transgressiveness

Even so, set against the current political backdrop, Gomperts’ efforts carry more than a hint of transgressiveness.

Vaughn has often reveled in a certain transgressiveness — the first “Kingsman” ended on a bawdy sex joke that garnered some small infamy — and so the film includes an end credit scene that points to an ahistorical character reveal that is in equal parts bad taste, obvious and stupid.

Unlike the saucy transgressiveness that informs Wilke’s vision, Hesse’s pieces are marked by an unfussy and spare aesthetic that seems intellectually rather than emotionally driven — and certainly doesn’t overtly aim to titillate or shock.

A smug and inaccurate sense of its own transgressiveness.

You do not have to answer to your friends for every book you read, every podcast you listen to, or every personality you follow, but if part of the guilty pleasure you’re experiencing comes from the perceived transgressiveness of “getting one over” on your scandalized friends, it might be worth considering whether you’d like to prioritize your pleasure over your guilt and have an honest conversation about how you view this guy and his work with your friends.