At The Wall Street Journal, Eric Sasson criticized Ms. Foster's speech — "It felt confrontational, defensive, disjointed," he wrote – and suggested it was a mistake to not make a more upfront statement.
This position may feel less confrontational.[23].[23]
"When she returned to play it back, I was in the corner going 'It's terrifying...'."... "Free Drink Ticket" stands out as the rest of the album feels less confrontational than previous works, while tackling similar subject matter.
He adds: "Also, when we've gone out for dinner to talk about a money problem, we always end up fighting because sitting face to face feels so confrontational.
For Davis, electric instruments, first of all, made lots of noise; they made crystalline piano fills sting, made bass lines rumble and throb, and their sheer volume embodied his sense of musical aggression, of snarl and fury that got into a listener's face and felt as confrontational as the times.
Many of the newer pop performers associated with Seattle — Fleet Foxes, the Head and the Heart, Macklemore and Shabazz Palaces among them — are more diverse, offering art rap and "beard rock," and they feel far less confrontational, at least overtly.
And we talked about how hard and scary that is... because taking a stand for what you believe to be true can feel challenging and confrontational.
This feels so...non-confrontational. Anticlimactic.
Most guys can find confrontational girls intimidating, so know when to stop the articulate speech, when you feel your going to hurt someone.
This is an audience that championed films like Martyrs, A Serbian Film, and (yes) The Human Centipede, but the ceaseless deluge of bodily functions starts to feel less like a confrontational film and more like the project of a poop-obsessed 14-year-old.
