Word: harmfulness
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Further, I believe that people should be willing to reconsider what they say in light of the effect it has on others, even if they mean no harm. Others do and should disagree with me about my standards...
...both liberal activists and city business leaders blasted the plan saying that it would exacerbate the city's ongoing traffic problems and harm local businesses...
Although star casting seems an instant boon, drawing in new and younger audiences and allowing more plays to have larger-scale life, some theater leaders fret that they may be doing themselves long-term harm, creating a costly or even unsustainable expectation that every show will have a splash of celebrity. Says Emanuel Azenberg, who produces Neil Simon's work: "The real problems the theater has are not solved by a momentary sense of breath that the stars bring us." Instead of thinking about how to cut costs and reach a broader audience, producers who employ stars typically have...
...A.C.L.U. opposes the Massachusetts initiative for much the same reason it argued against previous MacKinnon-Dworkin bills. Pornography no doubt causes harm, says Burt Neuborne, the union's former national legal director. But to suppress it, under First Amendment rules, "you have to show, in addition to the harm, that there is no other societal way of dealing with a problem than censorship. Here, the current bills fail...
...would they? At Bush headquarters they wonder if Nixon, who hasn't attended a convention since 1972, is really rehabilitated enough to help rather than harm. And there is a question whether Reagan will project his renowned charm and enthusiasm -- not to mention concerns about Ford's dexterity onstage...