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The Washington Post
Gregory Rodriguez
July 6, 2014
An Irishman, a Jew, and a Mexican walk into a bar: It's a classic set-up line for a classic American jok. but it's also a means of coping with our diversity.
We need such jokes. Despite all our slogans to the contrary, diversity such as ours isn't always easy to negotiate. humor is just one of the ways Americans navigate, narrate, expose and otherwise unburden ourselves of the absurdities and pitfalls of living in such a complicated place.
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