Much of their training is about how to triumph in an adversarial culture, how to ridicule, outthink, and outsmart their opponent--how to make their views, opinions, and most notably, themselves look good and paint their adversary as a frightening, loathsome creature who is conspiring to crush your precious American freedoms.
But for O'Grady, such revisionism of a woman (or "loathsome creature") who supported the policy of shackling pregnant prisoners when hospitalised, is reprehensible.
I did not intend to offend your eye, for I am a vile and loathsome creature.
Mr. Borle plays a pirate named Black Stache (who is poised to become that loathsome creature named Captain Hook) as a blend of Groucho Marx, Peter Allen and the ultimate Shakespearean ham.
"He said 'I remember you, you came up to me at a party and said, 'You are the most loathsome creature that has ever crawled upon the earth, I despise every fibre of your body.' I said, 'I never said anything like that.' It's brilliant isn't it?
So we are chuckling at the idea of censorship, but if you look back at Tchaikovsky's letters to his brother after he'd had some encounter with a nobleman or young rent boy they'd say: 'I am the most loathsome creature that ever walked the Earth.' And he's full of self-loathing because he's gay.
For Tenille Blair-Neff, who practices art therapy at a homeless shelter in Brooklyn, the answer lies in "Loathsome Creatures," on view through July 30 at the Clay Art Center in Port Chester.
ThIs article originally appeared on VICE US.
Just a decade ago, he was widely regarded as a loathsome tyrant, whose endless management reshuffles had degenerated into a bad joke.
