Crudest

The “performance of cruelty” (her phrase) that results from that sense of superiority is the crudest, most arrogant, and sickest form of social order, a system that has dominated so-called civilization for thousands of years: patriarchy.

While top-level executives and founders may be somewhat insulated from the crudest forms of sexual harassment, female employees lower down the career rungs are at a much higher risk, and are often unable to handle these incidents.

Certainly, the workers are upset, disillusioned and disappointed that they are treated in the crudest of ways by this Government which promised them all a “Good Life”.

It was sensitive to audio volume changes, and the machine gave only the very crudest indication as to whether the correct volume was set, via a blinking character on screen while data was being loaded.