Word: offendable
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: during 2000-2009
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...that the collaborative approach has been both exhilirating and fruitful, but Palmer thinks that the lack of an authoritative vision may have muddied the production’s progress. “There are many things that you literally cannot achieve sitting around a table trying not to offend anybody,” she says...
While “9” probably won’t offend you, it certainly won’t make you feel warm and fuzzy. And, with the exception of the highly annoying and entirely unnecessary 16-minute instrumental track (don’t ask), there’s nothing blatantly wrong with the album—other than the fact that it kind of makes you feel like giving up. If you liked Damien Rice before, when he was only mildly melancholy rather than out-and-out bipolar, then you’ll probably like this album. However...
...According to Grizzle, the Center has made efforts to diversify its library since the article was published. In her time at Harvard, Grizzle has maintained a civil relationship with her ideological rivals. “I don’t think the manner in which I say things should offend people...I think it’s important to not be disrespectful or unintelligent,” says Grizzle. For the most part, she is treated civilly in return, remembering only one unpleasantry during her protest of last year’s immigration rally. “I think somebody...
...must offer a sincere apology to the Native American community, and the Dartmouth community as a whole, for an event that will understandably offend and hurt people within our community,” wrote JoAnn “Josie” Harper, Dartmouth’s director of athletics and recreation, in a letter to the editor published in The Dartmouth. “UND’s position is offensive and wrong...
...Pelosi may have few good options in the current dilemma. If she decides to replace Harman with someone other than Hastings, she could easily offend the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), which has insisted that Hastings' seniority entitles him to the position. But some aides have also rumored that there might be another solution: installing a former panel member, Georgia Rep. Sanford Bishop, who is also African-American, in place of either Harman or Hastings. Whatever happens, one thing is clear: after her Murtha debacle, Pelosi - and the Democrats, for that matter - cannot afford another misstep so early in her tenure...