- Embryonic
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- Nov 07, 2020
Blatant Quotes
On what's impossible to ignore or excuse.
These blatant quotes call out things too obvious to overlook, from misinformation spread in a policy debate to blunt criticism of a public figure's record on individual rights, included here as reported opinions, not claims to take at Face value.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Community
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- Nov 07, 2020
I grew up in a predominantly white community - Hinsdale, Illinois - and given that, I feel blessed because I could still count my experiences with blatant racism on two hands. I thought racism was the substitute teacher picking on you because she assumes that you're a delinquent, and she doesn't know you have the highest score in the class.
- Funny
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- Nov 07, 2020
My name is Steven Crowder, and I happen to find blatant gayness funny. I mean really funny.
- Fear
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- Nov 07, 2020
The most blatant forms of denialism are rarely malevolent; they combine decency, a fear of change, and the misguided desire to do good - for our health, our families, and the world. That is why so many physicians dismiss the idea that a patient's race can, and often should, be used as a tool for better diagnoses and treatment.
- Disregard
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- Nov 07, 2020
As a microbiologist, I am particularly concerned with Mr. Bush's blatant disregard for science.
- College
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- Nov 07, 2020
Under the guise of BDS, Jewish students on college campuses across the United States are being subjected to blatant anti-Semitism.
- Justice
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- Nov 07, 2020
There is a point at which the law becomes immoral and unethical. That point is reached when it becomes a cloak for the cowardice that dares not stand up against blatant violations of justice.
- Boy
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- Nov 07, 2020
There was an obvious display of blatant sexism when I couldn't get signed. They didn't say I was ugly. They didn't say that they didn't like the music. They said I was too old! At 26! So Badly Drawn Boy, Doves, Elbow, James Blunt - you can be a gnarly old beardy bloke with a bit of a paunch and that's all right?
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
Throughout his career, Bloomberg has repeatedly shown blatant disrespect for individual rights and civil liberties. The first thing that comes to mind is probably the way he tried to micromanage New Yorkers' food choices during his time as mayor.
- See
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- Nov 07, 2020
If you see a blatant error or misconception about yourself, you really want to set it straight.
- Error
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- Nov 07, 2020
It is sometimes well for a blatant error to draw attention to overmodest truths.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
Having grown up in a Catholic family, while I felt like I was never conscious of any blatant anti-Semitism, I was aware of a slightly insidious, us-versus-them mentality. A lot of my best friends and early girlfriends were Jewish, and I encountered what was more of a suburban small-mindedness, of people needing to defend their tribe.
- Quiet
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- Nov 07, 2020
When I see a blatant injustice, I can't keep quiet. I've been that way since I was a little kid.
- Look
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- Nov 07, 2020
Whether it's a blatant homage or unconscious mimicry, the Rolling Stones have permanently, indelibly influenced how rock stars look and behave.
- Face
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- Nov 07, 2020
I found there's a fairly blatant racism in America that's already there, and I don't think I noticed it when I lived here as a kid. But when I went back to South Africa, and then it's sort of thrust in your face, and then came back here - I just see it everywhere.
- American People
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- Nov 07, 2020