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Word: pimp (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1924-1924
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...respectability, wrap themselves up in a scarf of fairness and wear the hat of honest citizenry. Freud coupled the instinct of prudery with the instinct of license. Yellow journalism caters to both groups. The crude form attacks the character of a man without giving his defense, and serves as pimp to the sensation lovers of the community. The refined form attacks a man's opinions without giving him a hearing and purveys to the prejudices of the opposed group. The Christian Science Monitor is an eminently respectable newspaper. In its godliness, it steers clear of all things lascivious...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Press: Eminently Respectable? | 6/23/1924 | See Source »

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