Word: misunderstoodness
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...Lyndon B. Johnson, whom Galbraith ultimately clashed with in opposing the Vietnam War, was the most misunderstood man to hold the presidency, he told the audience last night...
...second, or conceptual tack, applies an external theme to the play’s framework, leading to Richard III in fascist Italy or Romeo and Juliet at a post-apocalyptic rave. The third posits some new interpretation of a character that flows against the traditional grain, allowing a lovable, misunderstood Iago or a courageous, bloodthirsty Hamlet. Hyperion’s current version of Macbeth takes both the first and third avenues...
...album’s reception could provide a startling measure of the extent to which arguably the most influential artist in the history of rock has been forgotten or misunderstood by younger generations. Alternatively, it could serve to revitalize images of the young, revolutionary King in the minds of a generation which has been fed little more than regurgitated clichés. Either way, it will speak volumes about the power of the media controlling the image of a man whose music deserves to be remembered, irrespective of the commercial hype it has generated...
...zero-tolerance for intolerance,” all Summers means is that the University will take stern disciplinary action against anyone who engages in racist, sexist, religious, homophobic or other discriminatory conduct, then he has misunderstood the nature and extent of the problem. Merely responding to hatred when it occurs is not enough...
...yellow military ribbons, but ribbons became a common symbol with the AIDS Awareness Ribbons campaign. According to Visual AIDS, the advocacy group that began the campaign in 1991, the ribbons were intended to represent compassion for victims, but became a symbol of awareness. AIDS and sexual violence are widely misunderstood problems, and their victims both deserve compassion—but ribbon-wearing itself does nothing to actually increase knowledge and is not a sincere or significant means of expressing emotion...