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How to use the word derogatory in a Sentence?

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Pay attention to the context because context matters, someone using ‘ma’am’ may not be choosing ‘ma’am’ in a way that’s supposed to be derogatory. They may be. But you need to read between the lines to see what’s actually happening.

Jennifer Cramer

Found on CNN
1 year ago

There's a derogatory connotation that comes with the word selfish, as if somebody is making this decision typically for a pleasurable reason, maybe nearsighted is a better way of saying that their focus becomes really limited down to what's immediately in front of them. And they're not able to see the larger context of the history of their life, the relationships and the dimensionality of things.

Michael Roeske

Found on CNN
1 year ago

I let them do their own thing, the only thing I do is guide them to make it next level, like the lighting. Also, we don't do offensive content or derogatory content that will hurt their careers.

Keith Dorsey

Found on CNN
1 year ago

The word is inextricably linked with violence and brutality on Black psyches and derogatory aspersions cast on Black bodies, no degree of appropriating can rid it of that blood-soaked history.

Neal Lester

Found on CNN
2 years ago

I was around some of my friends and we just, we say dumb stuff together. In our minds it's playful. It sounds ignorant but that's really where it came from, and it's wrong, we were all clearly drunk and I was asking his girlfriend to take care of him because he was drunk and he was leaving. I didn't mean it in any derogatory manner at all.

Morgan Wallen

Found on FOX News
2 years ago

That's not a derogatory word, that's not an inflammatory word, that's not commenting on his character, it's not even name-calling, it's what he's charged with.

Assistant State Attorney Nicole Chiappone

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The admitted and repeated use of racial slurs by a judge who has taken an oath to administer justice fairly and impartially is wrong, period. There is never any circumstance or context in which such derogatory and degrading language is okay, sadly, inequities still exist in society and in our judicial system. District Judge Jessie LeBlanc has compromised District Judge Jessie LeBlanc ability to preside as a judge, and District Judge Jessie LeBlanc has damaged the judiciary. District Judge Jessie LeBlanc should resign. The people of the 23rd Judicial District and our state deserve better.

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards

Found on CNN
4 years ago

New York must stop all of its unnecessary lawsuits harrassment, start cleaning New York up, and lowering taxes. Build relationships, but dont bring Fredo ! Trump said, tacking on a insult referring to Chris Cuomo, Chris Cuomo. The Fredo reference is a nod to The Godfather films, and a character in the film who ultimately betrays Chris Cuomo. The Fredo reference was first made by a Trump supporter last summer in a viral video that saw the television journalist get irate with the man for the insult. In the video, Chris Cuomo says the term was meant as a derogatory term for Chris Cuomo Italian heritage, similar to the N-word for African Americans. ( Punk-a ** b ***** s from the right call me Fredo, Chris Cuomo said in the video. My name is Chris Cuomo. Im an anchor on CNN. Fredo is from The Godfather. He was a weak brother and they use it as an Italian aspersion.) DHS SUSPENDS GLOBAL ENTRY FOR New Yorkers ; WILL AFFECT 800K OVER 5 YEARS Chris Cuomo had said hes willing to restore federal access to driving records on a limited basis. But in a midday news conference, Chris Cuomo pledged not to let federal immigration agents see lists of people who had applied for a new type of license that doesnt require applicants to prove they are in the U.S. legally. If they think theyre going to extort New York into giving them a database of undocumented people, theyre wrong. I will never do that.

Chris Cuomo

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

Any farmer who talked to the USDA guy who made the crop report would probably say something derogatory to him, i don't know anybody that agreed with that stuff.

James McCune

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

We vetted it all legally and stuff and the opinion was that because everyone uses it so much, it's fair game. As long as you're not derogatory about it and as long as you use it as it's used in real life and you're not making stuff up about how it's used, you're free to go. And it's a better title than 'Stiffed'.

Michael Dowse

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

There's no sponsorship. We never reached out to them for permission or anything like that, we vetted it all legally and stuff and the opinion was that because everyone uses it so much, it's fair game. As long as you're not derogatory about it and as long as you use it as it's used in real life and you're not making stuff up about how it's used, you're free to go. And it's a better title than 'Stiffed'.

Michael Dowse

Found on Reuters
4 years ago

Sometimes people make derogatory remarks, like : There's that gay imam, i've been asked in different parts of the country to leave the mosque, which is fine. I'm not going in to any mosque to try to change them. I am going there to pray.

