Word: demeaned
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...Harrison Ford could cozy up to the Amish in Witness, why couldn't detective Melanie Griffith go undercover among Brooklyn's Hasidic Jews and become one of the mishpocha? The reason why not is A STRANGER AMONG US. This pill of a thriller, written by Robert Avrech, manages to demean everyone involved, regardless of creed or previous credits. The usually workmanlike Sidney Lumet directs Griffith to be shrill and most of the Hasidim to be cute and noble -- E.T.s with yarmulkes. Only Eric Thal, as a young scholar, emerges with dignity intact and prospects bright...
...wait. With its reliance on profanity and lyrics that often demean women, disparage nonblacks or celebrate violence, doesn't rap seem to glorify the worst aspects of ghetto culture? Not necessarily, says Simmons. He dissociates himself from the misogynistic and racist statements his rappers make. The president of his company is a woman. During the uproar three years ago over anti-Semitic statements made by Professor Griff, then a member of Public Enemy (later severed), Simmons condemned Griff. Nevertheless, he steadfastly defends the right of his performers to have their say and to say it however they want...
Harvard College seeks to maintain an instructional and work environment free from racial harassment. The College defines racial harassment as actions on the part of an individual or group that demean or abuse another individual or group because of racial or ethnic background. Such actions may include but are not restricted to using racial epithets, making racially derogatory remarks, and using racial stereotypes. (Handbook for Students...
Conley said that Silverberg's background was virtually identical to hers. "The only way he could demean me was to make sure that everyone knew that I was a woman...because to him, 'woman' equals 'bad,'" she said...
...ARTICLE announcing the GAO report appeared on page 15 of the New York Times below a larger article on the preservation of sea turtles. While not to demean the plight of the sea turtle, the prioritization in this case is reflective of a national problem...