Even comedians reacted with a scorn that saw through the innocuous surface.
It is this, they say, rather than rulers who treat citizens like cattle and institutions with scorn, that lies at the heart of Russia's problems.
People here are used to the international scorn that accompanies the dolphin hunt and have closed ranks in the face of rising outrage — until now.
Cooper's analysis is acute, even-handed and remarkably free of the sentimentality (or scorn) that so often colors writing about Wilson.
The roles played by Secretary of State Baker and the President were of considerably more consequence than that of their Ambassador, though neither Baker nor Bush suffered the scrutiny and scorn that was directed toward Glaspie.
After almost three full weeks of games officiated by inexperienced replacements, and the scorn that followed, the two sides were finally moving toward completion of a deal to return the regular officials to the field.
It's one thing for political analysts to note these shortcomings, quite another for the rest of us to treat them with the sorrowful scorn that ought properly to be reserved for failings that have some kind of moral dimension.
It was about the actions of the game's most prominent player, and whether he had been black or white or Asian or Latino he would have rightfully invited the scorn that has been heaped on Bonds.
Although the president did not give a reason for Mr. Videgaray's departure, analysts speculated that he wanted to deflect the barrage of scorn that has been directed at him since Mr. Trump left Mexico.
He went up to five different cashiers, asked the question, humbly proffered 50 cents and waited to measure the levels of scorn that would pour down upon his head.
It's not just the practicalities of bringing up a kid when the rest of your class is barely able to get themselves up in the morning – it's also the perpetual, self-satisfied scorn that gets thrown at young mothers.
