1. Tending to provoke or cause controversy by its nature.
2. A cliche the media use to add intrigue or entertainment value to a cultural manifestation or event that is singularly lacking in zest or inherent fascination.
3. Proceeding from 2., sometimes a semiotic code word used by the media to indicate osentible deviance, such as being homosexual or homosexuality, implying (perhaps unwittingly) that the event or person(s) at hand have a lurid background by definition.
2. A cliche the media use to add intrigue or entertainment value to a cultural manifestation or event that is singularly lacking in zest or inherent fascination.
3. Proceeding from 2., sometimes a semiotic code word used by the media to indicate osentible deviance, such as being homosexual or homosexuality, implying (perhaps unwittingly) that the event or person(s) at hand have a lurid background by definition.
1. "It seems that abortion is controversial no matter what a person says about it."
2. "Today we're going to interview Dr. Judah Wellness, whose new book THINK YOURSELF THINNER has become quite controversial."
3. "The TV color commentators keep calling that figure-skater controversial, but where's the controversy? He himself is quite open about being gay and doesn't seem to have a problem with it. I mean, everyone he knows, knows that he's gay."
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"I agree, the use of "controversial" just seems a way to add spice; especially since coming out of the closet hasn't hurt him or his career. What is so sad is that so often, the media people are usually very au courant and sophisticated, and know darn well when they are using that tag in a hypocritical way."
2. "Today we're going to interview Dr. Judah Wellness, whose new book THINK YOURSELF THINNER has become quite controversial."
3. "The TV color commentators keep calling that figure-skater controversial, but where's the controversy? He himself is quite open about being gay and doesn't seem to have a problem with it. I mean, everyone he knows, knows that he's gay."
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"I agree, the use of "controversial" just seems a way to add spice; especially since coming out of the closet hasn't hurt him or his career. What is so sad is that so often, the media people are usually very au courant and sophisticated, and know darn well when they are using that tag in a hypocritical way."
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This Urban Dictionary definition of controversial is rather controversial, as it directly criticises people who accuse other people of being controversial.
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Get the controversial mug.A staged or contrived "controversy", usually to the end of manipulating the mainstream media for publicity. MTV is often involved.
"Janet Jackson's 'wardrobe malfunction' was the archetypal contriversy."
"Kanye West is the king of the contriversy, and has parlayed it into a career."
"Kanye West is the king of the contriversy, and has parlayed it into a career."
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Get the controversy mug.by yimmy May 8, 2004
Get the controversial mug.Something (book, film, singer, actor, etc.), that isn't clear, if it is just 'good' or just 'bad'. People have a lot of opinions on that, and no one can without prejudice really say, what is the right opinion.
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Example of a Cuntroversy where object is female genitalia: The argument about whether shaved, waxed or hairy vulvas are best.
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Example of a Cuntroversy where object is a filthy loose-cunted whore: "Britney spears is pregnant again?! Should that cunt be allowed to bring a child into this world?"
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