Sentences with phrase «obscenities as»

And not one ounce of attention to the descendants of that idea, which came out of academic economics and went into corporate finance and morphed into such obscenities as the capital asset pricing model, which we also paid no attention to.

Director Stoller and writers Andrew J. Cohen and Brendan O'Brien are graduates of the Judd Apatow school of studio humor, and so are well - versed in cooking up a comedy that adheres to a certain recipe: bookending the picture with big set - pieces, and then linking those set - pieces with a series of fast - paced episodes that rely chiefly on sight gags and as many obscenities as possible.

Also in the crushing crowd was at least one heckler, who shouted obscenities as Mr. Spitzer took questions for more than an hour, sweat dripping down his face.

Or the bleacher bums in right field who shout out obscenities as they slosh beer on their chests in their drunken quest to pump their fists and berate the right fielder playing beneath them.

Up to the 1950s the U.S. Supreme Court applied the Hicklin test, which defined obscenity as that material with a «tendency... to deprave and corrupt those whose minds are open to such immoral influences, and into whose hands a publication of this sort may fall.»

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Under the new rules, content will be edited or even banned if it promotes «luxurious lifestyles,» shows «violent and criminal processes in detail,» demonstrates «obscenity» including masturbation or displays «abnormal sexual behaviors» such as homosexuality.

A new set of etiquette vigilantes who spot such etiquette violations as smoking in the presence of nonsmokers without their permission or refusing to extend road courtesies to other drivers will proudly report having used obscenities and threats in order to make the violators «mind their manners.»

If everyone were allowed to talk at once, or if such provocative tactics as obscenities, personal invective, and a show of disrespect for authority were permitted, the very purpose of the debate would be frustrated.

Instead, it adopted the well - known definition of obscenity, «whether to the average person, applying contemporary community standards, the dominant theme of the material taken as a whole appeals to prurient interest.»

The mention of the Analects and one other book occurs in the period near the end of the third century AD.11 There is in the book a great deal of what the West regards as obscenity.

While this is usually spun as a victory against intrusive moralists, in expanding the free speech right the Court nonetheless threw under the bus those people particularly susceptible to becoming consumed by obscenity.

I could spout obscenities until I lose my voice and nothing could be as hateful as your need to «save» me.

This broader form of censorship may be legal, as with laws against obscenity.

As he left the party with his friend Daryl Collins, the occupants of a passing car yelled obscenities.

Bullshit is commonly an object of disgust, and thus, to use the term as an expletive is to utter an obscenity.

It produces a literature and finds followers and, despite such nonsuspect witnesses as the liberating armies, can openly fling the obscenity of «The Great Hoax» in a survivor's face.

The statue sought to treat graphic interactive violence as a type of obscenity, but Scalia would have none of it, writing, «Our cases have been clear that the obscenity exception to the First Amendment does not cover whatever a legislature finds shocking, but only depictions of «sexual conduct.

Justice Scalia, writing for the majority, viewed this as an unconstitutional attempt to expand the narrow categories of content which are not afforded full First Amendment protection: obscenity, incitement, and fighting words.

Count me among those who regard our present constitutional law on pornography as an obscenity.

I imagined myself as something of a St. Francis figure in all of this, but Dan said I just looked like a crazy lady running through the yard without a bra on, screaming obscenities and waving a broom around.

But can you kindly refute or revalidate the point I was making as of now without mouthing obscenities?

Plus I'd prefer my rooftop seating to let me drink IPAs and yell obscenities at opposing fans as they pass by.

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As for obscenity, there is no connection between the two.

As the award was being handed to him, a reporter asked if the Basketball Association thought calling players obscenities was acceptable, the representative said «no» it was not okay, while at the same time he handed the award to the coach who used obscenities (6).

The law also states that breastfeeding a child or expressing breast milk does not constitute sexual conduct or sexual contact as defined in § 566.010, and is not considered an act of public indecency, indecent exposure, lewd touching or obscenity.

If I understand correctly, the two - tiered theory / categorical approach simply refers to exempting certain categories of speech from protection, such as obscenities and «fighting words».

after he was indicted on the obscenity charge, but considering they're all rethugliban, that ain't likely to happen as any investigation would lead right to RNC headquarters.

It is to be hoped that as a result of this policy, come 2015, a UK government will no longer turn a blind eye to the obscenity of the preventable deaths each year of those who can not afford to pay for the unreasonable profits of energy company executives and their shareholders.

«Zwicky began referring to Baade as «the Nazi»... He regarded most of the other Palomar astronomers as fools, and Walter Baade as a cretin... He would swear torrentially at night assistants, using scientific terms laced with obscenities... He referred to Baade and the others as spherical bastards — «They are spherical,» he said, «because they are bastards every way I look at them.»