Daiyiee Abdullah

Found on CNN
4 years ago

We're going to fight over these because they've objected to some of the questions, we received derogatory information regarding those individuals.

Stephen Lynch

Found on CNN
4 years ago

I did sign an NDA with the campaign because everyone signed an NDA with the campaign, i wouldn't come on this program as a black woman, Erin, and tell you that someone didn't say a derogatory term when they did. I would just leave the campaign. It's that simple.

Katrina Pierson

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Mr. Schnatter’s derogatory and insensitive comments are not at all reflective of the values of our organization.

Miami Marlins

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

I think it has been used by some people in a derogatory manner, but I'm actually proud of the work I did.

Acting EPA chief

Found on CNN
5 years ago

This is a very conservative market, and the team has always been very concerned about the look of the girls and things like that, but I’m telling you I’ve never seen and never heard anything derogatory. The girls are all professional women, they know the rules and standards and they know they’re ambassadors for the Spurs. And they’ve done so much in the community — camps, clinics, promotional activities. To take this away so suddenly, it’s bothersome.

Rosalyn Jones

Found on FOX News
5 years ago

I have never been alone with Kate Upton, i have never touched Kate Upton inappropriately. Nor would I ever refer to a GUESS model in such a derogatory manner.

Paul Marciano

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

I have never been alone with Kate Upton, i have never touched Kate Upton inappropriately. Nor would I ever refer to a Guess model in such a derogatory manner.

Paul Marciano

Found on FOX News
6 years ago

We will certainly inform our students that this type of behavior when done in a derogatory and insulting way will not be accepted and will not occur.

Mike Shibler

Found on FOX News
7 years ago

Any unsportsmanlike conduct or derogatory comments are not acceptable and not in line with our district’s values.

Jason Tadlock

Found on Reuters
7 years ago

ISIL's focus on justifying killing Shiites is because it is being pressed by Shiite forces in Iraq and Syria, iSIL is hoping to enlist Sunnis by framing its jihad as part of a prophetic battle where the Shiites and Jews eventually unite behind the Antichrist. Fanning the flames of the Sunni-Shia split, which dates to shortly after the death of Mohammad, benefits ISIS by helping it recruit Sunnis, Mauro said. And the terror group's leadership appears to believe a final battle has been prophecized. Worldwide, Sunnis make up about 85 percent of the world’s 1.6 billion Muslims. Sunnis, who believe the true lineage of Mohammad lies with those who most closely followed his teachings, control powerful Muslim nations including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Turkey and Pakistan. In addition, most Muslims in Africa are Sunnis. Shia Muslims are a relatively small minority of Shia Muslims, concentrated in Iran and Iraq. Shia Muslims believe bloodlines, not devotion, dictate the prophet’s line of successors. Throughout history, Shia Muslims have rejected the authority of Muslim leaders elected by the people, instead following a line of clerics Shia Muslims consider to have been appointed by Mohammad or Allah. The divide goes back to the period following Mohammad’s death in 632, when his close confidante Abu Bakr became the first Caliph of the Islamic nation. Shias believed the rightful heir was Mohammad’s cousin and son-in-law, Ali bin Abu Talib. Both sects have spawned more than their share of terrorists, though the terror organizations operate differently. Al Qaeda, ISIS, Al-Shebab and Boko Haram are Sunni organizations, while Iranian-sponsored terrorist groups, including Hezbollah, are Shia. The 13th issue of Dabiq, a copy of which was provided to FoxNews.com by the Middle East Media Research Institute( MEMRI), is titled The Rafidah : From Ibn Saba' To the Dajjal. The Rafidah is derogatory term for Shia Muslims that translates to.

Ryan Mauro

Found on FOX News
8 years ago

Donald Trump is maligning Muslims and there is a history in our world of hate speech, as someone who is of a Jewish background, I know that hate speech was the beginning for Hitler and for what happened in World War II. And so we need to stand up now and really speak out against this kind of derogatory statements that Trump is making across the board.

Ellen Fineberg

Found on CNN
8 years ago

I have been in discussions with the BBC regarding my involvement with SPOTY after hearing what I believe to be very outdated and derogatory comments from a fellow SPOTY nominee.

Greg Rutherford

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

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