generic

For much of Chen’s early career in Hollywood she was cast in generic Asian roles — think “On Deadly Ground” with Steven Seagal, or “Judge Dredd” with Sylvester Stallone.

It feels like a very generic adaptation with a celebrity narrator, when Graham’s Beth could have had a stronger presence in the film for connection to contemporary times, and a reason why we should take heed of this retro fable.

People are regularly worried about whether their generic kitchen goods are poisoning them.

They are dressed like extras in a romantic comedy set at a generic Mexican Dodgers bar.

Sure, he has some generic stuff—“Trump flags, whatever, I buy them off Amazon for five dollars to sell for $19.95. I mean, you can’t get any stupider than that. D’you understand?”—but for the most part, it seems, his Trump merchandise is there as much to communicate the store’s ethos as it is to be sold.