Word: scornfully
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...idea it would be as magnificent as it was," says Lieut. Colonel Michael Nelson of Virginia. Trained to recognize chains of command, Nelson nevertheless felt the stirrings of rebellion: "I was out there for white Americans also. If I am the object of some people's scorn, then they need to see me in my physical being." Physical being countless times over, countless times empowered. "The brothers came home, and we're rejuvenated," says Rodney Dailey, the head of a violence-prevention program in Boston. Here are five stories of those who returned...
...revival renews a question that was never settled: Does it work? The Law of Similars sounds something like modern medicine's concept of immunization, but scientists point out that the resemblance is superficial. For the Law of Infinitesimals they have nothing but scorn. The high number of dilutions--marked on packages as 12X, 24X and so on--ensures that not enough active ingredient is left to do any harm. But it also ensures that not enough is left to do any good. Consumer Reports in July examined homeopathic treatments for vaginal yeast infections, noting that the 28X dilution means that...
...drag queen, because he is at ease with his ersatz sexuality, is a true liberator: he can teach feminism to women and manners to men, in this awful place called Middle America. The movie has its own fantasy credo: that heterosexuals are the real objects of pity and scorn. And gay men? Poor them! In Hollywood films, they are either invisible or tortured--unless they dress for success...
...whites. How quickly white people refer to the Constitution and equal opportunity when their interests are even minutely affected. In this instance there is no need for debate. McCarty has been a good and faithful citizen in a land where, for nonwhites, love of country has been rewarded with scorn. I applaud the McCartys of the world for their generosity of spirit. GEORGE ADRIAN BARRETT Washington...
Auto industry insiders were unimpressed and merciless. They dubbed it a "jelly bean," a "flying spud" and a "gel tab," among other unflattering appellations. The object of their scorn was the newly introduced 1986 Ford Taurus and its softly rounded contours, which defied the sharp-edged, boxy look long favored by the industry...