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Des McGrath:
'Yuppie scum'? In college, before dropping out, I took a course in the propaganda uses of language; one objective is to deny other people's humanity, or even right to exist. Jimmy:
In the men's lounge someone scrawled 'kill yuppie scum'. Des McGrath:
Do yuppies even exist? No one says, "I am a yuppie," it's always the other guy who's a yuppie. I think for a group to exist, somebody has to admit to be part of it
'Yuppie scum'? In college, before dropping out, I took a course in the propaganda uses of language; one objective is to deny other people's humanity, or even right to exist. Jimmy:
In the men's lounge someone scrawled 'kill yuppie scum'. Des McGrath:
Do yuppies even exist? No one says, "I am a yuppie," it's always the other guy who's a yuppie. I think for a group to exist, somebody has to admit to be part of it
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Yuppie scum
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In college before dropping out
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I took a course in the propaganda uses of language
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One objective is to deny other people's humanity
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Or even right to exist
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In the men's lounge
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Someone scrawled kill yuppie scum
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Do yuppies even exist
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No one says I am a yuppie
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It's always the other guy who's a yuppie
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I think for a group to exist
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Somebody has to admit to be part of it
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Movie Summary
Story of two female Manhattan book editors fresh out of college, both finding love and themselves while frequenting the local disco.
Actors
Jimmy
Alice
