In other words, we feel guilty, and we, in his term, "fetishize" labor. From Wordnik.com. [Robert Teitelman: On the nostalgia for manufacturing] Reference
Throw in "fetishize" and a weird pronounciation of Aptow. From Wordnik.com. [Row Three] Reference
We today in the West have come to fetishize the "original.". From Wordnik.com. [Not A Forgery. How about a Pastiche?] Reference
Why fetishize a single Leonardo when a run of prints will do?. From Wordnik.com. ['One Hour Photo,' at the Katzen Arts Center] Reference
Maybe I get angry because I fetishize the inside of my own head. From Wordnik.com. [The Other Side Of Anger | Her Bad Mother] Reference
You fetishize manual labour, to the detriment of all other endeavours. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Is Stimulus Impossible] Reference
You know, in the United States, we focus, almost fetishize the consumer. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 27, 2005] Reference
It's so easy to fetishize these women that I make a point of not doing so. From Wordnik.com. [12/14/02 We're all a little] Reference
Some people fetishize body decoration and go in for tatooing and piercing. From Wordnik.com. [Fetishes As Fetish Does] Reference
Why else would we fetishize nominal GDP growth, nominal stock prices, etc. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » (Part of) The Case for Higher Inflation] Reference
I'm just surprised by the way they boldly, proudly, fetishize the stupidity. From Wordnik.com. [How Will The Media Cover The Rally To Restore Sanity, Which Apparently Terrifies Them?] Reference
You don't have to fetishize black, but the idea is to show a sign of mourning. From Wordnik.com. [Millennial Fashion: Mourners in Pastel, Celebrities Everywhere] Reference
"I'm just surprised by the way they boldly, proudly, fetishize the stupidity.". From Wordnik.com. [Arianna Huffington: Choking on Its Contrived Objectivity, the Media Refuses to Take a Stand on Sanity] Reference
Why fetishize parental responsibility at the expense of corporate responsibility?. From Wordnik.com. [Michael F. Jacobson: 'I Can See McDonald's From My House': Who Is Responsible For Kids' Nutrition?] Reference
Here's an article in Der Spiegel about German people who fetishize Native Americans. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing] Reference
Schools fetishize reading, like reading in itself is something special, but it's not. From Wordnik.com. [intertribal: People of the Book] Reference
Meanwhile, Republicans seem content to fetishize Reagan and Engler to the point of parody. From Wordnik.com. [Susan J. Demas: Republicans Fire Strategist for Telling Them How to Win] Reference
And so, as Arthur Danto says, it would not be right to fetishize slow and careful looking. From Wordnik.com. [James Elkins: Are Artists Bored by Their Work?] Reference
Unfortunately, the D establishment continues to fetishize the goold old pre-civil rights days. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » Where The Potential Liberals Are] Reference
Bright photographs fetishize hardship -- happy Natives fishing, pensive Natives in messy houses. From Wordnik.com. [Stephanie Woodard: The New Indian Fighters: Lt. Col. McCaskill and Major WaPo] Reference
After those columns appeared, the philosopher Arthur Danto asked that I not fetishize slow looking. From Wordnik.com. [James Elkins: Are Artists Bored by Their Work?] Reference
People tend to fetishize the final works of great artists, as if the last efforts must be the most profound. From Wordnik.com. [An Opera to Admire, But Not to Love] Reference
With a videogame sensibility, they fetishize — and warp — the most brutal parts of these high-tech wars. From Wordnik.com. [Carnage.com] Reference
Was this a deliberate effort to not over-fetishize the seasonal treat of ramps by not even using the name "ramps.". From Wordnik.com. [Ramps Shame? "Wild Leeks" Advertised Outside Restaurant (PHOTO, POLL)] Reference
There are many meanings to the term corporate responsibility and one of them is not to fetishize female sexuality. From Wordnik.com. [Alex Leo: Five Sexist Trends the Advertising World Just Can't Shake] Reference
But neither is it healthy to fetishize budget balance, as Berlin is doing with its proposed balanced budget amendment. From Wordnik.com. [Europe's Fiscal Woes] Reference
It's a parody of the unhip 70's shows Messrs. Cohen and Gould fetishize, like Firehall XL-5, Stingray and Thunderbirds. From Wordnik.com. [MTV's Funny Puppets ... 60 Minutes VII! ... HBO Bags Rafelson ...Your Prison Fantasy Explained] Reference
Republicans are now in the business of bending over backwards to emphasize -- indeed fetishize -- old-school conservatism. From Wordnik.com. [Stuart Whatley: Calling Jindal's Bluff] Reference
Symbols do have power, but what's important is to honor the values they stand for, not to fetishize the symbols themselves. From Wordnik.com. [Eric Williams: Flag Hags] Reference
Now, in an effort to further fetishize academic underperformance and complete lack of curiosity, we are introduced to Palin. From Wordnik.com. [Paul Jenkins: McCain: Same As He Ever Was] Reference
She acknowledges, but does not fetishize, the classic Indian-American lament of not fully belonging to either India or America. From Wordnik.com. [The Trouble With Anita] Reference
They win the occasional battle, but the wider culture is long past embracing the stereotypical 50s "values" that they fetishize. From Wordnik.com. [Report: Giuliani Expected To Run, Developing Strategy To Win Social Conservatives] Reference
And sort of - I personally still really fetishize the actual ownership of an album, whether it's on vinyl, you know, or even a CD. From Wordnik.com. [Coldplay, Katy Perry and More New Releases] Reference
Yet we fetishize our intelligence to such an extent that we minimize or utterly dismiss the astounding capabilities of other animals. From Wordnik.com. [Heresy of the First Order: We are the "Third Chimpanzees"] Reference
It's one thing to fetishize this sort of psuedo-empowerment when you're the one doing it; why do so many people accept it and enjoy it?. From Wordnik.com. [Ryan Haydon and Stefani Piermattei: What Is Going on With the Housewives?] Reference
As the global demand for mass-market luxury goods surges, the truly rich and famous will seek out ever more exclusive objects to fetishize. From Wordnik.com. [There’s Nothing Else Like It In The World] Reference
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