Sentences with phrase «in fear of ridicule»

Searching for love online just five or ten years ago was embarrassing and something you kept to yourself in fear of ridicule.

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In fact, quite the reverse of what you suggest is true; i.e., the situation today is that many scientists ARE believers, but they dare not «come out of the closet» for fear of being ridiculed and / or losing government and / or academic grants.

As He leads, He will empower you and give you wings to fly in the face of fear and ridicule.

For in this, instead of impressing upon him a holy fear and shame before the Good, he is polluting the pure one by teaching him the fear of loss of money, loss of reputation, misjudgment by others, neglect, the world's judgment, the ridicule of fools, the laughter of the frivolous, the cowardly whining of consideration, the inflated triviality of the moment, the fluttering mist - forms of vapor.

I come from «shameless» caretakers, abandonment, ridicule, abuse, neglect — perfectionistic systems I am empowered by the shocking intensity of a parent's rage The cruel remarks of siblings The jeering humiliation of other children The awkward reflection in the mirrors The touch that feels icky and frightening The slap, the pinch, the jerk that ruptures trust I am intensified by A racist, sexist culture The righteous condemnation of religious bigots The fears and pressures of schooling The hypocrisy of politicians The multigenerational shame of dysfunctional family systems MY NAME IS TOXIC SHAME

I believe Gooners should be able to debate with one another without fear of abuse or ridicule whether in print or verbally... I am sure you have heard the phrase «words are mightier than the sword» with reference to your tea party observation?

Seriously, I hate to break it to you, but I think if you guys (and ladies) believe you have any sort of chance at helping change the minds of nutjobs... and more over you believe in your heart of hearts that fear, ridicule, shame, and derision is ACTUALLY going to accomplish that... then you are the bigger nutjobs.

In Quebec, the Registrar of Civil Status can ask parents to change a child's name if they fear it might invite ridicule.

Wierner says there are at least nine eyewitnesses to date of the creature in Chautauqua County, but many do not come forward fearing ridicule.

He's written a blog in which he reveals his final poll got very close to the final result, but he «chickened out» of publishing it because he feared it would be ridiculed as an outlier.

It is said to have been the subject of tense discussions in the leader's inner circle, with some Corbynites fearing they could be ridiculed in the film and others apparently having asked not to feature.

After presenting his heliocentric hypothesis in a 1514 letter to intellectual colleagues, he resisted publishing the manuscript for On the Revolutions of the Heavenly Spheres for decades, fearing that his work would lead to professional ridicule and «controversy» among the masses.

Although this means it's more likely for someone in your inner circle to suffer from depression, most likely they will not speak up in fear of being ridiculed.

In the late 1990's, dating online was something you kept secret for fear of ridicule.

According to the federal Department of Health, girls believe the fear of being judged or ridiculed is a barrier to participating in physical activity.

She cited a ruling that says the privilege allows people in government agencies to offer «uninhibited opinions and recommendations without fear of later being subject to public ridicule or criticism,» and «to protect against confusing the issues and misleading the public by dissemination of documents suggesting reasons and rationales for a course of action which were not in fact the ultimate reasons for the agency's action.»

Previously, pet loss grief was little understood, or even acknowledged; people had to grieve their loss in isolation for fear of being shamed or ridiculed for their emotional reaction because after all... «Jack was just a dog and you can get another one».

We've never been more accepted, and while some part of me mourns the loss that comes with acceptance, the slight sense that we aren't the same band of die - hards that have to stick together for fear of ridicule anymore — bedraggled but proud creatures huddled together in the trenches awaiting the latest onslaught from the media or the school bully — the much larger part of me basks in how new people are discovering my beloved hobbies and ashamed of that little errant thought.

I even doubt the loyal fans, the ones that still claim that the ps4 has an extreme power advantage, are gonna settle for an embarrassingly underpowered neo... They will create a new account, and claim loyalty to Xbox, for fear of being ridiculed in internet forums.

«I've seen Al Gore's film twice, but I've also read Michael Crichton's State of Fear, which makes a compelling case on the other side,» says Hug, referring to the controversial 2004 novel in which Crichton — using scientific arguments that were hotly challenged by critics — ridiculed the global - warming consensus as the work of conspiratorial alarmists.

Scepticism exists in high places but is mostly unexpressed for fear of censure and ridicule.

If you don't feel comfortable opening up to them because of a real fear of being ridiculed or dismissed, then that is a sign of a deep dysfunction in the relationship.

I think when we grow up we forget to keep asking questions and we either accept things as they are or we live in fear of being ridiculed for not knowing the answers to things.