Word: crassness
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...example: Dr. Drew listening closely to an embarrassed 21-year-old whose girlfriend has been joking to his friends about the size of his penis. Pinsky handles this painful subject with a quick, matter-of-fact suggestion: Take a closer, more informed look at your abusive girlfriend. After a crass joke from Pinsky's partner, comedian Adam Carolla--there to provide levity--Loveline's newest co-host, Diane Farr, affirms that size, despite what the ads for Godzilla say, is not all it's cracked up to be. Pinsky's message, both educational and reassuring, is one that permeates...
...runs on the University of Idaho's server, makes no overt mention of Microsoft, but the education-oriented promotional material for Microsoft makes the connection clear. While some scholars object--Sheldon Krimsky, a professor at Tufts University, who has been looking into corporate influence on scholarly journals, calls it "crass"--Microsoft contends that it is merely trying to be helpful. So far, only a handful of professors have taken the offer...
While some scholars object -- Sheldon Krimsky, a professor at Tufts University who has been looking into corporate influence on scholarly journals, calls it "crass" -- Microsoft contends that it is merely trying to be helpful. So far, only a handful of professors have taken the offer...
Winslet's mother is a greedy social climber who revels in the obnoxious snobbery of Winslet's finance and his friends. The old-wealth aristocrats look down upon Kathy Bates, the crass, straight-shooting caricature of the nouveau riche. Of course, Cameron also makes bland references to the injustice of class oppression. Several back-to-back shots reveal that the ship's wealthy patrons are only able to enjoy its luxuries because of the sweat of the poor workers laboring below deck...
...managed to communicate these values to them. The particular boredom and family-oriented ambition of today's college students is a quieter and more relaxed version of 60s discontent with book-learning. It would be a mistake to interpret the results of the poll as a crass materialism or existential boredom. Who can blame college first-years for knowing what they want out of life...