Some of American Apparel's adverts were banned by the Advertising Standards Authority in 2013 for being "overtly sexual" and "gratuitous", while another raised concerns about models being vulnerable.
And this cruelty would be gratuitous: While the United States does have a long-run budget problem, Social Security is not a major factor in that problem.
This year we went back to see how much has changed, given the global recession and the fact that even the rich are said to be spending less (which is most likely because they don't want to look gratuitous while others are hurting).
Second, while aḥwāl denote a gratuitous favour of God, maqāms are granted solely on merit and efforts.
Gibson informs us about Bruegel's political attitudes and personal life, while mercifully sparing us gratuitous data.
He often railed about having to write such unremittingly gratuitous violence while sex, which his editors called "unmentionable acts," remained taboo.
The Daily Mail gave it just one star, accusing it of gratuitous violence, while the Guardian's theatre critic, Michael Billington, said: "For all the play's visceral power, it left me feeling drained rather than shocked into new awareness".
And while there are some gratuitous shots of Popeye smiling at some children in the documentary, he still comes across as extremely creepy.
Donen's biographer Joseph A. Casper stated that the scene avoids being gratuitous or amateurish, while still "developing plot, describing the setting while conveying its galvanizing atmosphere and manic mood, introducing and delineating character".
"We're very conscious of not making anything gratuitous or exploitive while being faithful to the stories of the book and the fans of the book," he said.
