Word: dismissiveness
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...such outlandish things: Fallaci currently faces trial in Italy for defaming Islam. At least in the U.S., Coulter is not threatened with prosecution for being Coulter, but as I read Talbot's piece I wondered why the de rigueur intellectual response to Coulter in the U.S. is to dismiss her automatically...
...dismiss the report that the film, which ends before the beheading of the Queen, resulted in the lynching of its director. Indeed, the boos may have helped Coppola's film, creating a controversy that demanded the taking of sides. Nothing stirs impassioned defense like an attack, real or perceived. If the film wins a big prize here at Cannes, Coppola can thank the naysayers. (Some people thought Coppola took the criticism to heart when she was a no-show at Thursday's official Festival dinner in her honor. Truth is, she'd got an offer she couldn't refuse...
...this same dogmatism that makes Avakian immune and unresponsive to criticism. Handily, practitioners of Marxism can dismiss critics with the “b word.” Oppositional views certainly cease to matter when they can be cast aside as simply bourgeois or a product of false consciousness...
These antics have led some to dismiss Gray’s work with various po-mo epithets and move on. However, his writing has been critically lauded. “Lanark” is one of Gray’s most famous—and best—works to date. Dedicated readers who accept the novel’s quirks can expect swift and generous returns from the skilled hand of a unique and powerful writer...
FEBRUARY 11, 2003 Professors voted to dismiss Randy J. Gomes and Suzanne M. Pomey, members of the class of 2002 who in the fall had been convicted of embezzling almost $100,000 from the Hasty Pudding Theatricals...