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In that case, after questioning by the council, the SMH agreed that the cartoon placed "gratuitous emphasis" on "religious persuasion rather than Israeli nationality, thereby causing offence".
Instead of alluding to inherently discriminatory policies such as paperless arrests or "one size fits all" mandatory sentencing laws which disproportionately affect Indigenous communities, Leak's cartoon simply and inappropriately places "gratuitous emphasis on race" in his representation of the complex issues at hand.
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Breaking into English seems to happen for a few reasons: speaking to English people; indicating social class; characters giving it a bit of attitude; for gratuitous dramatic emphasis.
The Independent writer Nicholas Barber stated "Janet's concerts are the pop equivalent of a summer blockbuster movie, with all the explosions, special effects, ersatz sentimentality, gratuitous cleavage and emphasis on spectacle over coherence that the term implies".
Gratuitous, too.
Or gratuitous?
Stark, gratuitous.
Note that gratuitous "lamely".
"They are not gratuitous.
It's just gratuitous.
Adding Glass felt gratuitous.
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