George C. Wolfe

You can go see ballet in its purity; you can go to a recital to hear music by itself. But what the American musical does so thrillingly is bastardize these forms into something that is exhilarating and compelling and deeply moving.

American Playwright

Boyd Holbrook

It's so funny how it's impossible for an American actor to play an English part or an Australian part. But by all means, come and bastardize our accent as much as you want.

American Model

Using 'bastardize' often implies disapproval of the changes made to something pure or good.

Negative Connotation

Emphasizes the decline in quality due to the addition of inferior elements.

Lesser Quality

Often used in contexts where there is an effort to maintain the purity or integrity of something.

Preservation Efforts

Highlights the diminishing of strength or effectiveness in systems or laws.

Weakening Effect

Refers to modifications that compromise the original design or purpose of a system or law.

Changes to Structure

Used when creations try to mimic the original but fall short in quality.

Inferior Imitations

Differentiates between the authentic work and the corrupted or diminished version.

Original vs. Copy

Suggests that the true essence of the original work is compromised or not respected.

Creative Purity

 Where everything starts, where we always return. Love. Love's lack. The possibility of love." Now I don't want to bastardize Ada Lovelace. She was all about originating. But what about love? What about alternative intelligence and love?

Bastardize