words you wrote about P—— recalled him to my memory in all his offensiveness. Letters of Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy from Italy and Switzerland 2012-04-07T02:00:33.707Z She was nibbling lumps of sugar moistened in her tea, and the wild rose of her cheeks and the distracting rings of her hair made her offensiveness a mere childish impertinence. A Woman of Genius 2012-01-18T03:00:09.517Z Edinburgh City Council said it understands the offensiveness of the image but said it does not reflect the attitudes of the school. Police probe 'racist' school mural 2013-11-19T10:25:29Z Apart from the offensiveness of the revelation, there was a filial disrespect in it which, to me, was the worst part of it all.’ A Bride from the Bush 2011-12-24T03:08:05.053Z "Come in," said a feeble voice; and the visitor, though nearly stopped by the offensiveness of the room, stepped in, and found it a death chamber. The Man with the Book or, The Bible Among the People. 2011-12-19T03:00:47.530Z That he was aware of her presence was manifest by the care with which he avoided looking in her direction, and by the calculated offensiveness of his speech in referring to the absent Steele. Imprudence 2011-12-01T03:00:19.303Z But no experience so far served to reveal the whole offensiveness of the man's assurance. A Woman of Genius 2012-01-18T03:00:09.517Z As regards the Ainu, their filthy habits of course increase their offensiveness, while bodily exercise renders them intolerable. Alone with the Hairy Ainu or, 3,800 miles on a pack saddle in Yezo and a cruise to the Kurile Islands. 2011-10-30T02:00:10.270Z Consequently the corpses soon began to decay, and the whole land stank revoltingly; and the men kept their pipes constantly alight to counteract the offensiveness. In the Russian Ranks A Soldier's Account of the Fighting in Poland 2011-09-11T02:00:08.747Z Persons accused were often subject to magisterial intolerance, ignorance and offensiveness. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:17.663Z The use of "at home" meaning "in England," was always peculiarly offensive in my ears, but my interlocutor did not recognize its offensiveness. Recollections of a Varied Life 2011-07-14T02:00:11.837Z I felt him come toward me by the sharp irradiation of offensiveness. A Woman of Genius 2012-01-18T03:00:09.517Z This is taught and practiced by Shiah Moslems,453 and it is continued with all its offensiveness against good morals by Bahais. Bahaism and Its Claims A Study of the Religion Promulgated by Baha Utlah and Abdul Baha 2011-07-04T02:00:25.783Z Lucinda couldn't very well let offensiveness so pointed pass without comment. Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z As the Queen had a daughter-in-law a member of the Royal House of Russia, this wanton act of international offensiveness must have produced a sensation of shame and pain in the English Royal Family. Bygones Worth Remembering, Vol. 2 (of 2) 2011-07-22T02:00:17.663Z And offensiveness isn't the only reason adverts generate complaints. Causing offence 2011-05-12T09:37:35Z Mr. Wasko preached about the offensiveness of the image of the cross, because it offered salvation that people cannot earn. The Evangelical Squad 2011-04-22T14:02:23Z The master was in the highest spirits at the success of his persiflage; his voice rose louder and louder, and his offensiveness became almost supernaturally acute. The Secret Glory 2011-03-22T02:00:17.863Z With unvarying regularity at morning and evening the same foul-smelling, unwashed bowl, filled with food that varied only in degrees of offensiveness, was handed in to me. Roger Davis, Loyalist 2011-02-17T03:00:22.690Z Their sinister defiance and rudeness in grappling him increased in offensiveness. Memorials of the Sea My Father: Being Records of the Adventurous Life of the Late William Scoresby, Esq. of Whitby 2011-02-07T03:00:26.033Z I do not believe that he was conscious of the offensiveness of his words. The New Irish Constitution 2011-02-06T03:00:57.247Z He laughed with a jarring offensiveness, as if, strangely enough, he was deliberately trying to incense, instead of to placate, the man of whose good will he stood so sorely in need. The Carleton Case 2011-01-24T03:00:17.240Z They were thus confounded by the insupportable multitude and offensiveness of one of the objects of their idol worship, sent forth by another, as if purposely to punish them. The Messiah in Moses and the Prophets 2010-12-20T17:11:50.233Z In rare instances when courts limit speech, they have long preferred that restrictions be based on the truthfulness, rather than the offensiveness, of the language. Should the Highest Court Protect the Ugliest Speech? 