Sentences with phrase «crass commercialism»
"Crass commercialism" refers to the excessive and distasteful promotion of selling products or services for the sole purpose of making money, without considering the quality or ethical aspects. It implies a focus on profit at the expense of genuine value or artistic integrity. Full definition
I'm not taking satisfaction in the symbolism of Jesus burning, but rather to crass commercialism of Christianity and all of those «holy rollers» in Southwest Ohio who now must try to blame this on someone (gays and the other regular targets) rather than acknowledge their own exploitation of a religion I was raised on.
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Christmas may have turned into crass commercialism (back in about 1880) from its former position as the lesser Christian milestone holiday to Big Easter, but that doesn't mean it can't be fun.
Of course, competition is slim and little comes from Pixar's summer release, Cars 3, which was crass commercialism at its worst.
In this feature debut from Zambian - born film - maker Rungano Nyoni, ancient superstitions and crass commercialism go into partnership to grotesque effect.
Written within the last decade and set in the author's home state of Ohio roughly a quarter - century into the future, Ready Player One's plot is a wish - fulfillment rehash of Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory, in which the poorest but most pure - hearted of VR obsessives is pitted against the full forces of crass commercialism in a quest to inherit the factory that manufactures the world's dreams.
Perhaps developed in reaction to accusations of crass commercialism overrunning art fairs, it is a sophisticated form of branding.
One could even argue that the Whitney is not endorsing Sotheby's, that the auction house might as well do some good on the side while starving its staff, that museums can hardly compete with the 2012 New York art fairs for crass commercialism, and that gallery workers hardly make out any better than the auction staff.
A hundred years later this crass commercialism and cultural and religious paternalism embarrasses us.
The future of soccer in the U.S. lies not with the NASL and its peculiar brand of crass commercialism, but with «the army of young soccer players» currently enjoying the game.
The point is, it's easy for the media to blame the crass commercialism of Atlanta and worship the aesthetic grandeur of Beijing or elsewhere.
I know that sounds blasphemous and maybe I've just become anesthetized by all the crass commercialism we're constantly bombarded with, but the half - inch strip of an ad at the bottom of the home page just didn't faze me.
Pardon the crass commercialism, but if you've been thinking about picking up Matt Fraction's run on Invincible Iron Man, Amazon's got a surprise deal for you.
Many excellent books don't make it past their gates for a variety of reasons, from poor editorial judgment to crass commercialism — while many terrible books do get through, for the same kinds of reasons.
For those who'd like to enjoy paradise, minus the crowds and the crass commercialism, Geger Beach has a lot to offer, which is why it's popular with expats.
Taken together, these shows trace a line of erotic imagery from the crass commercialism of pure pornography to the more refined commercialism of the art gallery, raising questions about how these forms relate to modern sexuality.