Shelby Steele

Conservatives have rightly attacked rap for its misogyny, violence and over-the-top vulgarity. But it is important to remember that this music is a fairly accurate message from a part of society where human connections are fractured and impossible, so fraught with disappointments and pain that only an assault on human feeling itself can assuage.

American Author

Charles W. Pickering

America does not want vulgarity and sexual exploitation to be our values and we do not want the world to think those are our standards. We want to be a better nation and a better people, with better standards.

American Judge

Ernest Renan

Man is not on this earth merely to be happy, or even to be simply honest. He is there to realize great things for humanity, to attain nobility and to surmount the vulgarity of almost everybody.

French Philosopher

John Ruskin

There is never vulgarity in a whole truth, however commonplace. It may be unimportant or painful. It cannot be vulgar. Vulgarity is only in concealment of truth, or in affectation.

English Writer

Eric Metaxas

I guess I'm concerned that vulgarity has now officially entered the mainstream of our culture, and I think people have to respectfully stand up and say, 'No thanks.

Oscar Wilde

Death and vulgarity are the only two facts in the nineteenth century that one cannot explain away.

Irish Poet

Coco Chanel

Some people think luxury is the opposite of poverty. It is not. It is the opposite of vulgarity.

French Designer

Cyril Connolly

Vulgarity is the garlic in the salad of life.

English Journalist

Arthur Schopenhauer

Will minus intellect constitutes vulgarity.

German Philosopher

Mary Quant

English Designer

Awareness of cultural differences is crucial; what's vulgar in one culture may be acceptable in another.

Cultural Sensitivity

Vulgar language can express strong emotions but may offend or shock, so use it cautiously.

Emotional Weight

Vulgar terms are typically used in informal contexts among friends, not in professional or public settings.

Informal Contexts

In art, vulgarity suggests a lack of sophistication or a failure to adhere to aesthetic norms.

Artistic Criticism

Perceptions of vulgarity in art can vary greatly; one person's crudeness might be another's authenticity.

Subjective View

People may use the term 'vulgarity' to express disapproval of artistic works that defy traditional standards.

Avoiding Offense

 He is both being polite and rude. In here, you have the propriety of The New Yorker and the vulgarity of the language. Basically, that's the way humor works. So I'm a humor analyst, you would say. Now E.B. White said, analyzing humor is like dissecting a frog. Nobody is much interested, and the frog dies.