Exclusive Euphemism

A resort owner wanted to advertise that his place had a "select clientele." The New York Times said no. Off to court went the resort owner. Last week the New York State Supreme Court upheld the Times's right to reject the ad as discriminatory, agreed with the Times that "select clientele" was just a fancy way of saying: Jews and Negroes keep out.

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