William J. Bell created Victor as a "despicable, contemptible, unfaithful wife abuser". But they despised him and called him a contemptible old man. Thatcher denounced his claims as "utterly contemptible". To some, compassion was an effect, neither admirable nor contemptible. Of the main characters, only Otho is not morally contemptible. It symbolizes gratification in punishment, contemptible motives and contemptible society. John Simon called it "contemptible and pretentious". The baekjeong were seen as contemptible and polluted people that others feared and avoided meeting. The result was a society founded on a continuous yet contemptible melodrama. Cassius Dio generally saw Caracalla as a bad, contemptible emperor. "beach food" is considered contemptible among the Tlingit and a sign of poverty. Franklin is happy to see Jack, but Jack finds Franklin just as contemptible in person. Jack finds Mr. Franklin's plea contemptible, and quickly cuts him off. They became estranged after Al called Gina "a contemptible vagina". In 2005, Whitlam called Kerr "a contemptible person".