More than just an example of bad-boy high jinks, it was perceived as a slap in the face to beauty, idealism and decorum, proof of European culture on the slide.
But, in what some insiders have perceived as a "slap in the face," the new Secretary of the Army, Thomas E. White, whose department runs the AIDS research program, supported the idea.
Tillman admits the song "could be perceived as me slapping lazy millennials in the dick" – in fact, it sympathetically digs down into the unsexy specifics of modern despair.
The study revealed that in many families slapping and beating are perceived as a "means of upbringing".
Clinton supporters in the blogosphere said they perceived it as a badly timed gratuitous slap at Mrs. Clinton as she grapples with the likely end of her quest for the presidency.
Well, in Smith's case, it might be better than dodging a perceived kiss from a prankster with a slap on the red carpet.
Women were beaten, slapped or had their hair pulled when they were perceived as not following instructions or not pushing during labour [ 37, 41, 42, 60, 74, 77].
I felt that the slur was meant as a slap in the face because of my gender identity and expression, my perceived sexual orientation, my personal appearance, and my association with my friends who are or may have been perceived as being lesbian or gay.
The political slap in the face delivered to Blair in May's local elections was in large part driven by voter opposition to the conflict and frustration with perceived abuses of power.
