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Catechism of Cliche

Jesse Walker | 1.9.2003 12:35 PM

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Will the last acceptable prejudice please turn out the lights?

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Jesse Walker is books editor at Reason and the author of Rebels on the Air and The United States of Paranoia.

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  1. Brad S   24 years ago

    While I agree that it is comical to see so many groups claiming to be victims of the "last acceptable prejudice", I will admit that there is some merit to the notion that it is, for some reason, more acceptable in our society to be prejudiced against certain groups than others.

  2. Larry Ruane   24 years ago

    It would have been slightly funnier if Jesse Walker had said, "Will the last last acceptable prejudice please turn out the lights?"

  3. Jesse Walker   24 years ago

    How about "lastest acceptable prejudice"? 🙂

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