“Not every article in every magazine or newspaper is meant to be a valentine card addressed to every reader's self-esteem.”

— Rex Murphy

On a complaint against an "Islamaphobic" article in a Canadian magazine 2008 (http://www.cbc.ca/national/blog/video/rex_murphy/human_rights_gone_awry.html)

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