Trivialized

This is the imaginary filibuster, also called the trivialized filibuster (by scholar Jean Edward Smith) and the phantom filibuster (by scholar David RePass). ❋ Dennis Myers (2009)

Orginally I was going to call this category, "Passing thoughts" but I found upon reflection that this phrase trivialized the importance of the ideas, and then I thought of "glimpses" but that implies that there is something there to be perceived below the surface which, while true, leaves out the creative element. ❋ Unknown (2009)

If immigration such a "serious issue" that should not be "trivialized", then why has the mainstream media offered such spotty coverage on it? ❋ Jeff Cohen (2010)

After making the desperate decision to abort the pregnancy, she told The Daily Mirror that she was disappointed in her doctor's treatment of her disorder, saying they "trivialized" her condition. ❋ Unknown (2010)

But Edwards says Hawthorne has "trivialized" the danger of the proposed shipment by calling the cargo "low-level radioactivity." ❋ Unknown (2010)

The organizations also contended that the Ninth Circuit had "trivialized" the problem of the dangers posed by abuse of prescription and over-the-counter drugs. ❋ Unknown (2009)

James Wolcott deploring the "trivialized," "empty," and "vain" ceremony, as opposed to the deeply profound, content-packed, and self-effacing ceremonies of yore. ❋ Unknown (2009)

When the benefit is aspirational -- as in social climbing -- rather than inspirational -- as in improving quality of life -- the premium value is trivialized. ❋ Katherine Warman Kern (2010)

The book's soapy tone trivialized an urgent issue that has plagued both Christian and Muslim communities. ❋ Dan Lybarger (2010)

Some used the analogy that if bronchitis or emphysema were referred to as "chronic cough syndrome," those illnesses would be trivialized too. ❋ Leonard A. Jason (2011)

Even the word “FUCK” has become so trivialized and common it is no longer useful as a curse or expression of frustration, and has virtually lost its sexual connection, being now brutalized perjorative for harm like “Fuck them up” — an expression of anger – rather than a good old dirty word to be used as a tittilative adjunct in intercourse. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The word "awesome," has become so trivialized these days. ❋ Joseph Bobrow (2012)

[…] Although I missed the real action (which, since it now appears to have resulted in the loss of at least two lives, should perhaps not be trivialized), I felt like I was there for the second-most-important thing: the days during which Moldovans - opposition voters and PCRM voters; educated and otherwise; Russophone, Romania-oriented and otherwise - were doing their best to make sense of what had happened. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The company that became famous for hard-core mountaineering gear has become utterly trivialized by its popularity. ❋ Dan Neil (2011)