Word: stirs
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...Could those human sacrifices cause as much of a stir among the politically correct as what some saw as anti-semitism in Gibson's depiction of the crucifixion of Christ?? "After what I experienced with The Passion," he says, "I frankly don?t give a flying f--- about much of what they think."? Yet Apocalypto promises some surprises. The film, which Gibson co-wrote with first-time screenwriter Farhad Safinia, is an allegory about the collapse of civilizations--with warnings about environmental abuse and political fear-mongering, not the sort of thing to comfort conservatives. And the obvious care that...
...significant misinformation and sadly perpetuates many of the myths about abortion in an effort to promote a particular moral agenda. Firstly, the term “partial birth abortion” is not a term used by the medical community; it is one used by anti-abortion activists to stir up emotion. Similarly, she defines a 20-week-old fetus as a “child” based on its childlike physical features. Again, the medical community disagrees, as do those who hold different philosophical and religious beliefs about the definitions of infanthood...
...Mimi’s” lead single) begins, I lose a little more respect for myself. But by the time the chorus comes around, I am so enraptured by the song’s exquisite pop-craft that not even the thought of my fading masculinity can stir...
...attack. "I think it was my mom's fault: bad genes," he says wryly. "We stopped shooting for two weeks while I recovered from the surgery. It wasn't that big a deal." When Crash premiered, at the 2004 Toronto fest, it had no distributor and made no special stir. That would come later...
...needed a bomb thrower,” Taurel said of wanting a panelist or audience member to stir up debate...