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He was "America's first great native born ballet choreographer" (Terry Teachout, Time ). Critics remember his unrelenting perfectionism (some say meanness) and his audacious style, which "typified the make-way-for-youth spirit of the era" (Arlene Croce, The New Yorker ).
Just as liberalism was reduced to a synonym for weakness, conservatism is being reduced to a synonym for meanness.
Several critics praise Roberts for achieving new heights of meanness.
In the old days, a standard farewell was, You keep out of meanness, hear?
But meanness trumps the other qualities.