Tolerant of Your Beliefs — Judgmental of Your Shoes (NYC & Enlightenment Reason)

I would prefer to be judged by my shoes. I saw this on a drive down the FDR on the way to the Brooklyn Bridge, and thought it was funny. I like how it sums up with such concision the combination of tolerance and snobbism at the core of the Enlightenment and modern liberalism.

 

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Zachary Braiterman is Professor of Religion in the Department of Religion at Syracuse University. His specialization is modern Jewish thought and philosophical aesthetics. http://religion.syr.edu
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1 Response to Tolerant of Your Beliefs — Judgmental of Your Shoes (NYC & Enlightenment Reason)

  1. Jennifer says:

    Thank you for posting. I remembered this ad all these years ago and was looking for the right wording. It’s accurate, but funny now how I read it, which your own comments illuminate.

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