A male given name transferred from the surname.
curtis
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for curtis.
Editorial note
Do those who support Curtis appearing at the talk refrain from posting out of fear of career repercussion?
Quick take
A male given name transferred from the surname.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of curtis gathered in one view.
An English surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for a refined or courtly person.
A number of places in the United States:
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for curtis.
noun
A male given name transferred from the surname.
noun
An English surname transferred from the nickname, originally a nickname for a refined or courtly person.
noun
A number of places in the United States:
noun
An unincorporated community in Gilchrist County, Florida.
Example sentences
Do those who support Curtis appearing at the talk refrain from posting out of fear of career repercussion?
Do those who support Curtis appearing at the talk (wisely?) refrain from posting out of (legitimate?) fear of career repercussion?
OP didn't ask for third party articles complaining about Curtis Yarvin, so your comment appears disingenuous.
What is wrong with people that the presence of Curtis Yarvin makes them feel unsafe?
And as others have noted, they are now reduced to policing the battlefield and shooting the survivors, which of course Curtis was one.
I haven't really followed the story, but was Steve part of the group that demanded Curtis be removed from StrageLoop?
It was Nob whom DPR hired to kill his employee, Curtis Green.
Folks looking for a polite argument with Curtis could have had one.
If Alex Miller disinvited Curtis for personal reasons I would be vastly more accepting than I am of this spineless backfiring debacle.
I for one support Curtis on this issue, but tend not to post here on the subject except under an alternate username.
I was lucky enough to meet Curtis last year at Uber HQ.
But Curtis was never hateful to minorities.
Quote examples
The OP asked for a link to "the most objectionable content by Curtis Yarvin".
By excising Curtis Yarvin in an attempt to avoid "overshadowing the talk and acting as a distraction for launching the conference as a whole", Alex Miller has done just that.
I cite Adam Curtis: "Maybe the real state secret is that spies aren't very good at their job and don't know very much about the world" These super secret departments get more funding and power when there is more terror not less.
You're heavily implying that one can find writing wherein Curtis explains that black South Africans need white rule, but all the writings I can find "easily" (via google) are about how the current government fails to be at least as good as the apartheid-era government, which is an unpalatable truth but hardly racist.
Proper noun examples
Or by the numerous other critics of advertising: Adam Curtis, Jerry Mander, Neil Postman, etc.
As you say, Curtis's views were already soundly rejected.
Also Adam Curtis's Century of the Self documentary.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use curtis in a sentence?
Do those who support Curtis appearing at the talk refrain from posting out of fear of career repercussion?
What does curtis mean?
A male given name transferred from the surname.
What part of speech is curtis?
curtis is commonly used as noun.