J.D. considers Cox his mentor despite the fact that Cox routinely criticizes and belittles him. Amar belittles his mother's greed and dismisses her idea. Kai unnervingly belittles her political positions. At the first swing, Gawain flinches slightly and the Green Knight belittles him for it. Meanwhile, he relentlessly belittles Micky when he wants to join the fire brigade. He refuses to have a child with Laura, who frequently belittles him. She is extremely arrogant, a self-styled polymath who constantly belittles those around her. Brian is offput when Raymond belittles Phil's confidence and ability. Tejal belittles the guy's mom for faking the poison and consumes it herself. She belittles him in his time of need, and he strangles her on the floor. Radisson dates Mina, an evangelical whom he belittles in front of his fellow atheist colleagues. Fearing that Marty's romance could spell her abandonment, his mother belittles Clara. Seeing this unfold outside, Mr. Anderson belittles Chris's manhood, and offers to kill Maggie. After he declines and then belittles her, she decides to move there without him. Decadence, in contrast, actually belittles nature in the name of artistry.