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On the quiet insult of being talked down to.

One writer says being condescended to as an Indian author was nothing next to the condescension aimed at young adult literature itself, a sharp comment on genre snobbery.

Last Updated on May 30, 2021

Money
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Nov 07, 2020

When I moved to Los Angeles, I wrote spec screenplays. I was really poor, and I thought I was just gonna do this for a while to make a little money so I could write novels. I thought movies were a second-class art form. I condescended to it - I didn't know enough to know it was really gonna be hard.

Quotes by Stephen Gaghan

Nothing
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Nov 07, 2020

I thought I'd been condescended to as an Indian - that was nothing compared to the condescension for writing young adult literature.

Quotes by Sherman Alexie

Feel
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Nov 07, 2020

I have many times marveled at how I could feel so good about myself while eating peanuts in a middle seat on Southwest Airlines and yet feel so condescended to in first class on United.

Quotes by Patrick Lencioni

Australians
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Nov 07, 2020

What I appreciated was the fact that the script delved into how Australians were - and still are - condescended to by the English.

Quotes by Geoffrey Rush

Art Forms
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Nov 07, 2020

I think comedy is incredibly discriminated against. It is one of the most enjoyed yet most condescended art forms in the world. It's the same thing with hip-hop.

Quotes by Brett Gelman

Another recalls feeling condescended to simply for flying coach, and a third notes how Australians are still treated that way by the English. See also Appreciated quotes.

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