Interest "corrupts" society and "demeans and diminishes human personality" according to M.N. Siddiqi. Gideon intentionally demeans and insults the killer, increasingly agitating him and making his stutter worse. I really cannot understand the behaviour of anybody who insults or demeans anyone. He casually disrupts the lives of Lant's people, and thoughtlessly demeans Shoogar, the village magician. Their purpose are to establish if the law demeans their dignity. Critics of this musical have objected that it stereotypes and demeans Native Americans. Another private, Wilson, a racial bigot and instigator, continuously demeans Miter and Bozz. He then jumps off the bed and demeans the sexuality of Yashoda. While in jail, he demeans Vidyapati in his attempts to defend his father. She demeans Cornelia Prinzmetel more than she did in the book. Inside, Rocco forces his former moll, Gaye, to sing for them but then demeans her. Sivin demeans the text's significance. Furillo's ex-wife, Fay (Barbara Bosson), publicly demeans him in response to his bounced child-support check. You know, it demeans it almost.