Ruth Marcus: Venom gone viral It is a truth universally acknowledged that we live in an age of incivility, with coarseness enabled by the Internet's immediacy and anonymity.
Aug. 10, 2013 - Memphis Commercial Appeal
Pope Benedict XVI in Catholic Online Beauty, a kind of mirror of the divine, inspires and vivifies young hearts and minds, while ugliness and coarseness have a depressing impact on attitudes and behavior,Pope Benedict said.
Michael Powell in Sovo.com This growing coarseness on television and radio has resulted in a dramatic rise in public concern and outrage about what is being broadcast into their homes,FCC Chair Michael Powell said during testimony before Congress on Feb. 11.
Dominic Dromgoole in Times Online Footsbarn has its own way of doing Shakespeare,says Dromgoole, "which mixes commedia dell'arte, and punk, and Beckett, and coarseness. But like all anarchists, they've got a gentle side too."