Sarah Kay

My first spoken word poem, packed with all the wisdom of a 14-year-old, was about the injustice of being seen as unfeminine. The poem was very indignant, and mainly exaggerated, but the only spoken word poetry that I had seen up until that point was mainly indignant, so I thought that that's what was expected of me.

Educator

Gretchen Rubin

Most people enjoy 'potato-chip news' from time to time - to track a presidential election or the Oscars. However, some are particularly drawn to material that makes them feel shocked, frightened, insecure, or indignant, and that's what potato-chip news often provides.

American Author

Jeremiah Wright

We have supported state terrorism against the Palestinians and black South Africans, and now we are indignant because the stuff we have done overseas is now brought right back to our own front yards. America's chickens are coming home to roost.

American Clergyman

Ethel Barrymore

You must learn day by day, year by year to broaden your horizon. The more things you love, the more you are interested in, the more you enjoy, the more you are indignant about, the more you have left when anything happens.

American Actress

Julia Gillard

Being beyond politics, I am able to examine the role of the media without worrying about the indignant harrumphing that emanates from many journalists and commentators when you do so.

Australian Statesman

Marisa Tomei

I grew up on musicals, and I know they are quite the thing now, but I'm actually a little indignant, because I started taking singing lessons years ago - I put the time in!

Matt Mullenweg

I used to always prefer to text, and in fact got indignant when people called. This was totally irrational.

American Businessman

John Cheever

When I remember my family, I always remember their backs. They were always indignantly leaving places.

American Writer

Friedrich Nietzsche

No one lies so boldly as the man who is indignant.

German Philosopher

Baruch Spinoza

Do not weep; do not wax indignant. Understand.

Dutch Philosopher

Use 'indignant' when reacting to situations that seem unjust, not just for any annoyance or irritation.

Unfairness Trigger

'Indignant' implies a deep emotional response - more than simply being upset or displeased.

Strong Emotion

Indignation often involves a moral or ethical perspective on why something is wrong.

Moral Aspect

 and mainly exaggerated, but the only spoken-word poetry that I had seen up until that point was mainly indignant, so I thought that's what was expected of me. The first time that I performed, the audience of teenagers hooted and hollered their sympathy, and when I came off the stage, I was shaking.

If I should have a...

 are designed with that entire group in mind. So it's easy to see why in recent years people have begun to raise questions about whether the symbol is really appropriate for what it's meant to do. And it's not just about accuracy. It's common for people to become indignant, sometimes abusive,

What does this symbol...

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