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‘Skewed means asymmetric, biased, or unfair. ‘Skewered’ means punctured and ready for roasting. Both are used with a derogatory connotation; they’re easily and frequently confused. Examples:

They also criticized the skewered distribution of food aid along political party
lines, and the government’s controversial land reforms…
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The severely skewered distribution of income and opportunities in Chile today
means that exchanging money or commodities for sex is never far from…
www.panos.org.uk/Docs/reports/YoungmenandHIVculture.doc

In heaven, will we have free will? Man will still exercise his God-given free moral agency from a skewered perspective.
www.raptureready.com/faq/faq423.html

In the last category, David Gallo hits a bull’s eye with his sleek, skylighted
kitchen set; Its skewered perspective embodies all the constraints …
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I also wanted to produce images that were fun and silly, that call to mind
the quirky and delightfully skewered perspective of children.
www.photofest.org/2003/exhibitions/francois.htm

My writing always has at its heart the desire to make my faith friendly and
accessible to those who might have a skewered perspective of Islam, ...
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In his column, Foreman gives many examples of skewered reporting by the media in Baghdad.
www.newsmax.com/archives/articles/2003/5/9/152147.shtml

With the election coverage (especially after the debates), I’ve noticed the
skewered reporting favoring the President over Kerry.
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