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Word: righteous (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1980-1989
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...rage of race is exactly what has stirred a righteous debate over Lee's movie. After it lost the top prize at last month's Cannes Film Festival (to a comedy by another young American, Steven Soderbergh's sex, lies and videotape), jury member Sally Field told Lee she fought to get him a prize. The film's detractors called it facile and irresponsible; Lee responded by accusing his critics of racism...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Hot Time in Bed-Stuy Tonight | 7/3/1989 | See Source »

...same reason, basically, that you step on cockroaches. Geraldo is so self-righteous. If he would just say, "You know what? We're going to have a neat show today, and maybe you'll get to see a woman's breasts." But instead, he says, "We're going to talk about this cult that stabbed the kids and cut the kids' noses off, and you'll get to actually see a picture of it. It will be really neat." Geraldo has that certain je ne sais quoi. For want of a better word, I would call him a jerk...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Interview with DAVE BARRY: Madcap Airs All | 7/3/1989 | See Source »

...rage of race stirs a righteous debate over Spike Lee's Do the Right Thing. But the real question is, just what is this muddled movie trying to prove...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Contents Page Vol. 134 No. 1 | 7/3/1989 | See Source »

...concerned about being self-righteous...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Interview with Rev. DONALD E. WILDMON: Bringing Satan To Heel: | 6/19/1989 | See Source »

...know, that's the least concern. The last thing I want to be considered is a super-Christian. I'm not even a good Christian. The last thing I want to do is manipulate somebody. When you talk about my being self-righteous, I'm a sinner. I know what I am. I'm a sinner saved by grace...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Interview with Rev. DONALD E. WILDMON: Bringing Satan To Heel: | 6/19/1989 | See Source »

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