2010-09-29T17:55:00Z The judges veered into offensiveness when they explained why Pineda-Moreno's driveway was not private. How the Government Can Use GPS to Track Your Every Move 2010-08-25T08:25:00Z Then there was Wayne Rooney's My Story So Far, which lacked the rank offensiveness of the latter two but made up for it with neuron-killing prose. Marina Hyde: A golden generation of self-regard 2010-05-26T23:06:00Z Her use of the word "business" annoyed him: it crystallized all the offensiveness, as he was now calling it to himself, of her sisterly attitude these two weeks. Sinister Street, vol. 2 He had known many foremen in his time, but this man carried offensiveness to the point of inspiration. Bindle Some Chapters in the Life of Joseph Bindle With some difficulty he regained his chair, after stumbling over a footstool, and crushing the tail of a King Charles cocker, that was snorting on the hearthrug in all the offensiveness of canine obesity. Wilson's Tales of the Borders and of Scotland, Vol. 9 The inflammation of the gums, the foulness of the teeth, and the offensiveness of the breath, are produced by it. The Dog From all I have heard, London society alone is perennially interesting, and the reason is, that, absolutely secure, it keeps itself from staleness by constantly refreshing its veins with new blood, exclusive only against offensiveness. Ancestors A Novel But if we fix the mind upon them they have a power over us just because of their natural offensiveness. English Critical Essays Nineteenth Century Its value having passed away, it has forms of offensiveness. The Evolution of the Country Community A Study in Religious Sociology The memory may preserve what is artificial, but, when it becomes stale, it turns to offensiveness, and thus breeds an alienation from literature itself. The Poetical Works of William Collins With a Memoir “You really didn’t know you were on my land?” he demanded, with a little less offensiveness in his tone. The Heart of Thunder Mountain The calculated offensiveness of this was balanced by its sudden revelation to Sally's mind of the fact that Mrs. Standish didn't know there had been two men. Nobody The additional light thus obtained was hardly in proportion to the offensiveness of the added aroma. The Twins of Suffering Creek In this alone, it is apparent, consisted the real priority and offensiveness of Patrick Henry’s position as a revolutionary statesman on the 23d of March, 1775. Patrick Henry It was carried on by both sides with extraordinary energy, yet without any personal offensiveness on either side toward the other, although the stimulus was close at hand. Introduction to the Science of Sociology We there read of the suppuration, and stench that follow after seven or eight hundred lashes; and that some men have complained that its offensiveness was almost equal to the whipping. A Journal of a Young Man of Massachusetts, 2nd ed. Late A Surgeon On Board An American Privateer, Who Was Captured At Sea By The British, In May, Eighteen Hundred And Thirteen, And Was Confined First, At Melville Island, Halifax, Then At Chatham, In England ... And Last, At Dartmoor Prison. Interspersed With Observations, Anecdotes And Remarks, Tending To Illustrate The Moral And Political Characters Of Three Nations. To Which Is Added, A Correct Engraving Of Dartmoor Prison, Representing The Massacre Of American Prisoners, Written By Himself. At the same time the Formula of Concord points out the offensiveness of the Flacian phraseology. Historical Introductions to the Symbolical Books of the Evangelical Lutheran Church Yet the very simplicity and sincerity of her egoism robbed it of offensiveness, and raised it from a trait of character to the dignity of a point of view. Virginia But not even Father Healy could keep the tale from growing in magnitude and increased offensiveness. Grey Town An Australian Story But it was the Baby who saw what was to be done if his parent was to be delivered from his own offensiveness. The Creators A Comedy He seemed more struck with the peculiarity of the senior partner's conduct; Andrew with its offensiveness. The Prodigal Father This tornado, delivered with increasing vehemence and offensiveness, quite overpowered Stephen, who stared at the boy as if he had been a talking frog. The Fifth Form at Saint Dominic's A School Story Depurate vice of all her offensiveness, and you prune her of half her evil. Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce Would that it was seen in its offensiveness to God and injuriousness to man—persistently daring high Heaven, while corrupting, degrading, disquieting, and ruining man! Life and Work in Benares and Kumaon, 1839-1877 From that particular plant, minute by slow minute, there surged a continuously mounting offensiveness, like nothing Lawton had ever smelt before. The Sky Trap Snobbery increases in offensiveness when it is transplanted. Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer Since, moreover, the attack was directed chiefly against politicians, precisely that class of the community most inclined to be favourable to woman's suffrage, the wrong-headedness of the movement becomes as striking as its offensiveness. The Task of Social Hygiene The twins' belongings—a joint-stock affair—occupied the most unlikely places in the house; and their quarrels were only exceeded in offensiveness by their noisy and uncouth endearments afterwards. Salthaven The less teachers of religion talk about themselves the better; and yet there is a kind of personal reference, far removed from egotism and offensiveness. Expositions of Holy Scripture Second Corinthians, Galatians, and Philippians Chapters I to End. Colossians, Thessalonians, and First Timothy. But it is unfortunately quite impossible to mistake his meaning and intention, for he is a writer whose offensiveness is gross, while it is sometimes almost surpassed by an amazing shallowness. On the Genesis of Species There was a simplicity in his immense superiority to women that robbed it of offensiveness and almost made Hermione laugh. The Call of the Blood In a little while this offensiveness passed off, and it might then be used, though the casks bred growths of an unpleasant sliminess, if the water remained in them for more than a month. On the Spanish Main Or, Some English forays on the Isthmus of Darien. The offensiveness of his manner left the men quite undisturbed. The Forfeit "I thought we might," I said, with just the least hint of offensiveness in my tone. The Lost Valley The offensiveness and noxiousness look very much like a direct command from the Author of Nature, to do that which shall turn the refuse to a good account—namely, to bury it in the earth. Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 435 Volume 17, New Series, May 1, 1852 There is an offensiveness in murder which degrades a man even by the accusation. Phineas Redux "I find injustice or offensiveness to myself or anyone else," he once wrote, "the hardest of all things to forgive." Hugh Memoirs of a Brother He refrained, for awhile, from making “Death and Doctor Hernbook” public; a poem which deviates from the offensiveness of personal satire, into a strain of humour, at once airy and original. The Complete Works of Robert Burns: Containing his Poems, Songs, and Correspondence. With a New Life of the Poet, and Notices, Critical and Biographical by Allan Cunningham Still his insinuations were highly dangerous, not to speak of their offensiveness. Great Sea Stories The usual rough justice of the affair did not, in his eyes, mitigate the offensiveness of its irregularity. Emerson's Wife and Other Western Stories The issues at stake seemed to make the question frivolous to offensiveness. The Portion of Labor His sense of smell was greatly impaired, so much so that he could not smell the offensiveness of the bowel-excreta which came away every day on using the gravitation-enema, and which were horrible to by-standers. The Healthy Life, Vol. V, Nos. 24-28 The Independent Health Magazine Onions are the forbidden fruit, because of their offensiveness to the breath. Our Deportment Or the Manners, Conduct and Dress of the Most Refined Society There was almost always a certain sleek offensiveness about Charles Kingsley when he sat down to write. Adventures in Criticism He was neatly and tastefully dressed, and his demeanor had lost all its old offensiveness. The Double Life Of Mr. Alfred Burton It cannot be said that the offensiveness of the act of disobedience is tempered by any very conciliatory tone in the words used. The Life of Nelson, Volume 1 The Embodiment of the Sea Power of Great Britain It is hard to write down Captain Branscome's questions on paper, and divest them, as his gentle face and hesitating kindly manner divested them, of all offensiveness. Poison Island In consequence of the offensiveness of the open pail, the next improvement was to throw in some form of deodorizing material daily. Scientific American Supplement, No. 421, January 26, 1884 Mr. Matthews is always worth listening to, and has the knack of speaking without offensiveness even when chastising us Britons for our national peculiarities. Adventures in Criticism He had the soldier's fault of point-blank compliment, but with it an open sincerity of manner which relieved his flattery of any offensiveness. The Bread-winners A Social Study Indifferent to me, alike, the spider who could sting, or the harmless butterfly whose only offensiveness is in the folly of his wearing a glitter which he can not take care of. Guy Rivers: A Tale of Georgia He quickly began to display autocratic authority, with an offensiveness of manner that disgusted the citizens as much as his acts of tyranny annoyed them. Historic Tales, Vol. 1 (of 15) The Romance of Reality The presence of sulphur explains the offensiveness of the exhalations from Cabbage when in a state of decay. The Culture of Vegetables and Flowers From Seeds and Roots 16th Edition Calhoun characterized Douglas' retort to Hale as equal in offensiveness to Hale's remark, which elicited the retort. Children of the Market Place While this page was passing through the press, we witnessed a representation of “Ten Thousand a-Year” a second time, and observed that the offensiveness of this scene was considerably abated. Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, November 27, 1841 There was something Napoleonic about his words which placed them wholly beyond the sphere of offensiveness. Rosa Mundi and Other Stories As the bully beaux got deeper in their cups, so did their baiting of young Tom increase in offensiveness and coarseness. Tom Tufton's Travels But if we fix the mind upon them, they have a power over us, just because of their natural offensiveness. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 3 Nay, he even exaggerated the offensiveness of his conduct, at the Longmeadow Club, and in various ways gave the Billionaire to understand that he was a more serious offender than in truth he really was. The Air Trust Many such metaphorical expressions were unobjectionable, even pleasing, in the mouth of him who first used them, but by constant repetition by others have become mere slang, with all the offensiveness of plagiarism. Write It Right A Little Blacklist of Literary Faults About this same personal offensiveness, the Southerners you know insist that it is inherent with the race, and it is one of their most cogent reasons for keeping them as slaves. Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation 1838-1839 The coarseness of his language, the offensiveness of his imagery, have been greatly exaggerated. In the Name of the Bodleian and Other Essays All that world of northern air could not sweeten her, but Jacques picked her up without a thought of her offensiveness and ran to his canoe. The Chase of Saint-Castin and Other Stories of the French in the New World So long as he had some hope of marrying Marguerite de Valois, the Duke of Guise had repudiated, not without offensiveness, all idea of union with Catherine of Cleves. A Popular History of France from the Earliest Times, Volume 4 Not only has the desire for smoking been effectually squelched, but a perfect hatred of smoking has been developed on account of the offensiveness of the odor of tobacco. The Wonders of Prayer A Record of Well Authenticated and Wonderful Answers to Prayer It holds it impossible to satisfy at once the understanding and taste; nay, nakedness, ugliness, and offensiveness seem to it to testify for, rather than against, the genuineness of truth. History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time She perceived the offensiveness of her conduct, and I did not often need to imitate her. A Woman's Journey Round the World The discharge was small, and gradually grew less in quantity and offensiveness, soon ceasing altogether, and the wound closed. Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine The offensiveness of a criticism is only a matter of individual capacity for pain or humiliation. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 12 Sweet it was in one sense, honey-sweet, and sent the same tingling through the nerves as her voice, but with a bitter underlying the sweet, a bitter offensiveness, as one smells in blood. Dracula It was only by reason of the natural offensiveness of man that they gave him any space. Old Indian Days It came from the old man in the background, whose offensiveness and spiteful ways were barely atoned for by the occasional chuckle he con- tributed to general laughs. Far from the Madding Crowd The open mouth, the drooping arm, the arched knee: they were such a personification of cockiness as, taken together, will never again, one may hope, be presented to eyes so sensitive to their offensiveness. Peter Pan It came from the old man in the background, whose offensiveness and spiteful ways were barely atoned for by the occasional chuckle he contributed to general laughs. Far from the Madding Crowd "The ineradicable offensiveness of youth is partially compensated for by its eternal hopefulness," said the Cat. Traffics and Discoveries The portrait is wretched, and a certain likeness to Mr. Morphy adds to its offensiveness. