Rights in America
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"Rights in America" is a stand-up comedy segment by George Carlin in which he satirically critiques the concept and stability of civil rights in the United States.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Rights and Freedoms routine | 1 |
| Rights in America canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2916763 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rights in America Context triple: [George Carlin: Life Is Worth Losing, hasPart, Rights in America]
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A.
In Our Defense: The Bill of Rights in Action
In Our Defense: The Bill of Rights in Action is a nonfiction book that uses real-life court cases and stories to explain and illustrate the meaning and impact of the U.S. Bill of Rights.
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B.
How Rights Went Wrong: Why Our Obsession with Rights Is Tearing America Apart
"How Rights Went Wrong: Why Our Obsession with Rights Is Tearing America Apart" is a book by legal scholar Jamal Greene that critiques the American legal system’s absolutist approach to rights and argues for a more balanced, context-sensitive way of resolving rights conflicts.
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C.
Participation in America
Participation in America is a seminal political science book that analyzes patterns and determinants of citizen political participation in the United States.
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D.
Voices of Liberty
Voices of Liberty is an a cappella singing group at EPCOT in Walt Disney World, known for performing patriotic and Americana music in rich, multi-part harmony.
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E.
Voices of Freedom
Voices of Freedom is a collection of antislavery poems by John Greenleaf Whittier that powerfully advocated for the abolitionist cause in 19th-century America.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Rights in America Target entity description: "Rights in America" is a stand-up comedy segment by George Carlin in which he satirically critiques the concept and stability of civil rights in the United States.
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A.
In Our Defense: The Bill of Rights in Action
In Our Defense: The Bill of Rights in Action is a nonfiction book that uses real-life court cases and stories to explain and illustrate the meaning and impact of the U.S. Bill of Rights.
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B.
How Rights Went Wrong: Why Our Obsession with Rights Is Tearing America Apart
"How Rights Went Wrong: Why Our Obsession with Rights Is Tearing America Apart" is a book by legal scholar Jamal Greene that critiques the American legal system’s absolutist approach to rights and argues for a more balanced, context-sensitive way of resolving rights conflicts.
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C.
Participation in America
Participation in America is a seminal political science book that analyzes patterns and determinants of citizen political participation in the United States.
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D.
Voices of Liberty
Voices of Liberty is an a cappella singing group at EPCOT in Walt Disney World, known for performing patriotic and Americana music in rich, multi-part harmony.
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E.
Voices of Freedom
Voices of Freedom is a collection of antislavery poems by John Greenleaf Whittier that powerfully advocated for the abolitionist cause in 19th-century America.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy routine
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spoken word performance ⓘ stand-up comedy segment ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | George Carlin ⓘ |
| genre |
political satire
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social commentary ⓘ stand-up comedy ⓘ |
| hasAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
| hasMedium |
audio recording
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live performance ⓘ video recording ⓘ |
| hasTone |
critical
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cynical ⓘ dark humor ⓘ ironic ⓘ satirical ⓘ |
| involves |
critique of legalistic language
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critique of public complacency ⓘ critique of the idea of inalienable rights ⓘ critique of the stability of rights ⓘ discussion of American exceptionalism ⓘ discussion of government taking away rights ⓘ discussion of national security justifications ⓘ discussion of political rhetoric ⓘ discussion of temporary suspensions of rights ⓘ use of exaggeration ⓘ use of profanity ⓘ use of repetition for emphasis ⓘ use of rhetorical questions ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
United States politics
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surface form:
American politics
Bill of Rights ⓘ United States Constitution ⓘ
surface form:
Constitution of the United States
United States government ⓘ civil liberties ⓘ civil rights in the United States ⓘ freedom and liberty ⓘ government power ⓘ human rights ⓘ patriotism in the United States ⓘ political hypocrisy ⓘ social criticism ⓘ war and foreign policy of the United States ⓘ |
| notableFor |
iconic critique of American civil rights discourse
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popular circulation in online video clips ⓘ |
| partOf | George Carlin live performances ⓘ |
| performer | George Carlin ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Rights in America Description of subject: "Rights in America" is a stand-up comedy segment by George Carlin in which he satirically critiques the concept and stability of civil rights in the United States.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Rights and Freedoms routine