The phrase "about the materialistic" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing topics related to materialism or materialistic values, often in a philosophical or sociological context.
Example: "The lecture focused on the implications of consumer culture and its impact on society, particularly about the materialistic mindset that has taken hold in recent years."
Alternatives: "regarding materialism" or "concerning materialistic values".
"I could care less about all the materialistic things, like the art and museum and books," said one Daheshist, Mounir Murad, owner of a Virginia electronic-imaging company and author of a self-published book, "Daheshism and the Journey of Life".
However, we could use an anthem about fighting the materialistic attention whores in pop culture.
Madonna discussed the recording of the title track stating that Ahmadzaï had encouraged her to rap spontaneously, about all the materialistic objects that she herself had been using and doing.
At her best, Casey is a stand-up philosopher posing the most vexing questions about human existence while satirizing the materialistic ways we find to hold our despair at a distance.
On a taped call played during Mr. Rajaratnam's trial, Mr. Rajaratnam and a friend gossiped about what they saw as the materialistic ambitions of Mr. Gupta, who lives with his wife in a waterfront mansion in Westport, Conn, where they raised four daughters.
Although different religions show different ways of accepting evolution (Scott 1997), the materialistic position about the evolutionary processes assumed by several scientists, such as Richard Dawkins (1987) and William Provine (1988), reinforce the thought of the literalists, who state that nobody can be a Christian and an evolutionist at the same time.
Other research indicates that the strongest influences on the materialistic values that children develop about money and stuff comes from their parents, peers and popular culture.
Kelly Kapoor, the materialistic customer service representative on "The Office," is often chatting about her latest shopping spree or the most recent reality show competition with her Scranton-based co-workers.
By comparison, they found the materialistic shoppers shallow.
