As a woman whose social circle heaves with fearless self-involvers in sexual smorgasborderie, I've more than once faced derision for my quietly-expressed, quaint disinterest in leather, rubber, gonzo porn, gang-humps, bum-games, or pegging a male partner.
Mr Clarke has faced derision for failing to match the impossible standards of his predecessor.
Yet even from those who consider themselves to be "lovers, not haters" we have often faced derision and discrimination.
When he was struggling to push cable in the 1970s, he faced derision, not to say obstruction, from the New York-based networks.
At the outset, Ryanair and easyJet faced derision and even — from the established carriers — outright hostility, but it soon became clear that this aggression was fuelled by fear.
She faced derision at an ill-tempered private meeting of Labour MPs on Monday, when she urged colleagues to put iron in their souls.
One of the most outspoken supporters of Mr. Trump in Silicon Valley has been Mr. Thiel, a founder of PayPal, who has since faced derision from other people working in tech for his political stance.
Morgan faced derision at the NAHT's conference last weekend when she said: "This is not about pass or fail; this is about knowing how children are making progress at the end of their primary school years".
However the deputy Labour leader, Harriet Harman, attempted to steady the ship by insisting: "It is not the wheels falling off the government". She faced derision at an ill-tempered private meeting of Labour MPs on Monday, when she urged colleagues to put iron in their souls.
Burkman has faced derision for even bringing up the proposal.
They faced derision from some fans and critics, who questioned her inclusion.
