Word: tamed
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Despite this enthusiasm for individual projects, residents say the house spirit is, on the whole, "very tame...
...away from the bug-eyed, watermelon-eating portrayals of African-Americans that abounded in the '30s, introducing a wider variety of characters. As Stepin Fetchit became a phenomenon of the past, stars like Lena Horne and Sidney Poitier were born. Nevertheless, the roles available to Blacks were still basically tame--musicians, functionaries, and other characters that did little to challenge the status quo. The few movies that did have an edge to them were poorly distributed or received criticism for being too incendiary. For example, 20th Century Fox's controversial "No Way Out" (1950)--Sidney Poitier's debut--was maligned...
Although four distinct seasons were once a source of regional pride, many Cantabrigians now seem somewhat ambivalent about the recent tame winters...
...business excellence." The country is the world's busiest container port, the third largest oil-refining center, the major exporter of computer disk drives. Its manufacturing relies on multinational corporations, and it has attracted some 3,000 foreign companies with generous tax breaks, ultramodern telecommunications, an efficient airport and tame labor unions...
...that's just the tame stuff. On any given morning, The Howard Stern Show might feature a game called Guess the Jew, in which callers try to pick the Semitic celebrity from a choice of three. Or a good-looking actress might show up in the studio and set off Stern's riotous hormones. (To Sally Kirkland: "I'm completely aroused by you . . . You wearin' underpants?") Stern demeans women, insults blacks, makes fun of the handicapped. Comedian Richard Pryor, who suffers from multiple sclerosis, should come on as a guest, says Stern, so they can "watch...