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 04, No. 24, October, 1859 Mr. Sheldon had borne that offensiveness in mind, with the determination to "take it out of" his brother on the earliest opportunity. Charlotte's Inheritance He would defend his point of view with obstinacy, with offensiveness even, for an afternoon, and then give way, with absolute suddenness. Eleanor The realism of the thing was its offensiveness. Kokoro Japanese Inner Life Hints He always let his ponderous syllables fall with an easy unconsciousness that left them wholly without offensiveness. Roughing It, Part 3. Monsieur Auguste palliated most of his conceited offensiveness on the ground that he was un garçon; we on the ground that he was obviously and unmistakably The Zulu's friend. The Enormous Room Doubtless the seeming offensiveness of the latter part of the definition obscured its reassuring beginning. The Mind in the Making The Relation of Intelligence to Social Reform Miss Wellington appeared duly shocked; yet, being a woman of an alert and cheery disposition, she reached out instinctively for some palliative before accepting the affair in all its stark offensiveness. The Law-Breakers and Other Stories The last, and not the least defect of the English comedies is their offensiveness. Lectures on Dramatic Art and Literature Some ignorant people will refrain from permanently removing the cause of a deadly malaria, for fear of the temporary spread of its offensiveness. White Jacket or, the World on a Man-of-War "Thanks, it's very good of you!" she said, haughtily, and with that covert offensiveness of which, alas! a woman alone is capable. At Love's Cost To loathe involves disgust because of physical or moral offensiveness. The Century Vocabulary Builder Where obnoxious matter has been allowed to accumulate, its disturbance for removal should be conducted with special precaution, both on account of its temporary offensiveness of odor and the more serious results which may follow. Hygienic Physiology : with Special Reference to the Use of Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics It has a cover of the same material, and it may be carried from an upper floor with no more offensiveness than a hodful of common earth. American Woman's Home There was fine irony in the Prince's tone but no trace of offensiveness. The Prince of Graustark As for the offensiveness of presenting Helena to his daughter as a stepmother, Pryor winced, but admitted with a cold impartiality, that she was not intrinsically objectionable. The Awakening of Helena Richie For the rest of the book is entirely lacking in offensiveness —that quality which alone, as we have seen, is productive, and which our classical author has himself reckoned among the positive virtues. Thoughts out of Season Part I I had certainly traveled widely, and I was an excellent sailor—excellent to the point of offensiveness. An Adventure with a Genius There is a peculiar sort of naivete about Italian ostentation, which robs it of all its offensiveness. A Siren His amenities were monstrously magnified; he became convivial to the point of offensiveness. The Auction Block At length, a slang rhyme of peculiar offensiveness was used to a Wadham gentleman, which so exasperated him that he immediately, by way of a forcible reply, sent his fist full into the speaker's face. Adventures of Mr. Verdant Green In the first place, a negative quality—the total lack of offensiveness: but every really productive thing is offensive. Thoughts out of Season Part I What if Mr. Warricombe would have received him no less cordially had he avowed his sincere position, and contented himself with guarding against offensiveness? Born in Exile Germans are no better; so it must be racial, this offensiveness. The Vultures This insensibility those hinds translated into cowardice, and emboldened by it—like the mongrels that they were—their offensiveness grew more direct and gradually more threatening. Love-at-Arms Lastly he turned to me to complete this gross work of offensiveness. The Strolling Saint; being the confessions of the high and mighty Agostino D'Anguissola, tyrant of Mondolfo and Lord of Carmina in the state of Piacenza "Nay, that is no answer," he cried, overlooking my offensiveness. The Shame of Motley: being the memoir of certain transactions in the life of Lazzaro Biancomonte, of Biancomonte, sometime fool of the court of Pesaro Many a reformer perishes in his removal of rubbish; and that makes the offensiveness of the class. Essays — Second Series "Is he invalided too?" inquired Caron, without heeding the soldier's offensiveness of manner. The Trampling of the Lilies Probably she was unconscious of her own movements; but this very unconsciousness added to the offensiveness of their suggested meaning. The Idiot The big man looked down upon Mr. Sabin with the sullen offensiveness of the professional bully. The Yellow Crayon He sulked at the enormous offensiveness of men, things, and events; of words and even of glances which he seemed to feel physically resting on his skin like a pain, like a degrading contact. The Rescue A Romance of the Shallows "I never believe in concealing my own thoughts from an intelligent patient," said Dr. Dale, with a quiet offensiveness. Soul of a Bishop |
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