But it became a true sensation on DVD, where a cultish following developed around the wild hijinks of the two namesake New Jersey pals (John Cho and Kal Penn) as they attempted to sate a case of the munchies, and in the process crossed paths with both a cheetah and the erstwhile Doogie Howser, M.D. — Neil Patrick Harris, playing an obscenity - spouting, drugged - up, hyper - masculinized version of himself.

It has a good deal less violence, obscenity and sex than Homer's «Odyssey,» and not nearly as much as the average American folk song.

There are a few over-the-top scenes, as when Andy gets his jungle of chest hair waxed, yet Carell, letting loose torrents of Tourettic obscenity, gives even the painful farce of this moment a hint of something extra.

Leigh, last prominently seen on the big screen spewing obscenities and blood in The Hateful Eight, could scarcely be more different here as the tough, watchful, oddly edgy group commander, while Thompson gets a few good verbal licks in.

The perceived snub at the hands of his old supporter caused Altman (who'd won the Palme in 1970 for «M * A * S * H») to scream obscenities at Kael when he ran into her in the Nice airport as they were both leaving town.

LANGUAGE 6 - About 15 F - words (some uttered as directives during intercourse), some anatomical references, a few scatological references, a few mild obscenities and several insults.

In the end, this is just an absurd actioner, neither realistic nor relevant enough to take seriously as social commentary, save to realize just how much pandering of obscenity Hollywood will engage in by constantly trying to cater to a niche audience that likes amoral entertainment.

Finally, the game will feature mature content, such as receiving fully - clothed sexual acts from sentient plastic dolls, senselessly murdering obese Midwestern tourists for yelling obscenities at you, and partial nudity which will undoubtedly be repeatedly photographed and uploaded to Rockstar's Social Club by twelve - year - old children obsessing over an animated nipple, or worse, a seventy - year - old altruist's kibbles and bits.

Anna tries to stay in control in this scene, as she unleashes a torrent of obscenities and minor insults, but it's to no avail.

Via her spewing of obscenities at anyone around her and heaping mental, emotional and physical abuse on Tonya at home; she is the embodiment of embitterment and loathing, heaping her frustrations on her daughter under the guise of the most twisted sense of tough love to force Tonya to succeed as a skater.

To be sure, Life presents itself as more polished than Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman's Howl (2010), starring James Franco (who has also portrayed Dean) as Beat poet Allen Ginsberg during his obscenity trial for the titular poem, if only because Corbijn manages to avoid a certain staginess.

As to whether the movie plays said respective shticks off each other well, that's another matter — as is the Lonely Island — alum filmmaker's inability to meld his weirdo absurdism with a corporate blockbuster's framework, and the lazy overreliance on creative obscenities in lieu of actual jokeAs to whether the movie plays said respective shticks off each other well, that's another matter — as is the Lonely Island — alum filmmaker's inability to meld his weirdo absurdism with a corporate blockbuster's framework, and the lazy overreliance on creative obscenities in lieu of actual jokeas is the Lonely Island — alum filmmaker's inability to meld his weirdo absurdism with a corporate blockbuster's framework, and the lazy overreliance on creative obscenities in lieu of actual jokes.

No doubt in another lame attempt at shock, The Cottage is also needlessly misogynistic, as the women in it have no function beyond the role of one - dimensional ball - breaking shrew: endless references to pussified Peter's nagging «fat pig» of a wife are bandied about while Tracey screams obscenities at the top of her lungs and emasculates our hapless anti-heroes at every turn.

will combine three narrative threads: Ginsberg's formative years as an artist, the obscenity trial that followed the publication of

Starring James Franco as Allen Ginsberg, Howl will combine three narrative threads: Ginsberg's formative years as an artist, the obscenity trial that followed the publication of Howl, and an animation of the famous poem itself.

Moretz has often been cast as an eccentric (the obscenity - spewing Hit Girl in Kick - Ass, the lonely little vampire in Let Me In, a regally spoiled brat in Dark Shadows, the titular outcast in Kimberly Peirce's Carrie remake); she's good at playing against her own polished wholesomeness.

Allison Janney, with cropped hair and big glasses, her face a scowl of displeasure as she blows out smoke from thin brown cigarettes, keeps spewing rapid - fire lines of toxic obscenity and ire like «I'm a gardener who wants to be a flower.

DD 2.0 audio is provided along with a DD 5.1 remix, the latter the preferred option as an astonishing degree of care was obviously expended to fill the discrete channels with all manner of obscenity.

He's screamed obscenities, called me names, and constantly walked away as I was trying to talk to him.

Additionally, there are narrow categories of speech that courts have held are generally outside of First Amendment protection, such as defamation, obscenity, and «true threats.»