Word: trivialized
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...entertainer. His demagoguery has no place in political discussion, and consequently many of those who reject his methods convince themselves that he is a peripheral voice, incapable of any real impact. Unfortunately, it has been made only too clear since the election that Mr. Limbaugh's words are not trivial. Incoming first-term Republicans have called themselves the "Dittohead Caucus," in homage to Limbaugh, and as a speaker at their preinaugural conference, he gave not comic relief, but advice to the newly elected class. Many Republicans have credited him with the achievement of majorities in both houses of congress...
Because of its trivial role in real matters, the council is left to issues which can only be described as insignificantly autoerotic, at least from the viewpoint of the common undergraduate: constitutional reform (but who cares?), member expulsions and the provision of circuses. These are the issues that sustain the council and give it life, like pumping stale sugar water into a half-dead body to keep it alive...
While some people dismiss donations to panhandlers as trivial, a small donation can be a matter of life or death for the homeless...
...which predatory executive Demi Moore accosts sweet, sensitive Michael Douglas. Jenny Craig plaintiff Tracy Tinkham looks more like Joey Buttafuoco than Michael Douglas, but never mind. Perhaps he was succeeding handsomely at counseling overweight women and should have been promoted instead of being let go for breaking a trivial rule. We are asked to believe that these men's having to listen to jokes about push-up bras or being asked to lift a heavy box makes for a winning case and worldwide media attention, when women have been listening to penis jokes and making coffee for decades. Sure, complaints...
...think about it, the main thing is not what I did or didn't do, but that students were able to get tickets for $12, when they otherwise would have had to pay $25 or skip The Game. I was going to ignore the accusations because they seemed to trivial, but it seems. The Crimson won't let them go away. Rudd W. Coffey...